Hacker News with Generative AI: Mac OS

A brief history of fonts in Mac OS (eclecticlight.co)
The first Macs came with bitmap fonts stored in FONT resources, and those were normally used in the set sizes supplied, as they scaled so poorly.

Operating Systems, Mac OS, Fonts, History

14 points by rbanffy 8 days ago | 0 comments

A brief history of fonts in Mac OS (eclecticlight.co)
The first Macs came with bitmap fonts stored in FONT resources, and those were normally used in the set sizes supplied, as they scaled so poorly.

Operating Systems, History, Fonts, Mac OS

4 points by atan2 11 days ago | 0 comments

Mac Themes Garden (damien.zone)
I've "launched" the Mac Themes Garden! It is a website showcasing more than 3,000 (and counting) Kaleidoscope from the Classic Mac era, ready to be seen, downloaded and explored! Check it out! Oh, and there also is an RSS feed you can subscribe to see themes as they are added/updated!

Mac OS, Design, Retro Computing, Web Development, RSS

229 points by speckx 16 days ago | 79 comments

How I set up new MacBooks (catalins.tech)
I recently got a new MacBook and procrastinated setting it up for a few days. Installing apps individually and configuring your machine manually feels like a huge chore.

Mac OS, Productivity, Software, Personal Setup

53 points by cmpit 28 days ago | 47 comments

Still browsing like it's 1999: Fresh tools that keep vintage Macs online, alive (theregister.com)
The first Intel-based Mac was 19 years ago, but new versions of apps for both Classic Mac OS and PowerPC Mac OS X still occasionally appear, and we are here for it.

Mac OS, Vintage Computing, Software, Technology, Retro Computing

5 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 0 comments

Use AppleShare 3.9.2 even on Mac OS 7.6 (techhub.social)

Mac OS, AppleShare, Retro Computing

5 points by geerlingguy 58 days ago | 0 comments

The Myth of Liquid Detection (eclecticlight.co)
Macs have developed their own mythology, and this week I unintentionally came across a myth that developed over a year ago. Like so many it was born from a chance observation, this time of a new background process that appeared on 25 October 2023 in macOS Sonoma 14.1, and was reported in 9to5Mac on 3 November 2023.

Mac OS, Software, Technology, Myth

62 points by frizlab 64 days ago | 31 comments

SheepShaver is an open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator (emaculation.com)
SheepShaver is an open source PowerPC Apple Macintosh emulator. Using SheepShaver (along with the appropriate ROM image) it is possible to emulate a PowerPC Macintosh computer capable of running Mac OS 7.5.2 through 9.0.4. Builds of SheepShaver are available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Emulation, Open Source, Mac OS, PowerPC, Apple Macintosh

139 points by janandonly 68 days ago | 67 comments

Mac OS on an unmodified Wii (2022) (hackaday.com)
We’re used to the so-called “Hackintoshes”, non-Apple hardware running MacOS. One we featured recently was even built into the case of a Nintendo Wii. But [Dandu] has gone one better than that, by running MacOS on an unmodified Wii, original Nintendo hardware (French, Google Translate link).

Hacking, Retro Gaming, Mac OS, Nintendo Wii

21 points by notpushkin 102 days ago | 3 comments

Mac(OS)talgia (swallowmygraphicdesign.com)
Since COVID-19 hit us by storm, working from home has become the new normal for many, including me. Mac(os)talgia is exploring my 2020 work-from-home routine with an added touch of nostalgia. How would have the same workflow looked like with the tools of today and the limitations of yesterday. Unreliable internet, little disk storage, macOS 9 and much more...

Nostalgia, Mac OS, Design, Technology

125 points by mgrayson 103 days ago | 78 comments

A brief history of Mac servers (eclecticlight.co)
Although there’s little evidence of them today, Apple made a long succession of Mac servers and servers for Macs from 1988 to 2014, and only discontinued support for the last release of macOS Server in April 2022.

Apple, Servers, History, Mac OS

27 points by whalesalad 163 days ago | 3 comments

Infinite Mac: Macintosh Garden Library (persistent.info)
The Macintosh Garden is a great resource in the retro Mac community. It has an archive of nearly every piece of software released in the 80s and 90s, complete with screenshots, manuals, and metadata like year of release and operating system requirements.

Retro Computing, Mac OS, Software Archives, History

22 points by doener 199 days ago | 0 comments

Macs Boot Securely, or Can't (eclecticlight.co)
Earlier this week, I explained how the Signed System Volume (SSV), Data volume and cryptexes are integrated into the boot volume group, to support a secure boot process. This article outlines how modern Macs tackle the problem of booting securely.

Mac OS, Security, Boot Process

17 points by akyuu 208 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: What's your Mac OS App side project? (ycombinator.com)
I'm curious if any HN'ers here have any fun mac os projects they've built or even have an income from?

Mac OS, Side Projects, Programming, App Development

18 points by laksmanv 219 days ago | 15 comments

A retro website framework in the theme of Mac OS 9 (os9.ca)

Retro Computing, Web Development, Mac OS

29 points by novoreorx 237 days ago | 1 comments

Wallops: A modern IRC client for classic Mac OS (jcs.org)
Wallops is a modern IRC client that I wrote on and for my Macintosh Plus.

Mac OS, IRC, Software, Programming

94 points by todsacerdoti 253 days ago | 27 comments

Managing Classic Mac OS Resources in ResEdit (eclecticlight.co)

Mac OS, Software, Operating Systems, Programming, Legacy Software

94 points by zdw 307 days ago | 52 comments

Managing Classic Mac OS Resources in ResEdit (eclecticlight.co)