MacOS’s pioneering work! Take you to the apple system 20 years ago

Every operating system has its brilliant moment. As a classic Microsoft Windows 95, it has become a powerful tool for software giants to dominate the world, and also confirms the history of Microsoft. In contrast, MacOS 8, also the first Apple Mac system, is much more low-key. This is due to the high price of Macintosh and the fact that at that time, MacOS was only a small part of the operating system. In terms of fame, it was not comparable to that of windows. Today, although Apple MacOS is still not the mainstream, its influence has changed. This year, Apple’s MacOS system is going to usher in a cross era update, version number out of the “X” that is 10, into Mac OS 11. At this moment, would you like to have a try at the beginning of MacOS and see what drastic changes have taken place in the apple computer system in the past two decades? Here comes the opportunity. Recently, a developer has made a whole Mac OS 8 system into a software“ macintosh.js ”。 macintosh.js It’s not a real system, but a set of simulators written by JavaScript. In the form of virtual machine, the Macintosh Quadra 900 computer running MacOS 8 is simulated. Through it, we can experience this long lost classic operating system.

macintosh.js Open source on GitHub, the whole set of software is less than 300MB, which can be installed by double clicking just like ordinary software. Because it’s a simulator, you don’t have to think about whether it can run on your win7 or win10 computer, because This is no different from installing a common software! the author has prepared the corresponding installation program for users of different platforms, and even distinguished 32-bit and 64 bit. The installation process is very simple. There are no options. After double clicking, you can wait a few seconds patiently. In particular, the author also designed a very retro installation interface for it. After the installation, a colored “finder” icon will be left on the desktop, and the virtual machine will start automatically. different from the current version of MacOS, there was no dock column in that year’s MacOS. However, the shape of menu and window has begun to take shape, such as global top menu bar, status information in the upper right corner, quasi materialized icon, right-click menu, etc. Due to the limited space, the system only displays the time information by default, and you can switch the date by clicking. In fact, the same is true for Win95 in that year. the apple icon in the upper left corner has been around since this generation, but engineers at that time preferred color, but now it’s more popular and simple. After clicking the icon, a multi-level menu will pop up, which is similar to the current launchpad, but looks more like the Win95 of that year. Each menu item is distinguished by an icon, and you can even decide whether to use a single level menu or a multi-level menu. However, compared with Win95, apple added too much content in the first level menu, so that the search efficiency is not high! window design also has a sense of vicissitudes of that era, and even the design has affected many later versions of MacOS. Unlike all the control buttons that appear in the upper left corner (close, minimize, and full screen), apple used a split design. From left to right, they were “close”, “adaptive” and “collapse (minimize)”. Of course, you can move the window by dragging the title bar, and drag the bottom right border to zoom the window. minimization is special in MacOS 8. You need to click on the upper right corner of the screen, and then select “hide”. Maybe it is too troublesome to operate this operation. Subsequent versions can operate directly in the window, and this is what we see now. both Netscape and Internet Explorer are pre installed in the system. Maybe some people wonder, isn’t this ie a Microsoft product? In fact, there were no restrictions on the performance of Macie since then. However, due to the long history and virtual machine, these two can only be viewed as memories, and no web page can be opened.

macintosh.js A full set of adobe family buckets is built in. For example, Photoshop, illustrator, premiere and dimensions, which are familiar to all of you, can be found here. You can even use these “antiques” to draw pictures or videos. the virtual machine can exchange files with the physical machine, but the steps are a little troublesome“ macintosh.js ”The folder (Windows) of the virtual machine can transfer files with “UNIX” in the virtual machine (please refer to the “help” below the virtual machine). The whole process is similar to the shared folder in VMware. However, the speed of opening and operating is very moving. I don’t know whether it is due to the virtual machine.

Macintosh.js Built in some utility tools, such as calculators, notes, of course, there are recently used programs, recently opened documents, and so on. These are actually the most basic functions of every operating system, such as MacOS and windows! in addition to applications, macintosh.js It also provides video browsing, small games and other functions, which is also a sensory experience. Of course, for modern people, I’m afraid these have long lost their freshness, but for those who used computers in those days, they may be opening up a new world! although macintosh.js It’s just a simulator, but its fidelity is very high. As an “antique” system, although it can no longer help us to achieve specific work, but as a classic of the times, it is worth recalling!