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Infinite Mac project works to create lightning fast, browser-based Macintosh Quadra emulation

This is an incredibly cool retro project and will make you wish your Macintosh Quadra from the 90’s ran anywhere near this fast. A developer has extended on the work of James Friend’s Basilisk II and PCE.js with the Infinite Mac project to create an improved version of a Quadra emulator. This arrives at a […]

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Presence of WINE-like wrapper hints at tools that may allow for easier porting between Steam and macOS games

This could turn into something interesting. Albeit Valve has historically loved its own way of doing things, a deep dive into Reddit’s /r/linux_gaming subreddit revealed the presence of Steam Play, which is based around a WINE-like compatibility wrapper. WINE functions as an open-source project that can cajole Windows executables into running on Unix-based systems, i.e. […]

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Hack: User pulls off ROM hack, runs Mac OS 6.0.1 on Amiga 500 computer

This is one of the cooler old-school projects out there. And it seems to have worked. Apparently, Reddit and imgur user “wowbobwow” was able to get Mac OS 6.0.1 running on an Amiga 500 computer. This was achieved by using an emulator called “A-Max” that allowed Mac ROM chips to be run on the Amiga.

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Developer adapts Apple Watch to run Mac OS 7.5.5

I’m not sure how he did it, but developer Nick Lee managed to get Mac OS 7.5.5 running on his Apple Watch. The developer started by updating his Apple Watch to the developer version of watchOS 2, and then ported the Mini vMac emulator so it would run on the device. The icons are really […]