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A detailed blog post about rebuilding and upgrading an Apple Workgroup Server 9150 to run MkLinux, exploring Apple's early server history.
Half-Life has been ported to Mac OS 9 by developer doctashay using a fork of the Xash3D FWGS engine, running on PowerPC Macs. The port includes the full game, multiplayer, and expansions Blue Shift and Opposing Force.
MacSurf 1.68 is a new release of a web browser for Classic Mac OS 9, based on NetSurf, that supports CSS3, ES5 JavaScript, and native TLS 1.3, allowing old PowerPC Macs to access modern websites.
The author details using Claude Code to debug MAME's Power Macintosh and Apple Pippin emulation, uncovering bugs in PowerPC emulation and hardware support, leading to significant boot progress.
Jeff Geerling documents the restoration of an Apple Xserve G5 from 2004, including recapping its power supply and installing Mac OS X Server 10.3.