Re: [B2-devel] Thoughts on SheepShaver and Basilisk II

[Kevin J. (at home) <kj...@gm...>]

I don't know what the definition of 'many people' is, but I'm one. I need an old task manager called InControl, and an old version of 4D. And I feel a lot better about my old disks and files, dating back to 1988, knowing that I can read them with Sheepshaver if necessary. Shoot, I may just want to play some old games. Perhaps you could multiply the supposed scarcity of people like me, by the intensity with which we need Sheepshaver.

On Jun. 15, 2012, at 17:09 , Charles Srstka wrote:

> On Jun 15, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Frank Trampe wrote:
> 
>> Indeed, but the fact remains that not many people need the unique SheepShaver functionality.
> 
> Given that “the unique SheepShaver functionality” currently covers pretty much everything from the entire decade of the 90s, I’d have to disagree with you there.
> 
>> Last time I fiddled with Mini vMac, I was able to get Macintosh IIx stuff but not color working, I think. Let me check on that.
> 
> I’ve been able to get the OS booted, and color works. Unfortunately, most old software that I try to run ends up crashing the system with an “Unimplemented trap” error box, so it’s not too useful yet. This isn’t any surprise, as the author’s website plainly states that the Mac II support isn’t completely implemented yet, which is consistent with the error messages that I get. Given the extremely high quality of Mini vMac in general, I’m sure that once the Mac II support is finished, it’ll take over the top position for the area it will cover, but you’ll still need Basilisk/SheepShaver to run anything that needs a 68030 or higher.
> 
> Charles
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