This week the Internet Archive website announced it has curated a range of classic Macintosh software for interested users to download and emulate in their browser, allowing them to get a feel for Apple days of yesteryear.
The selection spans the period 1984-1989 in Macintosh history, and features classic applications like MacPaint and MacDraft, System Software 6, and games including Dark Castle, Airborne! and Lemmings.
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If you've not experienced the original operating system for the Macintosh family of computers, it's an interesting combination of well-worn conventions in the modern world, along with choices that might seem strange or off-the-mark. At the time the machine was released, however, they landed new ideas in the hands of a worldwide audience and gained significant fans and followers almost immediately.
In addition, the compilation of System 7.0.1 includes a large variety of software programs and provides a vintage recreation of the later MacOS experience of 1991. Some features that System 7 boasted over its predecessor included virtual memory, personal file sharing, QuickTime, QuickDraw 3D, and an improved user interface.
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The full range of software can be found in the Macintosh Collection. The emulator itself comes prepackaged in each listing and does not require a separate download.
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(View all)These were the days!!
Just think, we'll never be able to reminisce like this over iOS apps in 20 years. App signing and locked-down distribution effectively preclude that.Archive.org is seriously under appreciated website/organization
Truth - archive.org is awesome!That aside, it cracked me up that the System 6 emulator takes 40 megs to download, whereas the original consisted of 128k or so of ROM and 1 800k floppy!
Yep, we didn't see macos until version 8
7.6, with that awesome new boot screen and logo. I remember all the computer nerds (of which I was one) gathered 'round a PPC8100 for the first boot, waiting to see it!Does it have hypercard though?
:p