From b86fea71e0f46831a47c999256c2d58fc3553d14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cyd Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 22:35:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Networking: determine Console 4.10 OS compatibility from the binary PEF imports (InterfaceLib/MathLib/ObjectSupportLib only; no AppearanceLib, no Open Transport libs) plus the resource-fork "MacTCP or OpenTransport" Gestalt check show it is a classic PPC PowerPlant app: runs System 7.1.2 through Mac OS 9 (practical floor 7.5), classic MacTCP API but happy with either stack. Recommended SheepShaver target: System 7.5.5/7.6.1 with a 7100/7500/8500 old-world ROM, TCP/IP set to 200.0.0.1. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- emulator/NET-NOTES.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/emulator/NET-NOTES.md b/emulator/NET-NOTES.md index 5f715dc..8aa6b74 100644 --- a/emulator/NET-NOTES.md +++ b/emulator/NET-NOTES.md @@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ or 8500) — PPC apps are Toolbox/OS-based, not ROM-specific, so the Networking: SheepShaver TAP ↔ DOSBox-X NE2000 pcap, both bridged to a host adapter on 200.0.0.0/24 (console .1, pod .113). +**Console 4.10 OS compatibility (from the binary, 2026-07-04):** classic +PowerPC PowerPlant/CodeWarrior app; PEF imports are only `InterfaceLib`, +`MathLib`, `ObjectSupportLib`. NO `AppearanceLib` (⇒ does NOT need Mac OS +8) and NO Open Transport libs (⇒ classic **MacTCP API**). Resource fork +has the startup check "TCP/IP not installed. Install either MacTCP or +OpenTransport…" via Gestalt/SysEnvirons — so it accepts either stack. +→ **Runs System 7.1.2–Mac OS 9.0.4; practical floor 7.5** (ObjectSupportLib +ships with 7.5). **Recommended SheepShaver target: System 7.5.5 / 7.6.1** +(period-correct for a 6100, includes Open Transport 1.1.x so the TCP/IP +Gestalt check passes, most stable under SheepShaver w/ a 7100/7500/8500 +old-world ROM). Set TCP/IP control panel to 200.0.0.1. + **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