File:Basilisk snapshot9.png
Summary
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| Description | Mac OS 8.1 being emulated within Basilisk II running on Windows 11 v25H2, an emulator for classic 68K Macs. The "About This Computer" and Apple Menu are open. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Apple |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: I created this screenshot using ShareX. Immediate source: Own |
| Date of publication | August 13, 2026 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Basilisk II |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | This image will demonstrate Mac OS 8.1 being emulated on Basilisk II, which is the article's subject. This image will show Basilisk II's capabilities (able to emulate Mac OS 8.1 on m68k), platform support (runs on Windows 11), and UI (nothing other than the emulated OS itself), showing potential users what to expect visually. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
While Basilisk II itself is free and open-source, Mac OS 8.1 is not. As Basilisk II cannot run any OS other than Mac OS, there is no possible alternative image that would be completely free. Additionally, Mac OS itself has no free alternative. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | I only plan to use this image in the Basilisk II article, with no current plans to add more images. The image is not downsized from its already low resolution of ~640x480 to ensure that pixel art, text, and UI details stay visible. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
Mac OS 8.1 has not been sold nor supported in nearly three decades (30 years) as of 2026, so there are no commercial opportunities to harm in the first place. Even if there was, a single, non-interactive screenshot showing generic Mac OS 8.1 functionality cannot compete with Mac OS 8.1 in the software industry. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Basilisk II//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Basilisk_snapshot9.pngtrue | |
Low resolution: Making this screenshot low resolution would destroy the pixel art qualities of the icons and the pixelated nature of the text, which would undermine the image's usefulness in identifying Mac OS 8.1 as those are hallmarks of its UI. Additionally, since UI elements in older OSes tend to be smaller, downscaling this screenshot could lead to unrecognizable elements and illegible text.
Licensing
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- for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question,
- in the absence of a free alternative,
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
…qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
Rationale
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| Purpose of use |
To illustrate the primary subject of an educational article and to aid in providing commentary on it in way that words alone cannot do |
| Replaceable? |
Because Mac OS and all its version and derivatives are proprietary software, there is almost certainly no free alternatives |
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| Purpose of use |
to illustrate that an emulator is capable of emulating this operating system and applications for it, in the context of commentary about the emulator |
| Replaceable? |
Because Mac OS and all its version and derivatives are proprietary software, there is almost certainly no free alternatives |
File history
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 19:58, 13 August 2026 | | 640 × 505 (57 KB) | LoganDeveloper (talk | contribs) | Old revision was too low-res, making elements unrecognizable and text illegible. This updated revision features Mac OS 8.1 whilst not destroying the image content, allowing pixel art and aliased text qualities to be preserved |
| 06:01, 22 January 2017 | No thumbnail | 358 × 277 (39 KB) | Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 21:32, 29 June 2008 | No thumbnail | 1,032 × 801 (39 KB) | Damian Yerrick (talk | contribs) | This was originally uploaded to Wikimedia Commons as commons:Image:Snapshot9.png. It is likely to be deleted from Commons under its derivative works policy. {{emulator fur |Article=Emulator |Game=Macintosh System S |
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