Anyone on MAE?

24bit · Post by **24bit** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:19 pm

Hi,
is anybody here using Macintosh Application Environment 3 for Unix?
And if so, which Linux distros are going to support it?

I am quite happy with SS, SS seems to make use of almost 100% of my dual core cpu right now.
Still, if there is another approach to Classic possible, I certainly would like to see it running.

Ambassador · Post by **Ambassador** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:45 pm

It's unlikely that it will be supported by a modern GNU+Linux system or any UNIX for that matter. It requires a SPARC processor and the binary was designed for Solaris. If we had the source code there may have been a chance. As it stands I don't see how.

You could still try WINUAE+Shapeshifter as I mentioned before.

24bit · Post by **24bit** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:26 pm

Many thanks for clarifying about SUN.
I was just curious about that.

Jorpho · Post by **Jorpho** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:38 pm

Ambassador wrote:It requires a SPARC processor and the binary was designed for Solaris. If we had the source code there may have been a chance. As it stands I don't see how.

Apparently you can emulate Solaris for SPARC, actually.

http://toastytech.com/guis/ow3.html
http://people.csail.mit.edu/fredette/tme/

24bit · Post by **24bit** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:59 pm

Qemu has SPARK systems listed in its emulated hardware list as well.
Someone sure did try already.

Ambassador · Post by **Ambassador** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:58 am

Well, if you are going to use QEMU, then you be better off trying Mac-On-Linux in a low usage PowerPC GNU+Linux port.