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SheepShaver

An Open Source PowerMac Emulator

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Quick news

  * The source code of SheepShaver is now hosted on GitHub.

General information

What is SheepShaver?

SheepShaver is a MacOS run-time environment for BeOS and Linux that
allows you to run classic MacOS applications inside the BeOS/Linux
multitasking environment. This means that both BeOS/Linux and MacOS
applications can run at the same time (usually in a window on the
BeOS/Linux desktop) and data can be exchanged between them. If you
are using a PowerPC-based system, applications will run at native
speed (i.e. with no emulation involved). There is also a built-in
PowerPC emulator for non-PowerPC systems.

SheepShaver is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
License (GPL). However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a PowerMac
ROM image to use SheepShaver. If you're planning to run SheepShaver
on a PowerMac, you probably already have these two items.

Supported systems

SheepShaver runs with varying degree of functionality on the
following systems:

  * Unix with X11 (Linux i386/x86_64/ppc, NetBSD 2.x, FreeBSD 3.x)
  * Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel)
  * Windows NT/2000/XP
  * BeOS R4/R5 (PowerPC)

Some of SheepShaver's features

  * Runs MacOS 7.5.2 thru 9.0.4. MacOS X as a guest is not supported.
  * Color video display
  * CD quality sound output
  * Access to floppy disks, CD-ROMs and HFS(+) partitions on hard
    disks
  * Easy file exchange with the host OS via a "Host Directory Tree"
    icon on the Mac desktop
  * Internet and LAN networking via Ethernet
  * Serial drivers
  * SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation

Download SheepShaver

Precompiled binaries

For announcements of prebuilt binaries for Linux, Mac OS X, and
Windows, head over to the E-Maculation Forums.

Getting the source code

The source code of SheepShaver (and Basilisk II) is being hosted in a
Git repository on GitHub:

  * Main page of the GitHub repository
  * Download the most current source code as a zip file (~2MB)

To download the current version of the repository via Git:

$ git clone https://github.com/cebix/macemu.git
$ cd macemu/SheepShaver
$ make links

The last command creates links inside the "SheepShaver" source tree
to files in the "BasiliskII" tree which are shared between both
emulators.

After downloading and setting up the repository you can, for example,
try to compile the Unix version of SheepShaver:

$ cd macemu/SheepShaver/src/Unix
$ ./autogen.sh
$ make

Help and support

Mailing lists

  * The Basilisk II developer's mailing list basilisk-devel can be
    used for development-related discussion.
  * You can receive notices about Git commits by watching the
    repository on GitHub.

Forums and tutorials

  * E-Maculation - Information and support for SheepShaver and other
    Mac emulators

Links

Some random links

  * Basilisk II
  * SheepShaver for x86 (Ri Ben Yu )

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Didn't I already see this years ago?

Yes, SheepShaver originally appeared for BeOS in 1998 as a commercial
application (first as shareware, then via the now long-defunct
BeDepot). Due to the demise of Be, it has been re-released in 2002 as
Open Source software under the GPL.

Can I run MacOS X applications under Windows with this?

No. Firstly, SheepShaver doesn't run under Windows. Secondly, MacOS X
doesn't run under SheepShaver.

Will you make a Windows version?

I'm not a Windows programmer.

What's with the silly name?

It's a pun on "ShapeShifter".

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Christian Bauer