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Apple Watch of a different breed: Macintosh II software running on Android Wear

Posted on May 10, 2015April 24, 2020 By Hulk

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Did you read our in-depth Apple Watch review and decide it’s not for you, but still want to show your loyalty to the Macintosh on your wrist? Well, after the custom built 1970s-themed Apple II Watch, next on the list of options is a wearable running the System 6 operating system from the 1987 Macintosh II. As long as the fact that it’s running on an Android Wear device don’t bother you, you can experience System 6 and its desktop, windows, and menu bar in their full glory on a 1.6-inch screen!

This creative hack comes from YouTube user Corbin Davenport, who already has plenty of experience bringing aging operating systems to the wearables of today. Last fall, the 16-year-old developer managed to run Windows 95 on a Samsung Gear Live smartwatch, in addition to the original Doom as well as Minecraft. This time around, he’s bought the Macintosh II software to the same Android Wear device thanks to emulator app Mini VMac II.
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