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Some extra versions tested, extra tips, ExtFS 7.5.3

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@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ To run Basilisk II, you need both:
<UL>
<LI>A Mac ROM image. Even though there is a ROM in your OS X Mac,
it is too new for a 68k Mac to make use of. Any Mac II ROM,
and most of the Quadra ROMS, will work. In the near future,
Mac Plus, SE or Classic ROMS may also be usable (though only
for emulating a monochrome Mac). Quadra 660av and 840av
ROMS are currently also unusable </LI>
and most of the Quadra ROMS, will work.
<BR> (Quadra 660av and 840av ROMs are currently unusable.
I don't know about Mac LC ROMs. In the near future, Mac Plus,
SE or Classic ROMS may also be usable, though only for emulating
a monochrome Mac). </LI>
<LI>A copy of the MacOS, which at the moment has to either be on
a CD-ROM, or on a disk image </LI>
</UL>
@ -54,8 +55,9 @@ Note that this probably contravenes several copyright laws. </P>
</OL>
</P>
<P> If you want to press the Run button on the 'BasilsikII Emulator' window,
after a few moments you should see a Mac screen, with a picture of a floppy
<P> If you want to test this, press the Run or Power button
(in the top right corner of the 'BasiliskII Emulator' window).
After a few moments you should see a Mac screen, with a picture of a floppy
disk with a flashing question mark. That is the Mac telling you that it needs
a disk to boot from. </P>
@ -63,9 +65,10 @@ a disk to boot from. </P>
<H2> <A NAME="b-disk"> Creating a boot disk </A> </H2>
<P> Basilisk II needs a copy of the MacOS to boot from. Anything from System 6
through to MacOS 8.1 should be usable, although I have only tested System 7.1
and 7.6. </P>
<P> Basilisk II needs a copy of the MacOS to boot from. Anything from System 7
through to MacOS 8.1 should be usable.
<BR> (Felix Eng and I have only tested System 7.0.1, 7.1, 7.5.3 and 7.6,
although Felix also got System 6.0.8 to work with SE/30 Roms) </P>
<P> It is possible to use Basilisk II with a CD-ROM, but because most bootable
CDs have a minimal System Folder, it is better if you use a disk image with the
@ -75,6 +78,13 @@ MacOS installed on it. </P>
or create one yourself. If you have some time, and access to a MacOS install CD,
then these instructions will help you do the latter. </P>
<P> Note that there is currently no Install CD image on Apple's Web site -
they only seem to have MacOS 7.5.3 floppy disk images (all 19 of them).
If you do not have a friend with an install CD, you can possibly make one
by copying the System Folder from a bootable OS 7 or 8 CD, and burning that
onto a CD with the floppy disk images.
<BR>Thanks to Attilio Farina for this tip! </P>
<H3> Create a new BasiliskII disk </H3>
@ -82,7 +92,7 @@ then these instructions will help you do the latter. </P>
you need to create a disk to install onto: </P>
<OL>
<LI> Start up the Basilisk spplication.<BR>
<LI> Start up the Basilisk application.<BR>
(If it is already running, skip this step)</LI>
<LI> Open the preferences. </LI>
<LI> Go to the Disk Volumes tab. </LI>
@ -103,7 +113,9 @@ the Finder to mount the disk. While still in your preferences: </P>
<LI> Go to the Emulation tab and check that your emulation is appropriate
for your install image
<BR>(<I>e.g.</I> I had to change from Quadra900 to IIci,
because my generic 7.1 install CD didn't support the Quadra). </LI>
because my generic 7.1 install CD didn't support the Quadra),
and that you have the RAM size set appropriately
<BR>(<I>e.g.</I> 8MB RAM may not be enough for a 7.5.3 install). </LI>
<LI> Click the save button. </LI>
<LI> In the BasiliskII Emulator window, click Run. <BR>
(If it is already running, but showing the floppy with the question mark,
@ -124,7 +136,7 @@ and you should boot into your installed OS. </P>
<H2> <A NAME="mount">Mounting Unix Files</A> </H2>
<P> If Basilisk II is running MacOS 7.6 or newer, you can easily access some
<P> If Basilisk II is running MacOS 7.5.3 or newer, you can easily access some
of the files from your OS X disks. Just set the 'Unix directory to mount' in the
Volumes tab of the Preferences. Next time the Emulator starts up, a new disk will
appear on its Desktop (called Unix). </P>