--- BasiliskII/README 2000/10/27 17:01:40 1.15 +++ BasiliskII/README 2001/07/09 11:21:58 1.21 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ - Basilisk II, Version 0.8 + Basilisk II A 68k Macintosh emulator - Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Christian Bauer et al. + Copyright (C) 1997-2001 Christian Bauer et al. License @@ -327,9 +327,10 @@ ether BeOS: It doesn't matter what you give as "ethernet card description", Basilisk II will always use the first Ethernet card it finds as long an an "ether" - line exists (e.g. say "ether yes"). As Basilisk II requires the sheep_net - net server add-on from SheepShaver, you can only use Ethernet on PowerPC - machines. + line exists (e.g. say "ether yes"). Using Ethernet requires the "sheep_net" + Net Server add-on to be installed. The first time you start Basilisk II + with Ethernet enabled you will be asked whether it's OK to make the + necessary changes to your BeOS network configuration to enable sheep_net. Linux: The "ethernet card description" is the name of an Ethernet interface. @@ -381,6 +382,11 @@ ether your network administrator about the nets and zones you can use (instead of the ones given in the example above). + FreeBSD: + The "ethertap" method described above also works under FreeBSD, but since + no-one has found the time to write a section for this manual, you're on + your own here... + AmigaOS: You have to specify the name of the SANA-II Ethernet device and the device unit as "/" (e.g. "ariadne.device/0"). If the given @@ -502,6 +508,19 @@ AmigaOS: ahi/ + scsimemtype + + This item controls the type of memory to use for SCSI buffers. Possible + values are: + 0 Chip memory + 1 24-bit DMA capable memory + 2 Any memory + + Be warned that many SCSI host adapters will not work with the "Any memory" + setting. Basilisk II has no way of knowing which memory type is supported + by the host adapter and setting an unsupported type will result in data + corruption. + Windows: noscsi <"true" or "false"> @@ -597,9 +616,14 @@ Keyboard: On PC-style keyboards, "Alt" is the Mac "Command" key, while the "Windows" key is the Mac "Option" key. +Mouse: + Under Unix, press Ctrl-F5 while the Basilisk II window is active will grab + the mouse. This is needed for compatibility with some MacOS programs, + especially games. Press Ctrl-F5 again to return to normal mouse operation. + Floppy: Basilisk II can only handle 1.44MB MFM floppies. Depending on your platform, - flopyy disk changes might not be detected automatically. Under Linux, press + floppy disk changes might not be detected automatically. Under Unix, press Ctrl-F1 to mount a floppy. Under BeOS, select the appropriate "Mount" menu item or press Ctrl-F1 to mount a floppy. Under Windows, press Ctrl-Shift-F11.