Retro is currently in fashion. In fact, it seems that cassette tapes are getting a second youth again. But if we talk about operating systems, the thing is different since the older versions cannot offer us the productivity that we enjoy today. Computing has evolved a lot in recent years and the Internet Archive guys are creating an incredible database not only of applications but also of operating systems. It is not the first it will not be the last that we talk about these guys. This time we speak to show you the latest addition they have made.
We talk about System 6 y System 7, two operating systems that hit the market case in the late 80's and early 90's to the Macs that were on the market at that time. Internet Archive does not offer us the possibility of downloading them, for legal reasons obviously, but they do not allow us to use them thanks to an emulator where it is executed, so that we can use it in practically any browser on the market, including those available on the platforms mobiles.
Among the system programs, applications, games, utilities and accessories we find: HyperCard, Macintosh Basics, Control Panels, BBEdit Lite, MacDraw, MacPaint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Orion, Pagemaker, ZTerm, Risk, Cannon Fodder, Shufflepuck, HD Setup, Disinfectant, Disk Copy, ResEdit, TeachText, Compact Pro, Mac Gzip, Mar, Stuffit Expander, Stuffit Lite, Alarm Clock, Calculator, Note Pad, Puzzle and Scrapbook.
The operation of the emulator, as it usually happens with most of this type, it's quite slowAlthough we have a fairly powerful Mac, but at least it lets us enjoy, or suffer, as were the Mac operating systems almost 30 years ago.