button to create a hard disk for the emulator. Make a note of which is which so you can select the correct port for your ClarisWorks based on which port you’ve plugged your serial cable into on the serial-to-USB adapter.įinally, select the Volumes tab and click the Create. They will be similar to mine: USA28X1d1P1.1įor the Modem and Printer Port settings enter the following: “/dev/cu.USA28X1d1P1.1” and “/dev/cu.USA28X1d1P2.2” of course, you’ll substitute your actual port assignments for mine. You will need your Serial-to-USB Adapter port assignments to set the emulated ports.įor the USA28X, Open the Keyspan Serial Assistant and note the serial port assignments. Navigate to your SheepShaver folder and select the Mac OS ROM image you just downloaded. Click the Browse button next to the ROM File field. Launch the SheepShaver GUI and click the Memory/Misc tab. Using TomeViewer open the installer Tome and extract the Mac OS ROM image to your SheepShaver folder. You will need a Classic operating environment and the TomeViewer application in order to extract the ROM from the disk image. Next, obtain your ROM image.įrom Apple’s Support website, download the MacOS ROM Update 1.0. The closer to the root (Hard Drive) the better for later configuration. Installing SheepShaver for Intel Mac (10.4.10)ĭownload and install the latest OS X port for Intel Mac of SheepShaver in it’s own folder. If you intend to run ClarisWorks from a PowerPC Mac under OS X Classic, skip the next section With the serial cable from the 128k connected to the serial-to-USB adapter, plug the adapter into any available USB port (this assumes you have already installed the drivers, if not follow those instructions first). Now your Mac 128k is setup to send or receive files. Next under File, select Save and assign these settings a name which you will open in the future anytime you want to transfer a file. and select the radio buttons next to XModem under Transfer Method as well as check the radio button under Remote System, then click OK. Next under Settings click on File Transfer. and check the radio button next to 19200 under Baud Rate, check the radio button next to Another Computer under Connection as well as the radio button next to the Modem under Connection Port, then click OK. Next under Settings click on Compatibility. and make sure the radio button next to VT100 is selected. Launch MacTerminal and configure as follows: Under the Settings Menu, click Terminal. Turn the Mac on and insert your system disk (1.0-6.0.8) containing your copy of MacTerminal (1.1 to 2.2). Plug the Din-8 Connector into one of the serial ports of your serial-to-USB adapter. With the power off, connect the DB-9 connector of the serial cable to the modem port on the back of the 128k. Them all and SheepShaver is hands down the easiest to install andĬonfigure and most reliable for this purpose) and ROM image. SheepShaver Power Mac emulator port for OS X Intel Macs (I tried If you will be running a CLASSIC MAC EMULATOR UNDER OS X on an Intel Mac you will also need this:ĥ. Proceed to Setup If you will be running CLASSIC EMULATION UNDER OS X G3-G5 Macs. A copy of MacTerminal 1.1 (other versions up to 2.2, the highest I used a 4.x version that came with my PowerPCĦ500, but any version that will run under OS 8 through OS 9.2 shouldĤ. High speed serial version, but it’ designed for Windows and increasesģ. I used the readily available Keyspan USA-28x Printer cable with the DB-9 connector for the 128k & 512k/e Not asĬommon as the 8-pin to 8-pin but still sold new from many vendors.Ģ. You’ll need a couple of things, some of which you may already have:ġ. Keep in mind this is geared for a Mac 128k, but works equally as well on any Macintosh. If you haven’t yet switched to an Intel Mac, this process is even simpler. That’s why I am pleased to finally offer a solution which is not only easy, but elegant and ultimately a testament to the enduring quality of the Mac conceived almost 25 years ago. Since the HD-20 was introduced the 128k was written off as some kind of misguided prototype in favor of the 512k and the Plus. As a 128k owner, I’m used to being left behind. Ever since I became nostalgic for my 128k and started to restore it, everywhere I went on the internet looking for resources, I found the same questions being asked: how do I transfer files from my modern Mac to a pre-system 7 Mac with an 800k drive, much less a 400k drive? And every year, Apple has seemingly taken steps to make it even harder, the latest blow being to drop support for AppleTalk & AppleShare altogether.
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