Title: Openstep 4.2 running in VirtualBox
Post by: cuby on April 23, 2007, 08:31:04 AM
Post by: cuby on April 23, 2007, 08:31:04 AM
I just tested the recently released beta version of VirtualBox for OS X (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). I couldn't get NetBSD 3.1 to run... however, to my surprise, OpenStep 4.2 works quite well including VESA graphics and network (using the y2k patch):
Title: Re: Openstep 4.2 running in VirtualBox
Post by: PGHammer on February 09, 2008, 01:03:26 AM
Post by: PGHammer on February 09, 2008, 01:03:26 AM
Quote from: "cuby"I just tested the recently released beta version of VirtualBox for OS X (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads). I couldn't get NetBSD 3.1 to run... however, to my surprise, OpenStep 4.2 works quite well including VESA graphics and network (using the y2k patch):
Same thing in VB for Windows.
VESA gives me 1024x768 @ 24-bit color (VESA mode 292) in OS 4.2 (after applying the Y2K patch (UserPatch 3)).
While OmniWeb 3.0 (the last full version) is horribly slow compared to modern browsers, it does work for basic surfing.
And when I said *horribly slow*, I meant it; even 256 MB of VM system RAM (and 64 MB of graphics RAM) can't really get OW 3 to pick up the pace any. (NT 4.01 WS with SP 6A and IE 5.5 smokes it by comparison in a VM configured the same way.)