Apple’s macOS 8 is a pretty popular operating system when it comes to virtual emulators running on modern devices. Back in 2020, we saw a developer from San Francisco release an app to let users experience macOS 8 on their Windows, Linux, and other macOS machines. And now, another developer has created a macOS 8 emulator that runs in a supported web browser instantly. Let’s check out the details below.
A developer named Mihai Parparita recently created a browser-based System 7 or macOS 8 emulator that lets users experience Apple’s computer platform from 1997 on a virtual 68k Mac. As the emulator is web browser-based, it can run instantly on a device, without requiring to download and install an app like the macintosh.js app from 2020.
The Infinite Mac eliminates the need of downloading and installing an app on a device and offers various useful features that are actually functional. To eliminate the downloading issue, the developer compressed the disk image. He then broke it up into 256K blocks that are downloaded if and when required.
Another issue for Parparita was to solve the CPU usage of the emulator as old school OS emulators tend to increase one of your CPU cores to 100% usage whether you are running the emulator or not. To solve this, the developer used the existing features from his Basilisk II project to reduce CPU usage. With these features, the emulator achieves full performance only when there is user input or a screen refresh is required.
