Note that you may only download the ROM if you have an actual Macintosh. You can download a Mac Quadra 650 ROM here: Download. WinImage Trial Edition (This is only if you are a purist who prefers using slow floppy disks compared ultra-fast disk images ) ).iCab Net Browser (the only browser in development for 68k Mac's - it's fast and it's not MS :) ).Aladdin StuffIt Expander 5.5 for Mac OS.Basilisk II Mac Emulator (Windows NT/9x Version).HFV Explorer (A free utility to use HFS volumes under Windows).Aladdin StuffIt Expander for Windows 5.0 (It is important to use a version such as this as the new version offered on Aladdin Systems website does not support the decompression of MacBinary files under Windows, and we will be doing that here).
To accomplish these tasks you will need to download the following sets of tools: The end result will be a fully working MacOS system.
In this how-to, you be guided through the full process of setting up MacOS 7.5.3 and optionally the 7.5.5 update on Basilisk II, the freeware Mac II emulator designed by Christian Bauer, from scratch using only freeware, downloadable items.