You can get some old copies of Mac OS from Apple's Older Software download page.
Classic Mac OS will usually install in an emulation environment, but Mac OS X usually won't install without a lot of hacking. You should be aware also that Apple doesn't license Mac OS for use on non-Mac hardware. You can perform searches to find people making them available, but since they are protected by copyright, it is only legal if you own the hardware in question (which, of course, undermines many of the reasons for emulation.) There are some emulators, however, which don't require a ROM image. Note that many of them require an image of the ROMs from the model Mac you're trying to emulate. You will find links to many different Mac emulators for a variety of platforms. The right choice will depend on what kind of hardware you need to emulate, whether or not you have a Mac ROM image available, and what version of Mac OS you want to run.Ī good place to start your search is E-Maculation. I didn't realize that BBCode doesn't like double-quotes around URLs) Set the Network Install Image to hive higher boot priority by putting it up the list.(Edited to fix the links. Next, find the Hard Disk File you created earlier. I always like to set the 'Colors' value to 16 bit or 32 bit though.įirstly, click on browse, enable all files in the file types field, and find the file 'Network Access.image'. Information about the ROM will be displayed in the box at the base of the Window, if you 'Corrupt' or 'Unsupported', then you have incorrectly obtained the ROM from your Macintosh.Ĭompletely your preference. 64 Mb is fine for most 68k work.Ĭlick browse at the 'ROM file path' section to find your ROM file. Set the RAM size to something that won't cripple your PC, but won't leave the Mac short either.
Set the CPU to 68040, and check the use of FPU Emulation. Set the Model ID to '14 (Mac Quadra 900)' (No matter what ROM you are using, the Windows port of BII is optimized to use this model ID.
Set the Boot Driver to '0: Boot from first bootable volume' There is a Quadra ROM available from the Downloads Section for Quadra owners only, and is provided for convenience only. There are detailed instructions in the Basilisk Installation regarding dumping a rom from a real 68k Mac. You are only allowed to use a ROM from the computer you legally own. Since Basilisk II emulates a a Macintosh system with a 68020, 30 or 40 Central Processing Unit, you will need a ROM file from one of these computers. This is the configuration utility for Basilisk II. Once you have unzipped Basilisk II to your chosen folder, open the program ' BasiliskIIGUI.exe'. When the above dialogue is shown, always select 'Automatic let the program decide' and 'OK to All' as is shown above. You will be greeted with a screen like the one shown below. Install the applications for Windows, and create a directory to keep all the Apple files you will be using later. Once you have downloaded all the files you will be using, follow the instructions below and you will soon be looking at the smiley Mac that either know and love, or will soon learn to love! Obviously, the first step is to download the files that are required and any optional extras you wish to use in your emulated or Macintosh system. Using the ROM without owning a Macintosh is illegal. Note that you may only download the ROM if you have an actual Macintosh. You can download a Mac Quadra 650 ROM here: Download.
In this how-to, you be guided through the full process of setting up MacOS 7.5.3 and optionally the 7.5.5 update on Basilisk II, the freeware Mac II emulator designed by Christian Bauer, from scratch using only freeware, downloadable items.