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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title> Getting started with Mini vMac </title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="canonical" href="start.html"> </head> <body> <div> <i> <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/index.html">www.gryphel.com</a>/c/<a href="index.html">minivmac</a>/start - <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/feedback.html">feedback</a> </i> </div> <hr> <h3 align=center> Getting started with </h3> <h3 align=center> Mini vMac </h3> <hr> <p> First, if you have not already done so, <a href="dnld_std.html">download a standard variation</a>, choosing the appropriate version of Mini vMac for your operating system. If your web browser doesn&rsquo;t automatically expand it, do so manually. </p> <p> Next you will need a <a href="hardware.html#rom">ROM</a> image file from a Macintosh Plus. This file should be named &ldquo;vMac.ROM&rdquo;. A utility such as &ldquo;<a href="extras/copyroms/index.html">CopyRoms</a>&rdquo; can be used to obtain this file from your Macintosh Plus. (If you don&rsquo;t have a Macintosh Plus, you could check the &ldquo;<a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/buymac/index.html">Where to buy an old Macintosh</a>&rdquo; page.) (And before you ask, the FAQ page has a section about <a href="faq.html#rom">ROM images</a>.) </p> <p> Next, you will need a bootable disk image for the Macintosh Plus. You can download the two System 6.0.8 install disks from Apple: &ldquo;<a href="http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_6.0.x/SSW_6.0.8-1.4MB_Disk1of2.sea.bin">SSW_6.0.8-1.4MB_Disk1of2.sea.bin</a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href="http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_6.0.x/SSW_6.0.8-1.4MB_Disk2of2.sea.bin">SSW_6.0.8-1.4MB_Disk2of2.sea.bin</a>&rdquo;. </p> <p> Use any modern version of the program Stuffit Expander (now from Smith Micro Inc.) to get the disk image &ldquo;System Startup&rdquo; from &ldquo;SSW_6.0.8-1.4MB_Disk1of2.sea.bin&rdquo;. (If you can't use Stuffit Expander, or don't wish to install it, see the <a href="sit_alt.html">Alternatives</a> page.) </p> <p> Now launch Mini vMac. For most operating systems, you can double click on the application&rsquo;s icon. </p> <p> Unless Mini vMac finds the ROM image file in one of the places it looks, it will display this message in the new window it opens: </p> <div> <img src="https://www.gryphel.com/d/minivmac/start0.gif" width=514 height=344 border=0 alt="waiting for ROM"> </div> <p> To get past this, drag the icon of your ROM image file, &ldquo;vMac.ROM&rdquo;, onto the Mini vMac window. </p> <p> The Mini vMac window should fill with a gray pattern, with a picture of a floppy disk in the center, with a blinking question mark on it: </p> <div> <img src="https://www.gryphel.com/d/minivmac/start1.gif" width=514 height=344 border=0 alt="blinking question mark"> </div> <p> Drag the icon of your bootable disk image, &ldquo;System Startup&rdquo;, onto the Mini vMac window. The emulated computer should boot from this image, starting up the Finder, with a menu bar at the top of the emulated screen: </p> <div> <img src="https://www.gryphel.com/d/minivmac/start2.gif" width=514 height=344 border=0 alt="System 6"> </div> <p> When you&rsquo;re done looking at this, choose the &ldquo;Shut Down&rdquo; command from the &ldquo;Special&rdquo; menu on the emulated screen: </p> <div> <img src="https://www.gryphel.com/d/minivmac/start3.gif" width=514 height=344 border=0 alt="Shut Down"> </div> <p> Then click on the close box of the Mini vMac window to quit the application. </p> <p> : </p> <p> Next - <b><a href="use.html">Using Mini vMac</a></b> </p> <blockquote> <p> How-To guides, Documentation, Macintosh Software, and more. </p> </blockquote> <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/index.html"> <img src="https://www.gryphe