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FUSION
Note: This emulation is not a product of Apple Computer, Inc.
and has not been approved by Apple Computer, Inc. Apple will
not provide technical support for use of this product. You
must contact us at Microcode Solutions for any problems that
may arise with use of FUSION.
FUSION is Copyright (C) 1997-1998 By Jim Drew & Microcode Solutions.
Apple, AppleTalk, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks,
and Apple Desktop Bus, Finder, and QuickDraw are trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Other product names mentioned in these notes may be trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are
hereby acknowledged.
By using this product, you acknowledge that the emulation may
require the use of software which may be the property of
others, including, but not limited to, Apple Computer, Inc.
The use of this emulation will require you to obtain the right
to use such software from Apple Computer, Inc. and/or other
authorized parties. Failure on part of the user to lawfully
obtain the right to use licensed software may be a violation of
law, including the copyright laws. Jim Drew and/or Microcode
Solutions makes no representations concerning the availability
or cost of obtaining such rights.
Although Jim Drew and/or Microcode Solutions believes this
software performs the functions described in this user manual,
the software is provided "as is" without warranties on
performance, either expressed or implied, including, but not
limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or
suitability for any purpose. The user assumes all risks.
Jim Drew and/or Microcode Solutions cannot be held liable for
any damages from misuse, installation, or operation of this
emulation. Jim Drew and/or Microcode Solutions do not guarantee
that this emulation is 100% compatible, either in program
functionality and/or emulation speed.
Product Warranty:
Defective media may be exchanged for exact product by
registered users with Microcode Solutions.
Table of Contents
1) Requirements
2) Setup Program
3) How to create a shortcut to FUSION for Windows 95
4) How to exit or restart Windows 95
5) Possible mouse problems
6) How to get installed quickly
7) How to create a ROM image file
8) Notes on Extensions and Control Panels
9) Features of the floppy support
10) Features of the keyboard support
11) How to contact Microcode Solutions
12) How to order FUSION
To use FUSION, you need:
* Apple 512K or 1MB ROM image from a 680x0 based Macintosh.
* Macintosh System 7.1 or newer System Software.
* A '486 or newer CPU.
* At least 8 megabytes of memory (RAM).
* At least 20 megabytes of hard drive space.
* MS-DOS v3.2 or newer.
* VESA v1.2 or newer (v2.0 for "Direct" driver).
* MS-DOS based mouse driver.
To use the audio support, you will need:
* MS-DOS based audio driver(s) that implements the
Sound Blaster or Windows Sound System.
To use SCSI devices, you will need:
* MS-DOS based ASPI driver(s).
* Third-party Mac SCSI driver software or CD driver
software (for CD drives that are not compatible
with AppleCD).
To use the emulated CD support, you will need:
* MSCDEX, properly installed for your CD drive.
If you order the Mac OS, make sure your retailer knows that
you want "Generic" System software; that is, you want Mac OS
that can be installed on any Macintosh. This is the only kind
that will work with FUSION.
Do NOT use System software that comes with a particular Mac.
It will NOT work.
Do NOT use pre-made HardFiles from other Macintosh emulations,
(except from the Amiga version of FUSION)... they will NOT work.
These HardFiles (sometimes called, "filedisks" or "bootfiles")
may appear to function to a degree, however, you will experience
problems using them. Please do not ask for technical assistance
if you are using one of these files.. you will be wasting our
time and yours!
99.9% of all problems encountered with FUSION are due to improper
or improperly installed system software. It is essential that
you read the section of this documentation concerning system
software installation.
Mac OS 8 and newer requires a 1MB ROM image. Mac OS 7.6 and
later will work with 512K or 1MB ROM images.
2) Setup Program (SETUP.EXE)
Layout:
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The setup program consists of GADGETS (text that is in a box
having a black background is considered to be a "gadget"),
and settings window. The settings window contains the
information and controls that pertain to the selected gadget.
(e.g.: when MEMORY is selected, you can choose how much memory
to give to the emulation).
Note that if you do not get a mouse pointer of some kind, you
will need to install a DOS mouse driver (see above). The mouse
is not necessary for the setup program, but you will need it to
properly emulate the Mac.
Quitting:
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To quit the setup program, click in the upper left corner of
the screen, or press Alt-X.
Mouse Control:
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Clicking on any gadget will have some sort of an affect on the
settings.
Keyboard Control:
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The setup program was designed to be used completely from
the keyboard if necessary.
Pressing CTRL-Up/Down keys will scroll through the list of
gadgets.
Pressing the TAB key will scroll through sub-options.
Pressing the cursor right/left keys will change the
parameters for that sub-option. Pressing the cursor
up/down keys will scroll through entries. Pressing the
space bar in an entry will toggle the entry (e.g.: Y/N).
Pressing the RETURN key in any sub-window will cause an action
based on the gadget (EXIT will return the previous menu).
Pressing the ESC key in any sub-window will exit to the
previous menu.
File Requester (mouse control):
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Clicking on any file name will cause the highlight bar to move
to the selected file name. You can then click on the SELECT
gadget to select the file. Double-clicking on a file name
will immediately select the file.
Click on the scroll bar or arrows to move the highlight bar
up and down. Once the highlight bar reaches the top or bottom
of the list, the list will scroll through the other file names.
In a SAVE requester, clicking on the save name will invoke the
keyboard input to change the name.
Click on CANCEL to abort the file name selection.
File Requester (keyboard control):
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The cursor up/down keys will move the highlight bar up and down.
Once the highlight bar reaches the top or bottom of the list,
the list will scroll through the other file names. Pressing
RETURN will select the file currently highlighted.
In a SAVE requester, pressing TAB will toggle between selecting
the file name from the list, or entering a new one in the space
provided.
- Setup Gadgets -
ADVANCED:
Select the Machine ID you wish to use with the emulation.
This setting is unnecessary for most applications, however,
OS8.x requires the Machine ID be a Quadra series (700, 900,
or 950 can be selected). If the Macintosh (the emulation),
shows an error stating something like, "This software can not
be used on this computer", try changing the Machine ID type.
If you are using Macintosh system software older than 7.5.0,
it may be necessary to set the Machine ID to be MacIIci.
The Startup Sound can be turned off or set to one of four
different schemes. The default is "1" (the standard
startup sound).
VIDEO:
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Select the video driver(s) you wish to add to the emulation.
** Note: v1.0 of FUSION supports only 1 video driver, future
versions will support up to 6.
Selecting more than one will give you more than one video
driver (which can be used for up to six monitors). Each
refreshed driver requires a good chunk of memory, though, so
only use more than one if you NEED to.
You cannot use more than one VESA driver if you have already
selected a "Direct" VESA driver.
For "REF" (refreshed) drivers, "Setup" allows you to modify the
FPS (frames/second). For slower computers, you may wish to
lower this value to enhance the performance of the emulation.
The default is 30 FPS.
Future video drivers will have the ability to replace Apple's
QuickDraw routines, giving native video. This ability is
selected in "SETUP", as QDXL Support (Y/N).
FLOPPY:
To select drive "A:" or "B:" or turn off the drive support,
select the appropriate option under either "Internal 0" or
"Internal 1".
To change the Auto-Detect Time, select the number of seconds
you want between head steps (or zero for off).
(If you turn off Auto-Detect, you will need to press both Shift
keys to indicate a floppy disk insertion.)
720K, 800K (psuedo-Mac), 1.44MB, and 1.68MB disks formats are
supported.
DEVICES:
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To select a new HardFile, click the SELECT button. To remove
a HardFile, click on the HardFile name in the list, then
click the REMOVE button.
The first HardFile in the list will always be the start-up
HardFile (the one that will always be booted up when you start
the emulation). To re-order the HardFiles, remove all of them
except the one you want to start up from, then select the
others again. Newly selected HardFiles will always be added
to the bottom of the list.
To delete a HardFile, click on OPTIONS and then click on DELETE
HARDFILE. Now select the HardFile name you wish to delete
and confirm your decision.
To create a HardFile, click on OPTIONS and then click on CREATE
HARDFILE. A file requester will appear, asking for the name
for the HardFile. HardFiles can be any valid DOS name,
however, we would prefer you to use FUSION.HFx (where 'x' is
a number from 0 to 9). The file requester will only show those
files have an ".HF?" extension. Set the size of the HardFile
with the arrows, and then click CREATE again. Creation is almost
instant, regardless of the size. If there is an error while
creating the HardFile, a DOS error message will be displayed,
otherwise the previous menu will appear after the HardFile has
been created.
PORTS:
To set up your modem and printer, select one port for each.
Click COM (for serial) or LPT (for printer). You will
also need to set the unit of the device (for example, unit 2
for COM2).
Note that you can use the ports for two serial devices or for
two printers.
Select OFF if you do not want to use the port(s).
ROM FILE:
Click the SELECT button, then select the ROM image file. A
ROM image file *must* have a ".ROM" extension.
Make note of the ROM image file information supplied when you
select one. This information could be useful if you discover
a problem with the emulation. FUSION has been tested with
many different 512K and 1MB ROM images, however, due to the
numerous changes Apple has made over the years, it is possible
that you could have a ROM that Microcode Solutions has not yet
come across. To prevent any possible problems, only use ROMs
(image files) having one of the following checksums (as shown
in the ROM selection menu):
512K - $368CADFE
$4147DD77
$350EACF0
$35C28C8F
$3193670E
$36B7FB6C
1MB - $06684214
$064DC91D
$F1A6F343
$420DBFF3
$ECBBC41C
$3DC27823
$FF7439EE
$ECD99DC0
$E33B2724
$F1ACAD13
SOUND:
To select your sound hardware, select either SB (Sound Blaster)
or WSS (Windows Sound System). Select OFF if you do not want
sound support.
Make sure the settings for the Registers (Port/IRQ/DMA) are
correct. Consult the documentation that came with your audio
card for more information about setting these Registers.
Selecting Sound Blaster will support Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster
Pro, Sound Blaster 16, and most Sound Blaster compatible boards.
Selecting WSS will support all WSS compatible boards. The WSS
support requires a lot of overhead (not required by Sound Blaster
boards), so it should be the last choice.
*WARNING* If you do not have audio support turned on, an
application that uses sound will run at about 1/10 the normal
speed. Turn off the sound in the application (if possible)
to prevent the slow down, or turn on the audio support on.
CD-ROM:
To emulate a CD drive (using MSCDEX), select the drive letter
of the CD drive. Set the Boot Priority to CD-ROM if you wish
to start up the emulation from the CD.
If you are using the CD drive as a SCSI device with ASPI, then
you should click the OFF setting here.
If you enable the CD support here, you will lose SCSI device 0
(in the SCSI support). This is necessary because the CD-ROM
must be simulated as a SCSI device, even if an IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM
drive is being used.
You can select between one of two different CD-ROM drives (if
you have more than one CD-ROM drive installed in your machine).
You can not select more than one CD-ROM drive with the built-in
CD-ROM support.
If the boot priority is set to CD-ROM, the system will attempt
to boot from the CD-ROM drive. Make sure that there is a valid
bootable CD-ROM disc in the drive *before* starting the emulation.
If the boot priority is set to DEVICE, the system may eject
the CD-ROM at boot time, depending on many factors. This
operation is normal.
ADB:
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To select whether to change KEYBOARD settings or MOUSE
settings, click that button. A sub-window will appear from
which you can change settings for that part of the ADB. To
return to the parent window, click the EXIT button at the
bottom of the sub-window.
(KEYBOARD:)
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