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# Line 19 | Line 19 | To run Basilisk II, you need both:
19   <UL>
20   <LI>A Mac ROM image. Even though there is a ROM in your OS X Mac,
21          it is too new for a 68k Mac to make use of. Any Mac II ROM,
22 <        and most of the Quadra ROMS, will work. In the near future,
23 <        Mac Plus, SE or Classic ROMS may also be usable (though only
24 <        for emulating a monochrome Mac). Quadra 660av and 840av
25 <        ROMS are currently also unusable </LI>
22 >        and most of the Quadra ROMS, will work.
23 >        <BR> (Quadra 660av and 840av ROMs are currently unusable.
24 >        I don't know about Mac LC ROMs. In the near future, Mac Plus,
25 >        SE or Classic ROMS may also be usable, though only for emulating
26 >        a monochrome Mac). </LI>
27   <LI>A copy of the MacOS, which at the moment has to either be on
28          a CD-ROM, or on a disk image </LI>
29   </UL>
# Line 54 | Line 55 | Note that this probably contravenes seve
55   </OL>
56   </P>
57  
58 < <P> If you want to press the Run button on the 'BasilsikII Emulator' window,
59 < after a few moments you should see a Mac screen, with a picture of a floppy
58 > <P> If you want to test this, press the Run or Power button
59 > (in the top right corner of the 'BasiliskII Emulator' window).
60 > After a few moments you should see a Mac screen, with a picture of a floppy
61   disk with a flashing question mark. That is the Mac telling you that it needs
62   a disk to boot from. </P>
63  
# Line 63 | Line 65 | a disk to boot from. </P>
65  
66   <H2> <A NAME="b-disk"> Creating a boot disk </A> </H2>
67  
68 < <P> Basilisk II needs a copy of the MacOS to boot from. Anything from System 6
69 < through to MacOS 8.1 should be usable, although I have only tested System 7.1
70 < and 7.6. </P>
68 > <P> Basilisk II needs a copy of the MacOS to boot from. Anything from System 7
69 > through to MacOS 8.1 should be usable.
70 > <BR> (Felix Eng and I have only tested System 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.5.3 and 7.6,
71 > although Felix also got System 6.0.8 to work with SE/30 Roms) </P>
72  
73   <P> It is possible to use Basilisk II with a CD-ROM, but because most bootable
74   CDs have a minimal System Folder, it is better if you use a disk image with the
# Line 75 | Line 78 | MacOS installed on it. </P>
78   or create one yourself. If you have some time, and access to a MacOS install CD,
79   then these instructions will help you do the latter. </P>
80  
81 + <P> Note that there is currently no Install CD image on Apple's Web site -
82 + they only seem to have MacOS 7.5.3 floppy disk images (all 19 of them).
83 + If you do not have a friend with an install CD, you can possibly make one
84 + by copying the System Folder from a bootable OS 7 or 8 CD, and burning that
85 + onto a CD with the floppy disk images.
86 + <BR>Thanks to Attilio Farina for this tip! </P>
87 +
88  
89   <H3> Create a new BasiliskII disk </H3>
90  
# Line 82 | Line 92 | then these instructions will help you do
92   you need to create a disk to install onto: </P>
93  
94   <OL>
95 < <LI> Start up the Basilisk spplication.<BR>
95 > <LI> Start up the Basilisk application.<BR>
96          (If it is already running, skip this step)</LI>
97   <LI> Open the preferences. </LI>
98   <LI> Go to the Disk Volumes tab. </LI>
# Line 103 | Line 113 | the Finder to mount the disk. While stil
113   <LI> Go to the Emulation tab and check that your emulation is appropriate
114       for your install image
115       <BR>(<I>e.g.</I> I had to change from Quadra900 to IIci,
116 <          because my generic 7.1 install CD didn't support the Quadra). </LI>
116 >          because my generic 7.1 install CD didn't support the Quadra),
117 >     and that you have the RAM size set appropriately
118 >         <BR>(<I>e.g.</I> 8MB RAM may not be enough for a 7.5.3 install). </LI>
119   <LI> Click the save button. </LI>
120   <LI> In the BasiliskII Emulator window, click Run. <BR>
121          (If it is already running, but showing the floppy with the question mark,
# Line 124 | Line 136 | and you should boot into your installed
136  
137   <H2> <A NAME="mount">Mounting Unix Files</A> </H2>
138  
139 < <P> If Basilisk II is running MacOS 7.6 or newer, you can easily access some
139 > <P> If Basilisk II is running MacOS 7.5.3 or newer, you can easily access some
140   of the files from your OS X disks. Just set the 'Unix directory to mount' in the
141   Volumes tab of the Preferences. Next time the Emulator starts up, a new disk will
142   appear on its Desktop (called Unix). </P>

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