Recent builds of SheepShaver for Mac OS X have the preferences editor built-in, so no separate SheepShaverGUI or SheepShaverPrefs application is needed anymore. The files you need in your SheepShaver folder 1. A system install CD provided with a new Mac will usually only install on that specific model. and only generic install CDs for those Mac OS versions can be used.

Note: With most compatible ROM files SheepShaver for Mac OS X can only run Mac OS 8.5, 8.6, 9.0 or 9.0.4. Note: Changed settings in preferences are saved when the preferences window is closed, but the changes will not take effect until the SheepShaver application is quit and launched again. (Files and folders can be renamed and/or moved to different locations afterwards, provided you make sure the new names and/or full paths to the files are entered in SheepShaver preferences.) If the needed files are in the same folder with SheepShaver, no full paths are required for configuration, just file names will work. That folder can be anywhere you like, for instance in your Home folder. To keep it simple, I will describe a setup with all files together in a folder 'SheepShaver'. SheepShaver Setup Manual for Mac OS X (Tiger or Leopard) More info about SheepShaver and links to the latest versions also on the E-Maculation site: The current version of this manual is regularly updated and can be found on the E-Maculation site: Ī SheepShaver support forum is among the Macintosh emulation support forums on the E-Maculation site: In fact, I forgot about its existence on the internet until someone recently told me that it is still there and even ranks high in web search results.

The manual below is an early, and long outdated, version of my SheepShaver setup guide.

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