The Basilisk II emulator can be used to run old versions of Mac OS 8 and System 7 on a modern Mac. Here's how to get started using it. Before macOS and OS X, there was Mac OS 9, and before that were ...

I'm not going to go into details, but I have Basilisk II emulating a decently fast '040 68K Mac. System 7.5.5 for now until I can get my hands on a CD of MacOS 8.0, which I could update to 8.1 or .6 ...

While the Unix operating systems Solaris and HP-UX are still in active development, they’re not particularly popular anymore and are mostly relegated to some enterprise and data center environments ...

Step back in time to the Macintosh of the 1990s, and run complete, virtual installations of System 7 and Mac OS 8 in a browser window. There is a single flaw in the new virtual versions of 1990s Mac ...

While macOS has come a long way, I like to remind myself every once in a while of where the technology used to be. And thanks to Mihai Parparita, it’s very easy to actually experience vintage versions ...

If you yearn for the days of old Mac OS versions–we’re talking pre-OS X here–then your time has finally come. Software engineer Mihai Parparita has unveiled his latest project: Infinite Mac, which ...

For retro computing enthusiasts, there’s no substitute for unearthing ancient hardware and computing like it’s 1999. But as with old video games, emulation offers a much more convenient way to run old ...

This is a great time to own a Mac. But it’s also a great time to own a Windows PC. Both Apple and Microsoft have new operating systems — Snow Leopard for the Mac and Windows 7 for PCs. I’ll tell you ...