[HN Gopher] MicroMac, a Macintosh for under PS5
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MicroMac, a Macintosh for under PS5
Author : als0
Score : 196 points
Date : 2024-06-16 20:02 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| riffic wrote:
| one of these running system 7 would be a delight, seeing that's
| probably where the classic Mac OS hit its peak.
| rcarmo wrote:
| You can do that comfortably on a "normal" Rasbperry Pi - I have
| a bunch of resources for that here:
| https://taoofmac.com/space/emulation
| xixixao wrote:
| I was hoping this was a super cheap hackintosh running modern
| macOS. Is that even possible these days?
| MenhirMike wrote:
| > Is that even possible these days?
|
| It still kinda is as long as macOS supports Intel, but the
| writing is on the wall:
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39728146
| Moto7451 wrote:
| Yes. The biggest limiting factor for "cheap" is building around
| a CPU with a supported GPU. A second hand RX 4xx/5xx series
| card is a good pick if you can't find a chip with supported
| iGPU.
| rcarmo wrote:
| Holy cow. I took a stab at hacking vMac to run on an ESP32 and
| gave up (it's been done on some models, but not on the one I had
| handy), but this is several levels above and beyond.
|
| I take off my metaphorical hat to you, sir.
| MenhirMike wrote:
| I was considering doing something like that for an Amiga, running
| AmigaOS 3.2. It's a cute idea, especially once you 3D print a
| shell that looks like the original (shrunken down).
|
| I do think that the lack of an old school floppy drive means that
| something is kinda missing from the experience, but I do like the
| idea of having a machine dedicated to running this instead of
| just firing up an emulator on my existing desktop PC. (Edit: And
| I love how this MicroMac project isn't just "running Linux and an
| existing emulator" but actually trying to go lower level,
| essentially the RP2040 acting as a 68k)
| hammyhavoc wrote:
| Need CRT too for the authentic experience.
| malux85 wrote:
| I would buy this! Especially if you got the sizing right so
| that an SD card could be inserted like a floppy, that would
| rock!
| travem wrote:
| You could check out the A500 mini, more of an emulator though -
| https://retrogames.biz/products/thea500-mini/
| nanomonkey wrote:
| Amiga emulator on teensy 4.1: https://www.pjrc.com/amiga-
| emulator-on-teensy-4-1/
| dannyobrien wrote:
| I had a Saturday job at a computer shop when the Mac came out,
| and we got one as a demo. I remember just staring at the genius
| of those rounded corners in the corners of the screen, and
| thinking how beautiful it was that they'd thought of that.
| petemc_ wrote:
| In case you haven't read it -
| https://folklore.org/Round_Rects_Are_Everywhere.html
| aerioux wrote:
| mirror as it looks like the blog is getting overloaded:
| https://archive.ph/NXWOm
| stavros wrote:
| Thanks, I thought the slowness was because of my phone and was
| about to order a new one.
| jimbobthrowawy wrote:
| Very nice finding a random VGA cable on the road. Happened to me
| once or twice, but never when I wanted one of them.
| justinator wrote:
| Thrift store?
| opan wrote:
| That was the highlight of the story for me.
| kreelman wrote:
| Very neat. I so wanted a Mac back in the day... It is amazing
| what can be done now with modern micro controllers. Thanks for
| writing it all up.
| bmacho wrote:
| > The day I started soldering it together I needed a VGA
| connector. I had a DB15 but wanted it for another project, and
| felt bad about cutting up a VGA cable. But when I took a walk at
| lunchtime, no shitting you, I passed some street cables. I had a
| VGA cable - the rust helps with the janky aesthetic.
|
| Sometimes this happens.
| icehawk wrote:
| > Everyone loves MacPaint. Maybe you love MacPaint, and have
| noticed I've deftly avoided mentioning it. Okay, FINE:
|
| To be honest, I'd bet Bill Atkinson knew every trick in the book
| and used many for making MacPaint work in the original
| constraints provided.
|
| I'm not sure that's a fair fight for the author.
| novagameco wrote:
| But it's not a Macintosh; it's a Raspberry Pi emulating a
| Macintosh
| firewolf34 wrote:
| How are these people finding VGA cables in the street :S I needed
| like 10 or so VGA cables recently for an art installation and
| asked everyone I could and nobody had any lying around... I ended
| up having to buy new ones which seems a shame considering how
| many are thrown away!
| dougg3 wrote:
| This is a really impressive project! It was a fun read. Thanks
| for sharing! I like this writing style.
|
| > As an aside, I try to create a dual-target build for all my
| embedded projects, with a native host build for rapid
| prototyping/debugging
|
| I find myself doing the same thing on my embedded projects,
| including at my job. I actually find myself using the PC build
| much more frequently than the hardware for my day-to-day work now
| that the hardware layer is stable and tested. More people should
| do this!
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