MacWorks Plus II

MacWorks Plus II supports System 7.5 on Macintosh XL and Lisa

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MacWorks Plus II Features

MacWorks Plus II

supports Macintosh System Software up to System 7.5 ("Pro" level of MW+II)
supports Macintosh System Software up to System 6.0.8 ("Basic" level of MW+II)
includes many bug fixes to MacWorks Plus
supports over 10MB of RAM (more than 4MB requires an XLerator)
supports XLerator boards without the restart necessary with MacWorks Plus
Includes hardware upgrade that:
- allows reading virtually all Macintosh 800k disks
- increases compatibility of serial ports
- includes true non-volatile PRAM (no battery required)
- supports optional SCC hardware upgrade that allows higher serial port speeds, LocalTalk v58 support for File Sharing
... and many more

Downloads

Note: Operation of MacWorks Plus II requires that the PFG (Programmable Frequency Generator) is installed on the X/Lisa's I/O board. To purchase a PFG, see Ordering Information below.

MacWorks Plus II Manual (acrobat pdf)
MacWorks Plus II Series 1 Update Manual (acrobat pdf)
MacWorks Plus II 2.5.0 X/Lisa BOOT disk (DiskCopy 4.2)
MacWorks Plus II 2.5.0 800K Install disk (DiskCopy 4.2)

Product History

MacWorks was originally developed by Apple Computer Inc. to allow the Lisa to run Macintosh software. When Apple discontinued the Lisa (renamed the Macintosh XL), Sun Remarketing Corp. of Logan, Utah continued development of the MacWorks environment under license up to the release of MacWorks Plus v1.1h (which supports System software up to v6.0.3). Dafax Processing Corp. with the assistance of Query Engineering Inc. (now known as Sigma Seven Systems Ltd.) then further developed the environment up to the current MacWorks Plus II.

Ordering Information

You may be able to purchase MacWorks Plus II (and other items for your X/Lisa) from:

VintageMicros Inc.
Lisa Spare Parts, Software and Manuals

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