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====== Setting up SheepShaver for OSX/macOS on Intel Macs ====== | ====== Setting up SheepShaver for OSX/macOS on Intel Macs ====== | ||
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(You can also set up SheepShaver versions [[sheepshaver mac os x setup old|for PPC Mac]], [[sheepshaver setup|for Windows]], [[ubuntu|and for Linux]]) | (You can also set up SheepShaver versions [[sheepshaver mac os x setup old|for PPC Mac]], [[sheepshaver setup|for Windows]], [[ubuntu|and for Linux]]) | ||
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However, files and folders can be renamed and/or moved to different locations, provided you make sure the file names and/or full paths to the files are entered in SheepShaver preferences. | However, files and folders can be renamed and/or moved to different locations, provided you make sure the file names and/or full paths to the files are entered in SheepShaver preferences. | ||
- | **Changing settings:** After making | + | **Changing settings:** After saving |
**CD-ROMs: | **CD-ROMs: | ||
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These features can be activated by manually editing the preferences file (**~/ | These features can be activated by manually editing the preferences file (**~/ | ||
- | **Hard cursor in window mode**\\ | + | **• Hard cursor in window mode**\\ |
The version 2.5 builds use a different way to display the cursor in window mode, they use the soft cursor that is also used in full-screen mode. If you prefer the hard cursor in window mode, you can add this line to the preferences file (~/ | The version 2.5 builds use a different way to display the cursor in window mode, they use the soft cursor that is also used in full-screen mode. If you prefer the hard cursor in window mode, you can add this line to the preferences file (~/ | ||
hardcursor true | hardcursor true | ||
However, with the hard cursor the cursor issues in version 2.4, when switching between window mode and full-screen mode, will also return. (See below under Known Issues.) | However, with the hard cursor the cursor issues in version 2.4, when switching between window mode and full-screen mode, will also return. (See below under Known Issues.) | ||
- | **Changing the hotkey**\\ | + | **• Changing the hotkey**\\ |
By default, the hotkey used with window/ | By default, the hotkey used with window/ | ||
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hotkey 5 | hotkey 5 | ||
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- | **Changing scaling algorithm** (16 January | + | **• Changing scaling algorithm** (Works as intended in 24 February |
- | Using integer and/ | + | Using nearest-neighbour |
- | scale_integer true | + | |
scale_nearest true | scale_nearest true | ||
- | **Changing reported CPU speed** (16 January 2019 and later builds)\\ | + | scale_integer true |
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+ | **• Changing reported CPU speed** (16 January 2019 and later builds)\\ | ||
SheepShaver identifies itself as a 100MHz machine to software running on it. Although the reported 100MHz is unrelated to the actual speed, some software may show a message that it will not run because it needs a faster machine. The reported CPU speed can be changed by adding a cpuclock item to the preferences file: | SheepShaver identifies itself as a 100MHz machine to software running on it. Although the reported 100MHz is unrelated to the actual speed, some software may show a message that it will not run because it needs a faster machine. The reported CPU speed can be changed by adding a cpuclock item to the preferences file: | ||
cpuclock 200 | cpuclock 200 | ||
This line wil make SheepShaver identify itself as a 200MHz machine. Note that this setting does not change the actual speed! | This line wil make SheepShaver identify itself as a 200MHz machine. Note that this setting does not change the actual speed! | ||
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+ | **• Offset date in years and/or days** (20 February 2019 and later builds)\\ | ||
+ | The date inside SheepShaver can be set in the past or in the future, in years and/or days. This may be needed for using some specific software. | ||
+ | Adding these lines to the preferences file will set the date to 25 February 1989 when the actual date on the host is 20 February 2019: | ||
+ | yearofs -30 | ||
+ | dayofs +5 | ||
+ | **Note: **This feature can mix up relations between older files and newer files and between files' creation dates and modification dates. It should only be used by experienced users who know what they are doing, preferably in a separate (sheepvm VM) setup. | ||
===== Uninstalling SheepShaver ===== | ===== Uninstalling SheepShaver ===== | ||
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=====Known issues===== | =====Known issues===== | ||
- | ==== Both July 2018 builds ==== | + | ==== All 2018 and later builds ==== |
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This issue can be avoided by only adding and removing disk images as CD-ROM in the Volumes list in SheepShaver Preferences. (As always: After a change in preferences settings quit SheepShaver and launch it again for the change to take effect.) | This issue can be avoided by only adding and removing disk images as CD-ROM in the Volumes list in SheepShaver Preferences. (As always: After a change in preferences settings quit SheepShaver and launch it again for the change to take effect.) | ||
- | ==== Version 2.4 build, | + | ==== Version 2.4 (9 July 2018) build ==== |
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When you switch from full-screen to window mode using Control-Return, | When you switch from full-screen to window mode using Control-Return, | ||
- | ==== Version 2.5 build, 11 July 2018 ==== | + | ==== Version 2.5 builds |
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