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BasiliskII

Name: BasiliskII
Author: Korkman

Basilisk II is a Mac OS emulator that allows you to run classic 68k Macintosh II applications (1980s-1990s era). Prerequisites: 68k Macintosh ROM image and a…

by Korkman

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Official site: github.com

About BasiliskII

Basilisk II is a Mac OS emulator that allows you to run classic 68k Macintosh II applications (1980s-1990s era). Prerequisites: 68k Macintosh ROM image and a copy of MacOS.

Some features of Basilisk II:

Emulates a Mac II series machine (which runs MacOS 7.x, 8.0 and 8.1).

Color video display

CD quality sound output

Floppy disk driver (only 1.44MB disks supported)

Driver for HFS partitions and hardfiles

CD-ROM driver with basic audio functions

Easy file exchange with the host OS via a "Unix" icon on the Mac desktop

Ethernet driver

Serial drivers

SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation

Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse

Uses UAE 68k emulation

Authorship: This build was compiled by https://github.com/Korkman/macemu-appimage-builder from https://github.com/kanjitalk755/macemu which is a fork of the official https://github.com/cebix/macemu.

How to install BasiliskII

Click Download — the project's official release page opens in a new tab.
Download the latest .AppImage file.
Make it executable: right-click › Properties › Permissions › Allow executing as program, or run chmod +x the-file.AppImage in a terminal.
Double-click the file to run BasiliskII — there's nothing to install, and you can delete the file to remove it.

How to run an AppImage on Linux

Frequently asked questions

Is BasiliskII free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to github.com, the developer's official site, where BasiliskII is available to download. Appimo doesn't host or modify any files.

Is BasiliskII safe?

BasiliskII downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.