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Run Mac OS System 7 in your browser
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Re: Run Mac OS System 7 in your browser
#52This shows a Macintosh Plus running System 7.0.1. The computer could actually run versions up to 7.5.5 – an OS that came out in 1996. That’s quite amazing, given the Plus was released in 1986. Try running Windows 8 or OS X Mavericks on a 10 year old computer.
That's insane to me. While people were using Win95 in 1996, full color, 3D games (Duke Nukem 3D), etc Macs were still in the dark ages with 7.5 and 8.
This was around the time I was in college. I went to a big ugly state school and a close friend went to a fancy private school. In my school, we only had PCs available for general student use. At his school, it was Mac-only with everyone got their own Mac in their dorms. It felt like we were back in the 80s with the tiny screens and the antiquated OS. A newer version of the same OS I used in elementary school when my parents bought a Mac 512k.
The labs at that school did have the newer color macs, which were nice, but were a minority there.
Incredible how long apple put off the move to a new platform. I guess 1999 wasn't too far off, but for a long while, owning a mac seemed like a step backward.
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#53Hypercard "Player"? Oh the pain, it's all coming back to me! (To those who don't understand... Hypercard was originally free but when it was spun off as part of Claris, they tried to charge for the real thing and only offered the "Player" for free. Hypercard was already disintegrating from neglect but this really hastened its demise.)
I wonder who owns Hypercard these days and if it could ever be released into the public domain. Edit: Seems as if Apple now own it again as part of FileMaker Inc.
However, SuperCard is still around and just received an update for Mavericks. SuperCard can even convert HyperCard stacks.
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#54Hypercard "Player"? Oh the pain, it's all coming back to me! (To those who don't understand... Hypercard was originally free but when it was spun off as part of Claris, they tried to charge for the real thing and only offered the "Player" for free. Hypercard was already disintegrating from neglect but this really hastened its demise.)
You could tell their heart wasn't in Hypercard Player: putting "set the userLevel to 5" into the message box would essentially turn it into Hypercard.
Which to a kid learning to make neat things with his computer was a gold mine.
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#55I admittably have a weakness for vintage human computer interface design, but for some reason, they don't make them like they used to anymore.
The Spatial Finder, showing which files and folders are open. sighs wistfully
Unfortunately, the "showing which files and folder are open" bit really really confused a lot of folks. I answered a lot of questions about why their icons were broken.
Otherwise though, it was brilliant.
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#56This shows a Macintosh Plus running System 7.0.1. The computer could actually run versions up to 7.5.5 – an OS that came out in 1996. That’s quite amazing, given the Plus was released in 1986. Try running Windows 8 or OS X Mavericks on a 10 year old computer.
That's insane to me. While people were using Win95 in 1996, full color, 3D games (Duke Nukem 3D), etc Macs were still in the dark ages with 7.5 and 8. This was around the time I was in college. I went to a big ugly state school and a close friend went to a fancy private school. In my school, we only had PCs available for general student use. At his school, it was Mac-only with everyone got their own Mac in their dorm…
I think I remember seeing an article where Steve Jobs lamented that Apple sat stalled while Microsoft and the PC industry continued to evolve. This was from an interview shortly after his return to Apple.
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#57This shows a Macintosh Plus running System 7.0.1. The computer could actually run versions up to 7.5.5 – an OS that came out in 1996. That’s quite amazing, given the Plus was released in 1986. Try running Windows 8 or OS X Mavericks on a 10 year old computer.
Well, Mavericks, fine. But I'm able to run Windows 8 on my old as hell Toshiba laptop, and it's blazing fast. I have completely regained my respect for Microsoft's engineers after Windows 8. They've proven, time and time again, that with the right management, they're able to produce stunning work.
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#58Hi, I hacked this together, though most of the credit should go to Hampa Hug's very nice emulator[0]. I'm posting this now as I saw the neat Windows emulator project and figured today was a good day to talk about emulation :) My reasoning for putting this together is that I think it's really important for people to learn from what's come before, and the web is the most accessible place to do that. I've written a post…
Wonderful job, but it would be nice to have (a) more interesting applications (e.g. MacPascal, HyperCard -- the full version not the Player) and also command-key support (it actually wigs out if you use command keys).
I was able to use Command-key shortcuts in MacPaint. (Firefox 21 on Linux). On a PC keyboard, Alt maps to Command and Control maps to Option.
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#59This shows a Macintosh Plus running System 7.0.1. The computer could actually run versions up to 7.5.5 – an OS that came out in 1996. That’s quite amazing, given the Plus was released in 1986. Try running Windows 8 or OS X Mavericks on a 10 year old computer.
That's insane to me. While people were using Win95 in 1996, full color, 3D games (Duke Nukem 3D), etc Macs were still in the dark ages with 7.5 and 8. This was around the time I was in college. I went to a big ugly state school and a close friend went to a fancy private school. In my school, we only had PCs available for general student use. At his school, it was Mac-only with everyone got their own Mac in their dorm…
Tiny screens weren't a requirement. 14", 16", and 21" color displays were available since 1992, with resolutions of 640x480, 832x624, and 1152x870. A 1987 Mac II supported up to 6 displays, forming a single desktop. Not too shabby, eh?
However, the OS was behind the times, lacking memory protection and preemptive multitasking. It is incredible how much wasted effort went into Pink, Taligent, and Copland...
Re: Run Mac OS System 7 in your browser
#60This shows a Macintosh Plus running System 7.0.1. The computer could actually run versions up to 7.5.5 – an OS that came out in 1996. That’s quite amazing, given the Plus was released in 1986. Try running Windows 8 or OS X Mavericks on a 10 year old computer.
That's insane to me. While people were using Win95 in 1996, full color, 3D games (Duke Nukem 3D), etc Macs were still in the dark ages with 7.5 and 8. This was around the time I was in college. I went to a big ugly state school and a close friend went to a fancy private school. In my school, we only had PCs available for general student use. At his school, it was Mac-only with everyone got their own Mac in their dorm…
Contrary to what you seem to be suggesting, in 1996 Macs ran full color 3D games, could use large screens, and they were known for its graphics – remember that MYST was made on Macs. System 7.5 was a great OS, it just didn’t have the modern features that Win95 had (protected memory, preemptive multitasking.) Also, let’s not forget that before the release of Windows95, the Mac’s OS was way more advanced. We’re talking about a rough patch of 3 years.