# Mac OS on PC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-os-on-pc/45233>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 12, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-os-on-pc/45233 "2004-03-12T05:17:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-os-on-pc/45233/1 "2004-03-12T05:17:14Z")

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The best app for a pc is an app that  
lets you run MacOS.

Introducing ‘Basilisk II’ - the fastest MacOS emulator for pc.  
It emulates a 68k Mac and runs up to OS 8.1.  
It lets u read any mac-format disc and install any  
68k programs.

Great for anyone who wants to test out MacOS.  
and did i mention, its free?

You’ll need a few things:

1. a Quadra or Performa ROM (find it on google or PM me )…

2. an OS 8.1 disk-image (no installation needed) - (search ‘os8.zip’ on google)

3. and Basilisk itself [http://gamma.nic.fi/~lpesonen/BasiliskII/B...32\_20012001.zip](http://gamma.nic.fi/~lpesonen/BasiliskII/B...32_20012001.zip)

Once you have them, unzip them all into C:\MAC (for convenience).

Then startup BasiliskIIGUI.exe

go to the ‘Disk’ tab. click ‘browse’. locate the disk image (.dsk or .hfv).

go to the 'Memory tab. click ‘browse’. locate the ROM.

click the ‘Screen’ tab. change screen res as you wish.

click RUN (or press F1)!!!

You now have OS8.1 up and running!  
Click ‘Special\>Shut Down’ to exit MacOS (this wont shut down your PC).

Anyone know how to emu OS X ?:disco:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-os-on-pc/45233/2 "2004-03-13T00:25:20Z")

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who said you have to use NS with Mac?  
theres safari, icab, mozilla and, _gulp_, IE.

neways grimdeath, softmac discontinued  
work on their powerpc emulator a while ago  
for legal reasons. the highest you can emu  
is 8.1 ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-os-on-pc/45233/3 "2004-03-13T18:32:43Z")

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Ahh darn, I heard many people were “easily” emulating OS 9 on Basilisk II…

but it’s still not OS10. ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-os-on-pc/45233/4 "2004-03-15T15:09:53Z")

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Yea, I grant you I dont know jack about macs, but what I do know is that the mac os is the most stable. I dislike those computers I used to have to use them at school, the most unreliable heap of crap out there…