 Screenshot ofMacintosh System Software 7.5.5 andFinder running in Basilisk II | |
| Developer(s) | Christian Bauer, Nigel Pearson (macOS port), Gwenole Beauchesne (JIT version) |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Final release | 1.0 R5 / March 1, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-03-01) |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Emulator |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | basilisk |
Basilisk II is anemulator which emulatesApple Macintosh computers based on theMotorola 68000 series.[1][2] The software iscross-platform and can be used on a variety ofoperating systems.
Christian Bauer (developer of a Mac 68k emulator ShapeShifter forAmiga) released the first version of Basilisk II in March 1999. The emulator was expected to be highly portable across several computing platforms[3]: 36 and provided some improvements in comparison to ShapeShifter - e.g. no limit for number of emulated disks, improvedCD-ROM support and support for the hostfile system.[4] However, early reviews highlighted several issues like difficult configuration and limited compatibility with recommendation of ShapeShifter as a better choice for Amiga users.[3]: 37 [4] Newer releases mitigated these problems, 2005 review of theMorphOS version noted only slow CPU emulation (in comparison to built-in 68k CPU emulation for Amiga applications in MorphOS) as a major issue.[5]: 25
The latest version ofClassic Mac OS that can be run within Basilisk II is Mac OS 8.1,[6] the last 680x0-compatible version, released in January 1998. Mac OS 8.5, which came out nine months later, wasPowerPC-only and marked the end of Apple's 680x0 support.
Ports of Basilisk II exist for multiplecomputing platforms, includingAmigaOS 4,BeOS,Linux,Amiga,Windows NT,macOS,MorphOS andmobile devices such as thePlayStation Portable.
Released under the terms of theGNU General Public License, Basilisk II isfree software, and itssource code of is available onGitHub.[7]
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