---
name: "BasiliskII-nojit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "basilisk2"
version: "0.9.20240402+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/BasiliskII-nojit"
---

# BasiliskII-nojit(1)

a 68k Macintosh emulator

## NAME

BasiliskII - a 68k Macintosh emulator

## SYNOPSIS

**BasiliskII** \[--display *display-name*\] \[--break *offset*\] \[--rominfo\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Basilisk II**

is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables you to run 68k MacOS software on you computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.

**Basilisk II** :

- \- Emulates either a Mac Classic (which runs MacOS 0.x thru 7.5) or a Mac II series machine (which runs MacOS 7.x, 8.0 and 8.1), depending on the ROM being used

  - \- Color video display

  - \- CD quality sound output

  - \- Floppy disk driver (only 1.44MB disks supported)

  - \- Driver for HFS partitions and hardfiles

  - \- CD-ROM driver with basic audio functions

  - \- Easy file exchange with the host OS via a "Host Directory Tree" icon on the Mac desktop

  - \- Ethernet driver

  - \- Serial drivers

  - \- SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation

  - \- Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse

  - \- Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k processor

  ## OPTIONS

- **--display** *display-name*

  specifies the display to use; see **X**(1)

- **--break** *offset*

  specifies a ROM offset where a breakpoint will be placed (for debugging)

- **--rominfo**

  causes Basilisk II to print some information about the ROM being used on startup (for debugging)

- **--help**

  shows a complete list of options

## FILES

- */usr/share/BasiliskII/keycodes*

  X server keycodes definitions.

- */usr/share/BasiliskII/fbdevices*

  Framebuffer device specifications.

- *~/.basilisk\_ii\_prefs*

  User-specific configuration file.

- *~/.basilisk\_ii\_xpram*

  Contents of Mac non-volatile RAM.

## BUGS

Several. See the included "TODO" file.

## SEE ALSO

http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/B2Main.html (Basilisk II homepage)

## AUTHOR

Christian Bauer \<Christian.Bauer@uni-mainz.de\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1997-2004 Christian Bauer et al.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.