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SheepShaver

Open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator
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SheepShaver

Summary

SheepShaver is an emulator[1]. SheepShaver draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (emulator category, ranking #21 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • SheepShaver's instance of is recorded as emulator[3].
  • SheepShaver's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • SheepShaver's developer is recorded as Be Inc.[5].
  • SheepShaver's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • SheepShaver's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[7].
  • SheepShaver's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • SheepShaver's operating system is recorded as BeOS[9].
  • SheepShaver's operating system is recorded as Linux[10].
  • SheepShaver's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • SheepShaver's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • SheepShaver's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3pre[13].
  • SheepShaver's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5[14].
  • SheepShaver's Commons category is recorded as SheepShaver[15].
  • 1998 marks the founding of SheepShaver[16].
  • SheepShaver was published on 1998[17].
  • SheepShaver's official website is recorded as https://sheepshaver.cebix.net/[18].
  • SheepShaver's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/cebix/macemu[19].
  • SheepShaver's emulates is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[20].
  • SheepShaver's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].
  • SheepShaver's P14912 is recorded as SheepShaver[22].

Body

Publication

SheepShaver was published on 1998[17].

Why It Matters

SheepShaver draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (emulator category, ranking #21 of 22).[2] SheepShaver has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

BeOS C++ free software Linux macOS Mac OS operating systems Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Be Inc.
    Operating system → BeOS, Linux, macOS +1
    P14912 → SheepShaver
    Programmed in → Q2407, Q15777
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14912]]: SheepShaver, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312564962|SheepShaver (#312564962)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8311|Emulation Gener"
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