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@@ -136,6 +136,27 @@ to the same adapter; pod=200.0.0.113, console=200.0.0.1 on 200.0.0.0/24.**
 Then milestone 3 (protocol) can be captured live from the real console
 traffic rather than reverse-engineered blind.
 
+## Console emulator = SheepShaver (2026-07-04)
+
+The real ops console is a **Power Macintosh 6100/66** (PowerPC 601) →
+emulate with **SheepShaver** (PPC Mac, Mac OS 7.5.2–9.0.4). Basilisk II
+(68k) is out. GOTCHA: the 6100's OWN ROM does NOT work in SheepShaver
+("Unsupported ROM type" — SheepShaver emulates a PCI 9500; the 6100 is
+NuBus). Use a compatible old-world PPC ROM instead (7100/66, 7500, 7600,
+or 8500) — PPC apps are Toolbox/OS-based, not ROM-specific, so the
+410console app runs regardless. Target Mac OS 7.5.5–7.6.1 (console era).
+Networking: SheepShaver TAP ↔ DOSBox-X NE2000 pcap, both bridged to a
+host adapter on 200.0.0.0/24 (console .1, pod .113).
+
+**Leverage the real 6100 (user has it):** (1) image its hard drive → get
+the exact console software + OS + MacTCP/OpenTransport config → drop into
+SheepShaver for a faithful reproducible console; (2) fastest path to a
+first egg + LIVE protocol capture = put the real 6100 on a physical
+Ethernet with the pcap-bridged pod (needs an AAUI→RJ45 transceiver) and
+capture the console→pod egg exchange off the wire (hands us milestone 3).
+Sequence: real 6100 first (seeds image + capture) → SheepShaver as the
+archival console built from that image.
+
 ## Open questions / notes
 - Exact TCP listen port(s) — not in the source grep; get from NETNUB.EXE
   or a capture at milestone 3.