--- MaX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as subject Nope. A/UX requires virtual memory, which requires an MMU. Basilisk II does not emulate an MMU. And that's only one of the reasons why it can't run A/UX, but it's enough. :)
Basilisk II is more of a Macintosh _simulator_ than it is an emulator. The only hardware it emulates are the CPU and FPU. Everything else is based on info available on how a Mac is supposed to react when an application or the System does specific things, then Basilisk replies with the proper response. That works very well on a computer designed to isolate applications from direct interaction and control with the hardware. The Macintosh was designed so that programmers didn't need to know much about the hardware. They mainly needed to know the API or Application Programmng Interface. Apple would take care of making sure each model of Mac would react the same to the same commands from applicatons. A big part of how they did that was to place a good chunk of code that on other computers was in the OS, into each Mac model's hardware specific ROM. That way the System as installed could be "generic" enough that when installed on one model of Mac it could also easily work on many different models of Mac without needing to be renstalled. ===== "Work it harder make it better do it faster makes us stronger. More than ever hour after our work is never over." Daft Punk __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
