#Sweet16 white runner for mac
The E-Maculation site does a great job of identifying the options for Mac emulation. I don’t have the desk room or the inclination to start a classic Mac hobby, so I turn to emulation.
Given that these IIgs tools were written for a 680×0 based Mac, I figure such a Mac is the best place to start. I’m not very knowledgeable about classic Macs, so I’m not sure of the “best” machine, processor, and OS version. Your fancy new Intel-based Mac won’t work. MPW and the IIgs add-ons run under classic MacOS, so you’ll need a suitable machine with either a PowerPC or 680×0 processor. Follow the directions at E-Maculation to install and setup Basilisk II with Mac OS System 7.5.5. Get a Mac that runs classic MacOS or a Mac emulator Apple used these MPW-based development tools for some of its most complicated IIgs software projects, including GS/OS itself and Hypercard.
Apple felt the pain of developing large programs on the IIgs and created add-ons for the Macintosh Programmer’s Workshop (MPW) that allow IIgs software development from the relatively advanced Macintosh platform. A fast processor cuts compile time and debugging. A large screen allows you to see more of your code. Whether you favor C, Pascal, Logo, Modula-2, Forth, BASIC, or assembly, you’re covered.īut, compared to software development on newer computers, the IIgs screen resolution and processor speed are unavoidable limitations. The platform has a number of excellent software development packages. The operating system, GS/OS, offers features found in modern desktop operating systems, such as a relocating system loader, dynamic memory management, networking, modular file systems, and event-driven user interfaces. Compared to 8-bit Apple II machines, the IIgs offers a faster processor, more memory, higher resolution video, and a more modern desktop graphical user interface (GUI). The Apple IIgs is a great platform for software development.
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