Infinite Mac
Hacker ApprovedRanked 8 of 20 emulators by recommenders
Lets people run old Mac OS and NeXTSTEP versions in a browser, including the original systems, for nostalgia, learning and teaching.
Lets people run old Mac OS and NeXTSTEP versions in a browser, including the original systems, for nostalgia, learning and teaching.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs old Mac OS in browser
“I would love to see people start to move these simulators onto the web, https://infinitemac.org , like, so that the systems were more accessible to casuals.”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “All about the IBM 1130 Computing System” “an example of a good use: users can try out old versions of Mac OS”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “JSLinux Now Supports x86_64” “you can already run the real thing in a browser on infinite mac”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “The Origin Story of Kid Pix” - Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: AI agents play SimCity through a REST API”
Runs NeXTSTEP in browser
“The easy way to accomplish this is to just launch a NeXTstep box in your browser”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Sheets Spreadsheets in Your Terminal” “Every version of NeXT is actually catalogued and can be run in the browser”
Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “CERN rebuilt the original browser from 1989” Real original system, not replica
“you can already run the real thing in a browser on infinite mac”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “The Origin Story of Kid Pix” “Do yourself a favor and play with the original via a simulator”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Four Years with Decker” Easy for casual users to try
“I would love to see people start to move these simulators onto the web, https://infinitemac.org , like, so that the systems were more accessible to casuals.”
Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “All about the IBM 1130 Computing System” “an example of a good use: users can try out old versions of Mac OS”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “JSLinux Now Supports x86_64”
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All 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“make my students use old operating systems (via InfiniteMac.org and others)”
“Do yourself a favor and play with the original via a simulator”
“you can already run the real thing in a browser on infinite mac”
“So many UI elements are absolutely WRONG.”
“this is going to outright blow your nostalgia off its feet”
“I would love to see people start to move these simulators onto the web, https://infinitemac.org , like, so that the systems were more accessible to casuals.”
“Worked somewhat better for me than the classicreload version”
“The easy way to accomplish this is to just launch a NeXTstep box in your browser”
“an example of a good use: users can try out old versions of Mac OS”
“Every version of NeXT is actually catalogued and can be run in the browser”
“it's also on infinitemac.org if you prefer the Mac OS version”
“check out infinitemac.org if you like this”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.