====== Basilisk II JIT ======

[[http://basilisk.cebix.net|Basilisk II]] is an Open Source 680x0 Macintosh emulator developed by Christian Bauer. That is, it enables you to run 68k MacOS software on your computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use this program. Basilisk II is distributed under the terms of the [[http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html|GNU General Public License (GPL)]].

The Basilisk II JIT project aims at improving the run-time performance of the emulator. In technical terms, it uses dynamic recompilation techniques to translate original 680x0 code into native code (currently x86 and x86_64). The engine is derived from Bernie Meyer's just-in-time (JIT) compiler engine for UAE. Further bug-fixes and improvements were made for Basilisk II.

The following platforms are currently supported: Linux/i386, Linux/x86_64, FreeBSD/i386 and MacOS X for Intel. An experimental port to Windows is available again but it's still looking for proper maintainership.

**Note:** This webspace contains //development// code currently available in CVS. Though efforts are made to ensure stability, regressions are possible. Please see the [[http://basilisk.cebix.net|Official Basilisk II Homepage]] for stable builds.

**Recent updates:** [ [[#news|2006/05/05 -- MacOS X GUI fixes]] | [[en:blog:2007:10:31:some_news]] ]

===== Features =====

  * Emulates either a Mac Classic (which runs MacOS 0.x thru 7.5) or a Mac II series machine (which runs MacOS 7.x, 8.0 and 8.1), depending on the ROM being used
  * Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k processor
  * High performance JIT translation engine for x86 and x86_64 (AMD64, EM64T)
  * Copy and paste of text between MacOS and the host OS
  * Easy file exchange with the host OS via a "Host Directory Tree" icon on the Mac desktop
  * Color video display with support for run-time resolution switching
  * 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
  * Ethernet driver
  * Serial drivers
  * SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation
  * Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse

===== News =====

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===== Downloads =====

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  * [[en:projects:basilisk2:downloads|Older releases]]

  * **Note to Windows users:** you will also need [[http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php|SDL 1.2]] libraries and a  [[http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net/modules/wfdownloads/|GTK+2 Runtime]].

===== Getting Help =====

  * A [[en:projects:basilisk2:help|Help Center]] is also work-in-progress thanks to a group of volunteers.
  * Several community forums are available: [[http://www.emaculation.com/phpBB/index.php|Emaculation]] ; Delphi Forums for [[http://forums.delphiforums.com/MacEmulation/|MacEmulation]] and [[http://forums.delphiforums.com/basilisk2/|Basilisk II / SheepShaver]].