GoKawiilInfinite Mac site adds playable BeOS emulation alongside classic Mac OS versions
Infinite Mac, a browser-based emulator site for classic Macintosh software, has added support for running multiple versions of BeOS using the DingusPPC emulator. Users can boot BeOS configurations such as a Power Macintosh 7300 instantly, load pre-installed software, mount CD-ROM images from the Internet Archive, and save files to a persistent disk, just as with the site's existing Mac OS emulations. The creator noted several bugs encountered during development, including a faulty ADB emulation issue that caused the BeOS boot loader to always show its partition selection screen.
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Making BeOS easily accessible in a browser lets a wider audience explore an operating system that Apple reportedly considered acquiring in the 1990s before choosing NeXT instead, offering a hands-on look at a historical alternative path for the Mac platform. The project also reflects the ongoing community effort to preserve and emulate niche vintage operating systems as original hardware becomes scarcer.
- Infinite Mac now supports running several BeOS versions directly in a web browser.
- The emulation uses DingusPPC and mirrors existing Mac OS features like software presets, CD-ROM mounting, and save drives.
- Development revealed multiple emulation bugs, including issues with ADB modifier-key detection during boot.
Source: blog.persistent.info, 2026-10-30
Published there as: “Infinite Mac: BeOS”
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