Macintosh OS System 7.5.5 Hacked to Run on Apple Watch

[PhilSynowiec]

Back in 1996, Apple released Macintosh OS, System 7.5.5 to run on a full Power-PC based Mac. The machines were huge, clunky, and nothing even close to the size of technology we see today. Some of us are still amazed how far technology has comes, and how much power can be packed into something like a smartphone.

Developer Nick Lee managed to tinker around with our latest favorite piece of technology, the Apple Watch. His latest project was hacking Apple Watch watchOS 2 to run the aforementioned System 7.5.5. Lee mentioned that he used the Mini vMac Machintosh emulator on the wrist worn device, proving that the Apple Watch belongs in a long list of tiny technology phenomena.

The video above shows off the emulator running on a 42mm stainless steel Apple Watch. The operating system takes a bit of time to load and is pretty useless nowadays. But proving that its possible to run a system, that used to take machines as big as a nightstand nearly 20 years ago on your wrist, is pretty impressive.

 

[Jenningsville]

Nice. Impressive demo of Moore's Law