Macworld reports that you can run original versions of a lot of classic Mac software.īoth emulators include old versions of Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word, Nisus Writer, Adobe Photoshop, KidPix, MacPaint, and a lot more. (In theory, you can run them on an iPhone too, but there isn’t enough screen space to do so.) As they run in a browser, they run on any machine, whether M1 Mac, Intel Mac, or PC. There are two versions, one for System 7 and the other for Mac OS 8, which laid the foundations for what would become Mac OS X, later renamed to OS X and then to macOS. For the older ones among us, it’s a nostalgic trip down memory lane, while for younger readers it’s an interesting peek into the history of the machines we use today.Ī couple of years ago saw a Mac app to run Mac OS 8 on a virtual Quadra 900, and now there’s another Quadra emulator running entirely in a browser … There’s always a surprising amount of interest in Mac emulators for classic Macintosh and vintage Mac machines.
