General information
What is Basilisk II?
This bundle was put together by 'that-ben' and is intended to be the easiest possible for starters. It already contains a compatible ROM file (MacOSROM.rom), a ready 250MB disk image on which Mac OS 9.0.4 is already fully installed (as well as an optional empty 30GB, yes 30 gigabytes, disk image to accomodate heavy disk space use). Apple Mac OS 8 was another major overhaul of the OS from the earlier Mac OS 7. It added a new Platinum visual theme, a multi threaded Finder, better virtual memory, and many customization options. 8.5 and later require a PPC CPU. It was followed up by Mac OS 9.
Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it allows you to run 68k MacOS software on your computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II. Basilisk II is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
For more information, see the README file. If you are interested in learning how Basilisk II works internally, there is a Technical Manual available (knowledge about programming and computer architecture is required).
- These downloads are fully configured versions of Basilisk II that include the required ROM as well as a hard drive image with Mac OS 8.1 and various applications. Basilisk II for macOS; Basilisk II for Windows; DOWNLOADS. Mac OS System 7.6.1 CD – bootable retail CD image (.iso) Mac OS System 8.1 CD – bootable retail CD image (.iso).
- Software download library for vintage Mac software. Getting a beige Mac up and running can be very challenging these days. Older software updates are very hard to find, and of course you need Stuffit to download Stuffit:) This web page is my attempt at getting everything you could ever need together in one place.
- What is All Macintosh Roms (68K + PPC)? This is an archive containing all of the most popular Macintosh models ROM files for emulation purposes, ranging from the first 64K ROM from the Mac 128K to the 4MB ROM files from the Bandai Pippin or PowerMac G3, listed below in ROM size, then by release date from oldest to newest.
Available ports
Basilisk II has been ported to the following systems:- Unix with X11 (Linux i386/x86_64, Solaris 2.5, FreeBSD 3.x, IRIX 6.5)
- Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel)
- Windows NT/2000/XP
- BeOS R4 (PowerPC and Intel)
- AmigaOS 3.x
Mac Os 8 Iso Download
Some features of Basilisk II
Mac Os 9 Download
For more information, see the README file. If you are interested in learning how Basilisk II works internally, there is a Technical Manual available (knowledge about programming and computer architecture is required).
- These downloads are fully configured versions of Basilisk II that include the required ROM as well as a hard drive image with Mac OS 8.1 and various applications. Basilisk II for macOS; Basilisk II for Windows; DOWNLOADS. Mac OS System 7.6.1 CD – bootable retail CD image (.iso) Mac OS System 8.1 CD – bootable retail CD image (.iso).
- Software download library for vintage Mac software. Getting a beige Mac up and running can be very challenging these days. Older software updates are very hard to find, and of course you need Stuffit to download Stuffit:) This web page is my attempt at getting everything you could ever need together in one place.
- What is All Macintosh Roms (68K + PPC)? This is an archive containing all of the most popular Macintosh models ROM files for emulation purposes, ranging from the first 64K ROM from the Mac 128K to the 4MB ROM files from the Bandai Pippin or PowerMac G3, listed below in ROM size, then by release date from oldest to newest.
Available ports
Basilisk II has been ported to the following systems:- Unix with X11 (Linux i386/x86_64, Solaris 2.5, FreeBSD 3.x, IRIX 6.5)
- Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel)
- Windows NT/2000/XP
- BeOS R4 (PowerPC and Intel)
- AmigaOS 3.x
Mac Os 8 Iso Download
Some features of Basilisk II
Mac Os 9 Download
- Emulates either a Mac Classic (which runs MacOS 0.x thru 7.5) or a Mac II series machine (which runs MacOS 7.x, 8.0 and 8.1), depending on the ROM being used
- Color video display
- CD quality sound output
- Floppy disk driver (only 1.44MB disks supported)
- Driver for HFS partitions and hardfiles
- CD-ROM driver with basic audio functions
- Easy file exchange with the host OS via a 'Host Directory Tree' icon on the Mac desktop
- Ethernet driver
- Serial drivers
- SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation
- Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse
- Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k processor
(There's no video for SheepShaver PPC emulator (for Windows + Mac OS X) yet. Please contribute to MR and add a video now!)
Mac Os 8.1 Download
What is SheepShaver PPC emulator (for Windows + Mac OS X)? SheepShaver is a PowerPC (PPC) emulator which allows you to run Mac OS 7.5 up to Mac OS 9.0.4 on various platforms, such as on Windows. SheepShaver started as a commercial project in 1998 but is now open source since 2002. SheepShaver is not perfect (it cannot run MacOS 9.1 or 9.2), but enables users to run the vast majority of PPC software for Macintosh on their PC, which is all things considered, extraordinary, especially back in the year 1998. This bundle was put together by 'that-ben' and is intended to be the easiest possible for starters. It already contains a compatible ROM file (Mac_OS_ROM.rom), a ready 250MB disk image on which Mac OS 9.0.4 is already fully installed (as well as an optional empty 30GB, yes 30 gigabytes, disk image to accomodate heavy disk space use). Please note that the 250MB base image is not intended for users to install more software. If you intend to install software in your SheepShaver VM, then you will need to expand that blank 30GB file and move your Mac OS 9.0.4 installation to it. Pre-installed software includes: QuickTime 4.1 for multimedia playback, Stuffit Deluxe 7.0.3 for extracting/compressing Stuffit archives and MacBinary files (such as .sit, .hqx or .bin), Toast 5 Titanium for mounting/creating CD images (such as .iso or .toast), Virex 6.1 which was the best antivirus for Mac around year 2000, SoundApp which is an extraordinary compatible music player (plays close to 100 different formats such as .mp3, .wav or .mod) and a bunch of useful utilities such as Super ResEdit 2.4, DiskCopy 6.4 and TaskMenuBar 2.4.2. ON WINDOWS:YOU NEED TO INSTALL GTK+ BEFORE USING SHEEPSHAVER :)RTFM: https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/sheepshaver_setup ON MODERN MAC OS X: If it does not work (especially under Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina), please replace the executable application file by the one in the downloads mentioned 'NOTARIZED - Catalina 10.15'. RTFM:https://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/sheepshaver_mac_os_x_setup See also:Basilisk II - a 68K emulator with floppy support SheepShaver_PPC_Emulator.zip(157.46 MiB / 165.11 MB) SheepShaver (2015-03-15) bundle by that-ben / FOR WINDOWS / Zipped 1321 / 2017-04-24 / 2017-09-07 / a1ba97d1d210f5201e3dbbaeac2386de2d5adbcd / / SheepShaver for OSX - 2019-11-04.zip(146.04 MiB / 153.13 MB) SheepShaver (2019-11-04) bundle by that-ben / FOR MAC OS X 10.8 - 10.15 / Zipped 275 / 2019-11-16 / 2020-04-06 / 6b41c9efa2868dda9659692d3e8d78a8915b1a92 / / SheepShaver_notarized_20200315---CaTaLINa-10.15.zip(1.16 MiB / 1.22 MB) SheepShaver 2.5 (2020-03-15) app only - NOTARIZED FOR MAC OS X 10.15 Catalina / Zipped 93 / 2020-04-06 / 2020-04-06 / 5a66bc1b2bf10e46833b02894a4192ed26a4fe76 / / mac_oldworld_rom4mb-rom.zip(1.95 MiB / 2.05 MB) Old World Mac ROM (4MB) for running Mac OS 8.1 in SheepShaver / Zipped 463 / 2018-10-11 / 2018-10-11 / 036649a2f279906ae4661a2c30e5977a6dcdb3c5 / / Architecture
For Windows: All you need to do is unzip the file, follow the instructions file inside the '1 - Install First' folder and you'll be ready to run old Mac software in seconds. For Mac: All you need to do is set the 'Unix Root' folder you see on the VM desktop, it allows you to share files between Mac OS X and the VM Mac OS. It's fine if you do not set it, but know that it's gonna default to your /Users/your-username/Documents/ until you set it elsewhere. SheepShaver is crashing while booting Mac OS 9? If the VM crashes while booting, try to re-launch it another time. This happens with SheepShaver, it's not 100% stable and sometimes extensions loading while the virtual Mac OS is booting can crash SheepShaver, notably the Virex antivirus extension. Re-launching it often bypasses the issue. SheepShaver crashes when booting Mac OS 8.1? You need the Old World Mac ROM listed separately (see the downloads). Shut down SheepShaver if it's running, then launch the SheepShaverGUI and under the Memory/Misc tab, select that Old World Mac ROM file, then start SheepShaver and it should boot Mac OS 8.1 successfully. Additional information about QuickTime in SheepShaver from the user 'eep' :
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