Classic Mac Nostalgia
has been using Macs since second grade. He specializes in "the lowest of the low-end spectrum" - Macintosh operating systems ranging from version 1.0 up to 6.0.8 and the Macs that run them.
Andrew writes, "I've always been interested in why the Macintosh OS has looked so good and was so easy to use from its first release.
"I own a Mac Plus, but since it's so old and slow, I prefer to emulate it using Mini vMac (based on vMac) on my blueberry iMac DV."
Classic Mac Nostalgia will cover emulators, System 1.0 and later, and programs that you can use with older versions of the Mac OS.
- Mac OS X 10.4.10 AirPort bug undermines use of MacBook Pro on battery power, 2007.07.30. AirPort bug introduced with 10.4.10 update means MacBook Pro can't access certain routers with encryption enabled while running from battery. 10.4.9 was fine.
- MacWrite 1.0: Defining word processing for a graphical user interface, 2006.11.15. The Mac's first word processor introduced a lot of features and norms that show up in today's word processing software.
- Software bundles: What came with the Mac 128K, 512K, and Plus, 2006.01.03. A look at the software and system versions that Apple shipped with the original Macintosh, the 512K Fat Mac, the Mac Plus, and the Mac 512ke.
- Innovative Macintosh System 1.0, 2005.12.08. The first Mac OS brought a graphical user interface to the masses, and a lot of it looks familiar to long-time Mac users.
- The Mini vMac Mac Plus Emulator, Andrew Conachey, Classic Mac Nostalgia, 2005.11.16. Our newest columnist will be looking at Systems 1-6, ancient software, and emulating older Macs on modern hardware.
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