A current Google Chrome tab may be used to operate an ancient Mac PC
Back in the day, you required sophisticated hardware to run a complex operating system like, say, Mac OS 8. You may now run the entire thing in a Chrome tab. It's easy to overlook how far computers have gone in such a short period of time. If you need a fast refresher, you may run these two previous versions of macOS in your browser.
Mihai Parparita, a Quip (not the toothbrush) engineer, has produced emulators for System 7 and Mac OS 8, two old Mac systems from the 1990s. System 7 was released in 1991, and it included features such as QuickTime, personal file sharing, and virtual memory; Mac OS 8 was released in 1997, and it included spring-loaded folders, pop-up windows in the Finder, customizable system fonts, themes, and the Control Strip, which served as the precursor to the dock we all know and love today.
If you're up on your Mac emulation history, you'll know that this isn't the first time someone has made it feasible to run applications like Mac OS 8 on current hardware. You've been able to download emulators for a while now—we directed you to Felix Rieseberg's option a few years ago, which offers a wonderful way to enjoy the game The Oregon Trail as it was intended to be played.
The two emulators we're talking about today, on the other hand, are fantastic since they operate in your browser—no downloads necessary. That means you may experiment with System 7 or Mac OS 8 in a browser tab whether you're running a Mac or a PC, M1 or Intel.
While simply exploring the emulators is entertaining in and of itself—especially for those of us who clearly recall using these operating systems back in the day—Parparita has also added useful—and still functional—vintage software. You may look at programs like Word, Photoshop, and Adobe Reader that were around a long time ago. Even better, because many emulators enable importing and exporting files, you can really utilize them for practical purposes.
To transfer any emulator file to your actual Mac, just drag it to the "The Outside World" folder; this will send the file directly to your computer's Downloads folder. Drop something from your computer into the emulator window, and it will save it to the folder "The Outside World."
You may also play games on your Mac OS 8 emulator, including Lemmings, KidPix, Prince of Persia, SimCity, and, of course, The Oregon Trail. If there's only one reason to try these emulators, I'd suggest it's to shoot some buffalo and lament your lost travels.
Having said that, nothing is perfect. Some apps may not function properly, but this may be remedied by adjusting system settings. Others may throw errors every time you attempt them for unknown reasons. But, hey, it's a full-fledged '90s operating system running on the internet! Aside from the bugs, that's quite nice.
Though returning to a simpler period of computing is enjoyable and memorable, the experience is fleeting: the moment you close the emulator tab, everything you've done is lost forever. The next time you launch the emulator, even if you use the same browser, you'll see a completely reset System 7 or Mac OS 8.
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SOURCE: lifehacker
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