Using API-level implantation, the emulator can directly emulate such classic software on a Motorolla 6800 CPU, just like in the original Macintosh. The developer of the emulation Josh Juran noted that one of the primary goals of Advanced Mac Substitute is to allow the emulation of old Macintosh software without the need to source an original installation CD or Apple ROM.
Today, to celebrate the release, you can download and explore the Advanced Mac Substitute, a Macintosh emulator that allows you to run apps of yesteryear on your modern PC. Known today commonly as the Macintosh 128k, the original Macintosh featured a Motorola 6800 CPU running at 6 Mhz with 128 KB of RAM and no internal storage solution.
During a time where IBM’s dominance in the market seemed as though it might take over, the team at Apple showed the world that there was indeed one more thing. Thirty-five years ago today, in 1984, Steve Jobs walked across the stage in the Flint Center in Cupertino, California to reveal the original Macintosh.
