We’ve seen a System 7 Mac emulator before, as an app, but a developer has now created a version which runs directly in a web browser … System 7 was the first classic Mac OS system to be later renamed ...

There’s always a surprising amount of interest in Mac emulators for classic Macintosh and vintage Mac machines. For the older ones among us, it’s a nostalgic trip down memory lane, while for younger ...

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 ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Apple launching Mac OS X, the operating system that serves as the foundation of modern-day macOS. Apple released a public beta of Mac OS X in September 2000, and ...

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 ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

UTM is an emulator for virtualizing other operating systems. Here's how to use it to run Apple's Mac OS 9 on a Mac running on Apple Silicon. UTM is an OS emulator that lets you virtualize and run a ...

Ten years ago Apple bestowed a new operating system unto the world, Mac OS X. A merger of NeXTStep and the Classic Mac OS, OS X finally delivered Apple’s first major evolution in OS design after a ...

In the 1990s, Apple was in trouble. The once-revolutionary Mac OS was creaking and next-gen replacements were going nowhere. Enter Steve Jobs, who returned to the company he founded with a pile of ...

Developer Bryan Keller was curious whether an old version of Apple's Mac operating system was capable of running on the Nintendo Wii after seeing Windows NT ported to the gaming device, so he decided ...