Re: Re-Introducing the First, and Fully Functional, Lisa Emulator

oops sorry, it's 1.66ghz not 1.55ghz

On 1/29/07, Hex Star <hexstar_at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your very helpful reply :-) ...I just downloaded the newest
> version of LisaEm and the issue still exists (I still get that error
> message)...
>
> the version of the ROM is booth.bin
>
> the system image I'm trying to boot is Lisa Office System 5/5.image which
> I got from a vintage mac file archive
>
> processor is Intel Core Duo 1.55ghz (thus using Intel version of LisaEm),
> Mac OS X 10.4.8 with all the latest patches, 2gb ram
>
> is it perhaps that that version of LOS is too old (I think I read
> somewhere on the LisaEm site that it runs at least 7/7?)? There isn't any
> place I can find at least that provides these OSes for download and I
> certainly would consider them abandonware...perhaps someone who has known
> working copies of one or more LisaEm compatible OSes could zip 'em up and
> send 'em to me via a email attatchment if they're 10mb or less or send them
> to my via a service like yousendit.com (MacWorks would definetly be neat
> too) or point me to a site that has one or more of these OSes for download?
> Thanks! :-)
>
> On 1/29/07, James MacPhail <gg__at_email.domain.hidden> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Hex,
> >
> > >the author seems to have disappeared... :-/
> > >Why are you answering everyone elses reqest for help except mine???
> > >Please help me and stop ignoring me! :-(
> >
> > Ray has a full time job and a family, so he will be prioritizing his
> > time
> > based on a number of factors; it isn't personal.
> >
> > If we don't hear from him for a week or three it doesn't mean he has
> > disappeared... he has been working on this for years; I'm sure he is
> > motivated to get any serious bugs resolved, but it will take some time.
> >
> > We all know that software that doesn't work right can be frustrating,
> > but
> > politeness and patience will probably help make it worthwhile for him.
> >
> > >screenshot of the error I am unsure of its meaning
> >
> > [The image shows Lisa startup error 10735]
> >
> > Error 10735 is "SYSTEM.LLD missing"
> >
> > I expect that means that you need to get the newest version, but it
> > could
> > be some other problem, such as a problem with the floppy disk image you
> > are
> > trying to boot.
> >
> > >please tell me if that's the catch 22 you were referring to???
> >
> > The catch-22 was that the first release wouldn't work without a profile
> > image, and the profile code was broken, so you couldn't create one.
> > Perhaps
> > this was one of the symptoms.
> >
> > >Does this new release you've mentioned resolve this issue?
> >
> > Yes, it is supposed to.
> >
> > Try the latest version. If the problem persists, let us know with:
> >
> > - version of the Lisa ROM are you using
> > - floppy image are you trying to boot
> > - specifics of your platform (processor, OS version, amount of RAM)
> >
> > >By more modern machines are you implying my mac mini is not modern?
> >
> > He was saying that slower machines might not run the emulator at an
> > acceptable pace (I expect he will be able to improve on this over the
> > next
> > few months). He wasn't implying anything about your particular mini.
> >
> > As you know, there is more than one version of the mini, and their
> > performance varies. If yours is one of the current models (eg. 1.6 GHz
> > Intel coreDuo), I would put it at the "pretty-fast" end of the spectrum.
> >
> > Regardless, you get to decide if the performance of a particular version
> > of
> > the software on some particular piece of hardware is good enough for
> > you.
> > In fact, since the Lisa was generally considered fairly slow and
> > sluggish,
> > fast hardware might not give an accurate emulation.
> >
> > >please zip up the scanned images of the lisa books you have and upload
> > it
> >
> > You can already find most, if not all, useful Lisa documents on various
> > websites; you might try these:
> >
> > <http://www.macmothership.com/lisacontent/lisahome.html >
> >
> > <http://www.repairyourmac.com/lisa/>
> >
> > <http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=apple+lisa >
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> > > >
> >
>

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