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Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes…

Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 on one machine? That sounds like a square hole, says the voice from the background, but that voice is wrong!

Only a few days ago, Jarosław Mazurkiewicz published his latest project, which does exactly, what is written up there. And it does it on a Raspberry Pi.

The project is based on the well known emulator Basilisk II for version 7 and 8, and SheepShaver for version 9. It runs on Raspberry PI OS Lite, and even if you theoretically could put it all together manually, Jarosław practically did the work for us, and automated all the necessary steps. 🙏

CD and DVD images can be used, a virtual modem emulation allows access to the Interwebs and thanks to DualBoot you can still get a C64, C128 as well as a PET into the house with some digital help of VICE.

Of course, there are several emulators out there already. Also and especially for the Pi, which is more than well equipped for the tasks. But it's rare to find something so lovingly put together as this complete package.

You still have a Pi lying around? Then what are you waiting for? 

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Read the full newsletter Issue #56 of 8bitnews.io: Macintosh on a Pi

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