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    * See also : http://packages.debian.org/basilisk2

Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables 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.

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Package: basilisk2 (0.9.20060529-1, 0.9.20050730-1) [contrib] Versions: 0.9.20050730-1 [hppa], 0.9.20060529-1 [alpha, amd64, i386, m68k, mips, mipsel, powerpc, sparc] 68k Macintosh emulator

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.

Some features of Basilisk II:

  • - 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

    Homepage: http://basilisk.cebix.net/