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===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
Setting up [[SoftMac]] is fun and easy! But there are a few things that you will need to pull together before you begin: | Setting up [[SoftMac]] is fun and easy! But there are a few things that you will need to pull together before you begin: | ||
- | * You need to download SoftMac. | + | * You need to download SoftMac. |
- | * This guide requires you to use [[http:// | + | * This guide requires you to use [[https:// |
- | * You need to download Apple' | + | * You need to download Apple' |
- | * You will need [[http:// | + | * You will need [[https:// |
- | * You will also need to download [[http:// | + | * You will also need to download [[https:// |
- | * You will need to download [[http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/ | + | * You will need to download [[https://www.emaculation.com/basilisk/os753/|System 7.5.3]]. |
* Finally, you will need a Macintosh Rom image. | * Finally, you will need a Macintosh Rom image. | ||
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Now, run HFVExplorer. | Now, run HFVExplorer. | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure one: HFVExplorer** | **Figure one: HFVExplorer** | ||
We're going to create a disk image that will help us install System 7. In HFVExplorer, | We're going to create a disk image that will help us install System 7. In HFVExplorer, | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 2: Creating a disk image in HFVExplorer** | **Figure 2: Creating a disk image in HFVExplorer** | ||
Now, we're going to copy both the System 7 files and the Apple HD SC Setup file to the disk image we've just created. | Now, we're going to copy both the System 7 files and the Apple HD SC Setup file to the disk image we've just created. | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 3: Transferring files to your new disk image using HFVExplorer** | **Figure 3: Transferring files to your new disk image using HFVExplorer** | ||
Exit HFVExplorer. | Exit HFVExplorer. | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 4: The SoftMac GUI** | **Figure 4: The SoftMac GUI** | ||
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Now we will setup the emulator. | Now we will setup the emulator. | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 5: The ROM BIOS Setup** | **Figure 5: The ROM BIOS Setup** | ||
Back at the main GUI screen, we'll make a few adjustments to the emulator' | Back at the main GUI screen, we'll make a few adjustments to the emulator' | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 6: The SoftMac GUI has been configured as above** | **Figure 6: The SoftMac GUI has been configured as above** | ||
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This is done by highlighting "Mac internal floppy..." | This is done by highlighting "Mac internal floppy..." | ||
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**Several disks mounted in the SoftMac GUI** | **Several disks mounted in the SoftMac GUI** | ||
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If everything works, you should see a screen that looks something like this: | If everything works, you should see a screen that looks something like this: | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 8: SoftMac has booted the Network Access Disk** | **Figure 8: SoftMac has booted the Network Access Disk** | ||
Double click on the second disk to open it. Double click on "Apple HD SC setup 7.3.5.sea" | Double click on the second disk to open it. Double click on "Apple HD SC setup 7.3.5.sea" | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 9: Running Apple HD SC Setup** | **Figure 9: Running Apple HD SC Setup** | ||
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The destination disk should be the SCSI image you created in the SoftMac GUI (that now contains all of the install files). | The destination disk should be the SCSI image you created in the SoftMac GUI (that now contains all of the install files). | ||
- | {{http:// | + | {{https:// |
**Figure 10: About to Install System 7 in SoftMac** | **Figure 10: About to Install System 7 in SoftMac** | ||
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And now you are pretty much finished. | And now you are pretty much finished. | ||
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**Figure 11: SoftMac, emulating System 7.5.3** | **Figure 11: SoftMac, emulating System 7.5.3** | ||
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You might want to go back to the GUI to mount the .HFX image that originally contained your installation files. | You might want to go back to the GUI to mount the .HFX image that originally contained your installation files. | ||
- | You can update to System 7.5.5. | + | You can update to System 7.5.5. |
===== Conclusion ===== | ===== Conclusion ===== | ||
- | And that's all! A similar emulator is [[basilisk ii|Basilisk II]]. Be sure to give it a try also. There is further SoftMac documentation on the [[http:// | + | And that's all! A similar emulator is [[basilisk ii|Basilisk II]]. Be sure to give it a try also. There is further SoftMac documentation on the [[http:// |
Props to Darek Mihocka. | Props to Darek Mihocka. |