--- BasiliskII/README 1999/10/21 13:19:11 1.6 +++ BasiliskII/README 2000/10/27 17:01:40 1.15 @@ -1,9 +1,8 @@ - Basilisk II, Version 0.7 - A free, portable Mac II emulator + Basilisk II, Version 0.8 + A 68k Macintosh emulator - Copyright (C) 1997-1999 Christian Bauer et al. - Freely distributable + Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Christian Bauer et al. License @@ -16,13 +15,15 @@ See the file "COPYING" that is included Overview -------- -Basilisk II is a free, portable, Open Source 68k Mac emulator. It requires -a copy of a Mac ROM and a copy of MacOS to run. Basilisk II is freeware and -distributed under the GNU General Public License. +Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables +you to run 68k MacOS software on you 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 has currently been ported to the following systems: - BeOS R4 (PowerPC and x86) - - Unix (tested under Linux, Solaris 2.5, FreeBSD 3.x and IRIX 6.5) + - Unix (tested under Linux, Solaris 2.5, FreeBSD 3.x, NetBSD 1.4.2 and + IRIX 6.5) - AmigaOS 3.x - Windows NT 4.0 (mostly works under Windows 95/98, too) @@ -35,11 +36,14 @@ Some features of Basilisk II: - 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) real 68k processor + - Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k + processor The emulator is not yet complete. See the file "TODO" for a list of unimplemented stuff. @@ -137,6 +141,16 @@ cdrom installed CD-ROM drives. The format of the "CD-ROM drive description" is the same as that of "disk" lines. +extfs + + This item specifies the root directory for the "Host Directory Tree" + file system (the "Unix/BeOS/Amiga/..." icon on the Finder desktop). + All objects contained in that directory are accessible by Mac applications. + This feature is only available when File System Manager V1.2 or later + is installed on the Mac side. FSM 1.2 is built-in beginning with MacOS 7.6 + and can be installed as a system extension (downloadable from Apple, look + for the FSM SDK in the developer section) for earlier MacOS versions. + scsi0 ... scsi6 These items describe the SCSI target to be used for a given Mac SCSI @@ -198,12 +212,19 @@ screen