Classic Mac OS Gets a 21st-Century Reboot: Browsers and Game Libraries Updated
2025-04-19
Nineteen years after the first Intel Mac, new apps for Classic Mac OS and PowerPC Mac OS X still emerge. Recently, new internet tools have breathed life into vintage Macs. Cameron Kaiser updated the MacLynx web browser and maintains TenFourFox and Classilla. Additionally, the Mbed-TLS library has been ported to Classic Mac OS, and work is underway on porting SDL 2, potentially bringing new games to the aging OS. This showcases programmers' ongoing exploration of this older operating system.