Blue Box
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Blue Box was a compatibility environment in early Mac OS X that allowed users to run classic Mac OS applications within the new operating system.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mac OS component
ⓘ
emulation environment ⓘ software compatibility layer ⓘ |
| architecture | ran classic Mac OS in a virtualized environment ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mac OS 8
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac OS 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Mac OS X technology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
compatibility technology ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| discontinuedIn | early 2000s ⓘ |
| executionModel | ran classic Mac OS as a task under the new OS ⓘ |
| feature |
allowed many existing Mac OS applications to run unmodified
ⓘ
integrated with Mac OS X windowing system ⓘ provided a separate protected memory space for classic applications ⓘ supported cooperative multitasking of classic applications ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Rhapsody developer releases
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| memoryModel | isolated classic environment from native Mac OS X processes ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Mac OS X
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac OS X Server 1.x NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhapsody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | PowerPC Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide backward compatibility for legacy Mac software
ⓘ
run classic Mac OS applications on Mac OS X ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Carbon API
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classic Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac OS X transition from classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Classic Environment ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportedEnvironment |
Classic Mac OS
GENERATED
ⓘ
Mac OS 8 GENERATED ⓘ Mac OS 9 GENERATED ⓘ |
| supports |
running 68k-emulated applications via classic Mac OS
ⓘ
running PowerPC-native classic Mac OS applications ⓘ |
| userInterface | integrated with Mac OS X desktop ⓘ |
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