16.12.2013 16:05 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Getting a 27-year old Mac Plus onto the Web

Released in early 1986 with a whopping 8 MHz processor and 4 MB of RAM, the Mac Plus doesn't have the makings of a machine meant to browse the web. But that didn't stop Jeff Keacher from amping up his trusty 27-year old Mac Plus in an effort to get it up and running on the modern-day Internet. With fascinating and precise detail, Keacher describes the inherent and head-scratching hurdles that arise when trying to modernize a computer that was during the Regan administration. In doing so, Keacher takes us down memory lane to a time when the Mac OS was still categorized by a single digit. To accomplish my goal, I needed a web browser, a TCP/IP stack, and some way to connect the Mac to my home netwo

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