OS X BasiliskII port - An OS X version of the Basilisk II emulator that uses the Aqua interface. Someone in one of Pittsburgh’s user groups might have that kind of stuff lying around. Basilisk II requires a (Legal please!) copy of OS 8.1 and an image of a Mac Quadra ROM. Emaculation should be your first stop on the road to emulating a classic mac.īasilisk II - Basilisk II emulates the 68K Motorola architecture and can run Mac OS 8.1 on Linux, Windows, or the new Intel Macs. Includes an excellent Beginners’ Guide to Emulating a Macintosh. Setting up an emulator also enhance your knowledge of computer operating systems! Start with mini-vMac it’s the easiest to set up and has been ported to every computer system and electronic gadget imaginable.Įmaculation - A site dedicated to emulating Apple Macintosh computers. Running an emulator on your computer increases the range of software that you’ll be able to run. Jagshouse - Resources for classic Macintosh users. Mel’s Macintosh Universe - Mel owns a number of classic Macintosh computers. The Apple Museum - History of the Apple Computer company. Low-End Mac FAQ - Technical information on older Macs. The Vintage Mac Museum - The Vintage Mac Museum features Motorola and PowerPC based Macs. Lowendmac - How much mac do you need? Guides and specifications for older Macintosh models. The site itself is hosted on System 7! System 7 is my choice for use when emulating a 68k Mac. System 7 Today - The name pretty much says it all System 7 Today contains resources and an active forum for 68K and PowerPC Macs running System 7. MacResource - A place to find Macintosh peripherals and accessories. Other World Computing - “Serving the Mac Universe since 1988.” Highly recommended by Bob Donaldson and other members of North Pittsburgh Apple User Group. Thanks to Peter Carras of COWMUG for this link! Wanna-Be - The Wanna-Be Web Browser is a text-only web browser for Mac OS 7.5 and above. There is an OS X version of iCab as well, but why pay for an alternative to Safari? ICab - One of the few browsers still supported for classic Macs. This download is available from the archives available on evolt. Unfortunately no longer supported by Microsoft. Internet Explorer 5.1.7 - OS 9 (direct download) - The best browser for classic PowerPC Macs. Opera can pretend to be Internet Explorer. Opera - Opera is a lightweight standards complaint multiplatform web browser with integrated BitTorrent support. Mac users may prefer Camino, (see below) which is based on the same rendering engine but is styled for the Macintosh.Ĭamino - Like Firefox, Camino is another Mozilla based web browser, but optimized for and styled for Apple’s OS X. Update to the latest version here.įirefox - One of the most popular browsers on the internet, second only to Internet Explorer. Safari - Safari is Apple’s official web browser for OS X. POV-Ray dates back to the Amiga and nowadays runs on Mac OS 9 and OS X, and just about any other platform. POV-Ray - This little program requires coding skills, but the results are worth it!. The X11.app comes with OS X but is not installed by default. The GIMP requires an X Windowing Layer provided by the X11.app. GIMP - GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program, a free and very competent alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Open Source Mac - “A simple list of free, open-source software for Mac OS X.” OS X users will need to install the X11.app in order to run OpenOffice, which can be found installation discs that came with your computer.ĪbiWord - AbiWord is an excellent multiplatform word processor for the platform of your choice, including OS X.Īpple Downloads - The above programs and more are available directly from Apple’s site. OpenOffice - OpenOffice is an open source derivative of Sun’s Star Office and a very competent multiplatform alternative to Microsoft Office. NeoOffice - Neo Office is an OS X port of OpenOffice. Try these before you spend money on something else!
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