Older Apple computers are often collectors’ items, and the oldest computers are very expensive at auction. The works of the late 1980s and early 1990s have not sold at that high price, but future museums and collectors may cry out one day. Therefore, hacking or modifying the original hardware is usually not welcome. Fortunately, this copy of Apple Macintosh does not damage any original hardware, but it can still run software on bare metal.
This computer is built around a single board computer, but this SBC is not like the modern arm machine that has become so common. This is a 133MHz amd486, which means it can run FreeDOS and all the classic DOS PC games of that era without simulation. However, in order to run Apple’s traditional operating system, it does need to use the VMAC simulator, but 486 can handle additional layers of abstraction. The computer is also equipped with a real SoundBlaster isa sound card. The hard disk uses a microSD card and uses 800 × 600 LCD screen.
As a replica, this computer is very faithful to the original. Although it is not equipped with Motorola 68000, it is still interesting to find retro PC players who can run games on the original hardware rather than simulation. It reminds us of another retro 486, which can run old games on new hardware without a simulator.
