Help w/ Basilisk on OS X El Capitan
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:04 pm
PROBLEM RESOLVED (I Think).
I happened to hit return instead of mouse-click and objects on the desktop began working. I altered the desktop graphic to something bland and it all seems to be working fine. Now I just need to install a game using an ISO file, while I'm waiting for Sheep Saver related downloads to complete so I can have a PPC emulator for a different game. Hopefully, no more help posts are needed.
Hello everyone.
I never used Mac Classic OS until a year back when I needed to look at some early business applications so I know little. However it was enough to examine the apps in question.
Today I started up Basilisk for the first time in a year to re-familiarize myself a little; with the intention of loading games. I also made an alias for the desktop.
Basilisk worked fine the first time; I do not remember if I stated from the GUI, the executable or the alias, but I was able to open applications. I then shut it down as I would not be installing games for several hours.
I am unable to properly re-start. Mac OS 7.5.3 does come up but
* with a warning that it was not properly shut down previously
* there is a large rectangle in the center of the Basilisk screen that is blacked out but with distorted color bars (like old time TV static bars) running across it.
* no functions work -- clicking on applications, the OS, the Unix icon, Documents & Trash folders, etc produce a loud beep (single-note per click) and nothing else.
* the desktop menu -- File, Edit, View, etc is grayed out as is the Apple menu
I Have tried multiple restarts from app, GUI, and alias to no effect. Seemingly something changed but I don't know what nor see how a change could have occurred. The GUI setting seem the same as before although I do not have a copy of the original settings and am relying on memory that may be faulty.
Any help is truly appreciated.
Terry
I happened to hit return instead of mouse-click and objects on the desktop began working. I altered the desktop graphic to something bland and it all seems to be working fine. Now I just need to install a game using an ISO file, while I'm waiting for Sheep Saver related downloads to complete so I can have a PPC emulator for a different game. Hopefully, no more help posts are needed.
Hello everyone.
I never used Mac Classic OS until a year back when I needed to look at some early business applications so I know little. However it was enough to examine the apps in question.
Today I started up Basilisk for the first time in a year to re-familiarize myself a little; with the intention of loading games. I also made an alias for the desktop.
Basilisk worked fine the first time; I do not remember if I stated from the GUI, the executable or the alias, but I was able to open applications. I then shut it down as I would not be installing games for several hours.
I am unable to properly re-start. Mac OS 7.5.3 does come up but
* with a warning that it was not properly shut down previously
* there is a large rectangle in the center of the Basilisk screen that is blacked out but with distorted color bars (like old time TV static bars) running across it.
* no functions work -- clicking on applications, the OS, the Unix icon, Documents & Trash folders, etc produce a loud beep (single-note per click) and nothing else.
* the desktop menu -- File, Edit, View, etc is grayed out as is the Apple menu
I Have tried multiple restarts from app, GUI, and alias to no effect. Seemingly something changed but I don't know what nor see how a change could have occurred. The GUI setting seem the same as before although I do not have a copy of the original settings and am relying on memory that may be faulty.
Any help is truly appreciated.
Terry