18 Aug 2006
Mac-on-Stick
We’ve all seen portable installations of Windows and Linux that can be run off of a thumbdrive, but how about Mac OS? Here is a guide to creating your own mini-Mac operating system that can be run off of a 128MB flash drive in Mac OS, OS X, Windows, or Linux. Show how big of a geek you really are by busting out some classic mac apps on your computer.
This project uses all open source and free software and will run Apple System 7.0.1.
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[...] This is neat, run the Mac OS (7.0.1) ona 32 MB thumb drive - ” Running Linux, Windows or applications like Firefox, Thunderbird and AbiWord from a USB flash memory device is old hat. How about a Mac 128K or Plus on a USB key? Using a ‘portable’ Mac system you can: play with old system software and applications without dusting off your old Mac, impress your friends, or show others what the older Mac system looked like, use Mac on Windows and Linux.” [via] - Read More. [...]
The ThumbMac
Cool cool cool! Here is a clever DIY on how to run an old (but still quite usable) version of the Apple Mac OS (everyone remember system 7.2?) off from a 32 MB USB key drives. I’ve been looking for an excuse to buy a few 32MB t…