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Developer ports classic Mac OS to Nintendo Wii, GameCube

Developer details technical approach and motivations

1 Oct 29 · 14d ago · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

The developer published a technical writeup explaining why they undertook the project, what drew them to classic Mac OS, and the specific challenges faced porting the bootloader, firmware, and device drivers. They emphasize all work was done manually without AI assistance.

“I fell in love with the jank as it were (hacks upon hacks upon hacks going back to the 1980s is something I'd definitely describe as "jank")”

DHowett

DHowett Software developer and porterGoldfish64 Parallel Mac OS X porter

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