- #AMIGA MAC CLASSIC EMULATOR MAC OS#
- #AMIGA MAC CLASSIC EMULATOR PRO#
- #AMIGA MAC CLASSIC EMULATOR SOFTWARE#
I shall make an assumptions that anyone reading this post and looking to replicate this will be running (High) Sierra. Sheep Shaver running OS 9.0.4 Classic on High Sierra
#AMIGA MAC CLASSIC EMULATOR SOFTWARE#
Having read around the subject of running OS 9 in an emulator I settled on using a free piece of software called SheepShaver this allows you to emulate up to OS 9.0.4 (anything above this will not run).
#AMIGA MAC CLASSIC EMULATOR MAC OS#
So there is a nostalgia in running Mac OS 9 again and having easy (possibly not fully legally) access to a slew of old Mac software.
This harps back to my introduction to Macs, when I was first fiddling about with them the only ones I could afford were second hand Performa 6300 or early Power Mac G4s (that I wish I still had now, glances at eBay watch list). Classic Mac Emulation On macOS – Mac OS 9 I will focus on Classic Mac emulation in this article as the Amiga side is a bit more involved and I am still learning the ropes on that (look out for a followup post later). I have been working on Classic Mac and Amiga emulation, with a slew of great guides and excellent free software. Giving me the opportunity to play about with some emulation options without disturbing my main work Mac.
#AMIGA MAC CLASSIC EMULATOR PRO#
MacOS pre-emptively multitasks.Classic Mac Emulation On macOS, having just resurrected my 2008 Mac Pro from the doldrums, it has now become a permanent feature in the office / retro basement.
Calling MacOS routines from AmigaOS programs. The Info-Mac HyperArchive Information for developers. Klaatu's ShapeShifter FAQ (outdated in some points, but has valuable info) Some Mac software. Cyberwlf's ShapeShifter pages (formerly on Amiga Alley). 
Review of ShapeShifter 3.4 in AmigaReport. VirtualLink, for connecting the MacOS and AmigaOS sides of a network. 
ShapeShifter V3.11 (281k) ShapeShifter help and links. Disabled 68060 Super Bypass mode because of a CPU bug that is triggered by MacOS 8. Note, however, that reading the ROM is only legal if you have bought the ROMs or own a real Macintosh. The ROM can be read off of a real Mac by using a supplied program, the system software can be bought from Apple. A copy of a Macintosh 512K or 1MB ROM and the Macintosh system software are not included, but required. OS2.1, 68020 processor, 4MB of RAM, HD floppy drive recommended. Speed comparable to a real Mac with equivalent hardware. File handler to access Macintosh volumes from the Workbench. Text clipboard sharing between Mac and Amiga. Simple networking between two Amigas with PLIP. Sound input with parallel-port sound digitizers. 
8 bit stereo sound output (sound cards supported via AHI). ShapeShifter also supports the Catweasel controller. To use Mac 800K disks, you have to own CrossMAC and an original Mac drive. Mac HD disks can be read directly with an HD floppy drive, Mac 720K disks can be used with any Amiga floppy drive. Can use Amiga floppy drives, serial, parallel and SCSI ports from the Mac. Macintosh hard disks can be simulated in Amiga files or Amiga hard disk partitions. Accelerated graphics with CyberGraphX/Picasso96. Color display up to 256 colors on AGA Amigas (16 colors on ECS) and up to 16,7 million colors on graphics cards. It allows to run Macintosh software concurrently to Amiga applications without hardware add-ons or modifications. ShapeShifter is a multitasking Macintosh-II emulator for the Amiga and DraCo computers. ShapeShifter is now obsoleted by Basilisk II which also runs on AmigaOS. The Official ShapeShifter Home Page ShapeShifter - A 68k Mac emulator for AmigaOS
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