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#Mini vmac autolaunch plus

Figure 10: Drag and drop file on to the ExportFL windowĦ.ExportFL will prompt you for where you want to save to on host system, by default the folder that Mini vMac is in.Drag and drop the file you want to export on to the ExportFl window (Figure 10).ImportFL will prompt you for where you want to save to on your emulated Macintosh, by default the folder that ImportFL is in.Drag and drop the file you want to import on to your Mini vMac windows.

I also include these utilities (ImportFL 1.2.2 and ExportFL 1.3.1) on my image files under Setup and Repair -> Mini vMac (figure 5 below) 5.1 Using ImportFL The authors of Mini vMac have also provided some utilities ( ImportFL and ExportFL) that you can run within Mini vMac that let you copy files between your emulated Macintosh System in Mini vMac and your host Windows, OSX, Linux etc. Mini vMac does not recognize CDROM images or drive images. Optional: drag and drop any other volume images or disk images you want to edit on to Mini vMac.Mini vMac will NOT work with drive images. Drag and drop the bootable volume image HD20_755.dsk or HD20_608.dsk on to Mini vMac (Figure 3), or use Mini vMac -> File -> Open Disk Image.Drag and drop the ROM file on to Mini vMac (Figure 2), or rename the ROM file to the name Mini vMac is looking for, e.g.Running Mini vMac is fairly straight forward: Mini vMac can only use partition files, so you can either create one, or download one of my System 6.0.8 or System 7.5.5 volume images. You can also just drag and drop the ROM file on to Mini vMac each time you run it.ģ. Don’t worry if Mini vMac can’t find the ROM file it will give you the name it is looking for so you can rename your ROM file to match.

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For the Plus you can rename the file to vMac.ROM, for the SE it was MacSE.ROM.

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Luckily these ROM files are now available on the internet archive and can be used for personal/research purposes: 128, 512Ke (same ROM as the Plus), Plus, SE, SE FDHD, Classic, or II (can also use IIx, IIcx, II FDHD, SE/30)ĭownload or create a copy of your own ROM, then place that ROM file in the folder you created in section 1.2 above. if you downloaded the Plus variation of Mini vMac, you’ll need the a copy of the Plus’s ROM. To run Mini vMac you’ll need a file containing a copy of the ROM for the system you are trying to emulate, e.g.

Mini vMac is now installed, and ready to run.

Unzip the contents of the latest build to your destination folder.

#Mini vmac autolaunch install

Create a destination folder on your system that you will install Mini vMac in.

Download the latest build from for this example I’m using version 36.04 for Windows.

The latest version for Windows, OS X, Linux etc.

Copy files from a volume image on to a drive image.

Copy files from your host system on to a partition image using Mini vMac.Drag and drop any other volume images on to Mini vMac that you want to edit.Drag and drop my 2GB System 7.5.5 volume image on to Mini vMac to boot from that image file.Drag and drop the correct ROM file on to Mini vMac (you can also rename the ROM file and store it in your Mini vMac folder to skip this step in the future.

Download my 2GB System 7.5.5 volume image.

Create or download the matching ROM file from the internet archive for the version of Mini vMac you downloaded: 128, 512Ke (same ROM as the Plus), Plus, SE, SE FDHD, Classic, or II (can also use IIx, IIcx, II FDHD, SE/30).

Download and install Mini vMac (this guide was written using version 36.04).

#Mini vmac autolaunch how to

Once I have everything setup the way I want on the volume image I can use Basilisk II to copy the contents of the volume image to a drive image if needed.īecause Mini VMac is already well documented on sites like Emaculation, I’m only going to describe the basics of how to setup Mini vMac and focus on how you can use it to add or remove files from the System 6.0.8 or System 7.5.5 bootable volume images available to download on my site. I mainly use Mini vMac for working with System 6.x and earlier Systems that aren’t supported by Basilisk II. You probably know what Mini vMac is, but if not, a quick summary: Mini vMac is an open source emulator of some 68k-based Macintosh computers that runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Open Indiana, Microsoft Windows Mobile, and some other platforms.

#Mini vmac autolaunch windows 10

This entry describes how you can edit my volume images on Windows 10 using Mini vMac (Mini vMac cannot read or modify drive images). One of the most popular features of my site is my ready made System 6.0.8 or System 7.5.5 bootable images for use with 68k Macintosh systems.