![]() ![]() That may be some way off becoming reality, but we all know how quickly things can change in this game, don’t we? If the web can really replace native applications then why would we need an operating system like we have today? You really need to give the thing a try yourself to appreciate it, but with web apps like this on the horizon, we have to wonder if Google has the right idea with its Chrome OS. There’s no doubt that Alessio Atzeni does! The demonstration, put together by Alessio Atzeni is there to give us all an idea of just what is possible if you know what you’re doing. HTML5 and CSS3 are two technologies that will allow web developers and designers to make more sophisticated websites, blurring the lines between the internet and ‘real’ applications. Entering the password of ‘admin’ will then cause the web app to launch what appears to be a Mac desktop. Firing up the project will start you off with what appears to be a Mac’s power-on screen, which will eventually give way to an OS X logon screen. ![]() He also wrote MacLanding, a Defender clone, but I can’t get that one to work.Put simply, the whole thing is actually a web page.Īnd it’s not static, either. ![]() Update: Here’s Mac Missiles, a pretty good Missile Command clone written in 1985 by some kid named Avie Tevanian. The menus keep disappearing on me in this emulator.Īnother thing that struck me: the classic Mac OS was beautiful. I’ve long since lost my muscle memory for the old way. Years later, Apple switched to allowing both click-and-hold and just plain click-and-release to navigate menus. One thing that struck me clicking around for a few minutes: the original Mac team got it wrong with their decision to only keep a menu open while holding down the mouse button. HyperCard! ResEdit! Quit commands in their rightful place in the File menu! The black-and-white, mouse driven computer that radically shifted ![]() Machines, and a range of other home computers, the InternetĪrchive can now emulate the early models of the Apple Macintosh, Internet Archive Now Has a Browser-Based Emulator of Classic Mac HardwareĪfter offering in-browser emulation of console games, arcade ![]()
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