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Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Re: Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Post by MBCook »

Maursault wrote: post #3

Excellent, amazing, incredible, best emu for Mac 68k ever, but can never get on the AppStore (boo AppStore!); only for developers. Still...

Even ignoring the app store emulator policy, Basilisk II requires ROM images doesn’t it? And they could never distribute that.

Re: Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Post by samwestdev »

MBCook wrote: post #4
Maursault wrote: post #3

Excellent, amazing, incredible, best emu for Mac 68k ever, but can never get on the AppStore (boo AppStore!); only for developers. Still...

Even ignoring the app store emulator policy, Basilisk II requires ROM images doesn’t it? And they could never distribute that.

It doesn't have to be bundled with the emulator. The user could provide it.

Re: Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Post by MBCook »

samwestdev wrote: post #5
MBCook wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even ignoring the app store emulator policy, Basilisk II requires ROM images doesn’t it? And they could never distribute that.

It doesn't have to be bundled with the emulator. The user could provide it.

Yes but the software is useless without it. And I believe that violates one of the other App Store rules.

Even if it doesn’t I imagine Apple would see this as promoting piracy of their software (the ROM and MacOS classic) and refuse to let it in under any reason they could try to justify.

Basically I don’t think it would ever get on the store period.

Re: Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Post by JKCalhoun »

Very cool. I got MinivMac running on the Raspberry Pi — with a 7" LCD display I made pretty convincing "classic Mac" running on modern hardware.

I may have to revisit it. I was able to get THINK C installed and was trying to figure out again how to open/compile one of the old apps that I had written back in the late 80's. The thought of writing Mac "Toolbox" code again, using ResEdit is hilarious to me.

EDIT: wow, guy has some great 1-bit art too [1]. MinivMac Raspberry Pi on the workbench [2].

[1] https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/03/22/asanegami-morning...

[2] https://imgur.com/XgnGYH9

Re: Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Post by duskwuff »

asvitkine wrote: post #7
Maursault wrote: post #3

Excellent, amazing, incredible, best emu for Mac 68k ever, but can never get on the AppStore (boo AppStore!); only for developers. Still...

I assume the web port of BII should work, though? https://jamesfriend.com.au/projects/basiliskii/BasiliskII-wo...

Or, even better: https://system7.app/

Re: Building Basilisk II for iOS (2021)

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Post by ddingus »

samwestdev wrote: post #5
MBCook wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even ignoring the app store emulator policy, Basilisk II requires ROM images doesn’t it? And they could never distribute that.

It doesn't have to be bundled with the emulator. The user could provide it.

Apple could supply those ROMS perhaps. They won't, but it seems a shame to ignore their own heritage.

Now, from Apple's point of view? That's old news, and the future is more compelling. Totally get it.

But it is stuff like this which keeps the iPad in the catagory of "toddlers toy" for me personally. It's really nice hardware too.

I own one. Was given to me. It really did end up being used as an excellent toddler toy!! The various touch games I found were really good and did promote some key skills.

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