Basilisk II 1.42 Is Still Usable in Windows 10
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:14 pm
OK, so as the title implies, Basilisk II 1.4.2 for Windows still works properly on Windows 10.
The first thing I had to do was make sure Windows 10 was updated. That is a key factor as there are a lot of kinks worked out in the Creator's Edition update. Then I had to download and install all the 32-bit GTK runtimes on Emaculation's website, for Basilisk II. After that I went and downloaded and installed all the Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime packages (both x86 (32bit) and x64 (64bit)) dating back to 2005 up to 2015 (the Basilisk II 1.4.2 GUI uses a Windows GDI interface that uses VCS 2008, but having the rest helps with redundancy).
Lastly, I downloaded the Direct X June 2010 Runtime update, extracted it, and ran Direct X "Setup" inside the extracted folder. Some will say, "But Windows 10 has DirectX12...it should be compatible with Direct X 9 already,"....nope....It was a partial compatibility media package included in Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8 Pro, and discontinued in all versions Windows 8.1, extracted it; none of which included backward compatibility with Direct X 8, 7, and 6. The runtime pack from Microsoft's website does have such backward compatibility. Basiliask II itself in Direct X mode requires Direct X8 to function with both 2D and 3D applications.
Set up Basilisk II 142 as you wish...for Quadra 605 emulation (seems to be the most stable System 7.5.3 setup for Basilisk II), I would recommend using a legally acquired Performa 630 ROM (because Basillisk II does not exactly list the gestalt ID's correctly) with the 68040 FPU emulated and Quadra 605/33 (Device ID 89) selected in Basilisk II's setup. Make sure that if you have an LCD monitor, you set the full screen refresh rate to 60Hz, and the frame latency timer option to 1 millisecond for the best results.
The OS install is pretty straightforward, but the key problem is installing software in general as well. I used the Apple Legacy Recovery Disc with Sheepshaver. I also straight out copied DiskCopy 6 from that disc onto my Basilisk II .hfv drive for .img formats (I am looking for 68K mounting software that recognizes ISO, Bin/Cue, and Toast that is compatible with system 7.5.3). System 7.5.3 Universal install for All Macintoshes (37MB) install.
The first thing I had to do was make sure Windows 10 was updated. That is a key factor as there are a lot of kinks worked out in the Creator's Edition update. Then I had to download and install all the 32-bit GTK runtimes on Emaculation's website, for Basilisk II. After that I went and downloaded and installed all the Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime packages (both x86 (32bit) and x64 (64bit)) dating back to 2005 up to 2015 (the Basilisk II 1.4.2 GUI uses a Windows GDI interface that uses VCS 2008, but having the rest helps with redundancy).
Lastly, I downloaded the Direct X June 2010 Runtime update, extracted it, and ran Direct X "Setup" inside the extracted folder. Some will say, "But Windows 10 has DirectX12...it should be compatible with Direct X 9 already,"....nope....It was a partial compatibility media package included in Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8 Pro, and discontinued in all versions Windows 8.1, extracted it; none of which included backward compatibility with Direct X 8, 7, and 6. The runtime pack from Microsoft's website does have such backward compatibility. Basiliask II itself in Direct X mode requires Direct X8 to function with both 2D and 3D applications.
Set up Basilisk II 142 as you wish...for Quadra 605 emulation (seems to be the most stable System 7.5.3 setup for Basilisk II), I would recommend using a legally acquired Performa 630 ROM (because Basillisk II does not exactly list the gestalt ID's correctly) with the 68040 FPU emulated and Quadra 605/33 (Device ID 89) selected in Basilisk II's setup. Make sure that if you have an LCD monitor, you set the full screen refresh rate to 60Hz, and the frame latency timer option to 1 millisecond for the best results.
The OS install is pretty straightforward, but the key problem is installing software in general as well. I used the Apple Legacy Recovery Disc with Sheepshaver. I also straight out copied DiskCopy 6 from that disc onto my Basilisk II .hfv drive for .img formats (I am looking for 68K mounting software that recognizes ISO, Bin/Cue, and Toast that is compatible with system 7.5.3). System 7.5.3 Universal install for All Macintoshes (37MB) install.