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Dev tools · July 29, 2020

macintosh.js

A 1991 Macintosh in an app - for Windows, Linux, and macOS

macintosh.js launched on July 29, 2020 with 198 votes, #121 of 4,305 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

I put an entire Macintosh Quadra with Mac OS 8.1 into an Electron app, together with a bunch of apps and games. It runs on... JavaScript. This is a toy, but you can transfer files in and out, mount disk images, and time-travel back to the 90ies.

🖥 A virtual Apple Macintosh with System 8, running in Electron. I'm sorry. - felixrieseberg/macintosh.js

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