<p>A brand new 68k Mac emulator quietly dropped last night!!</p><p>“Snow” can emulate the Mac 128k, 512k, Plus, SE, Classic, and II. It supports reading disks from bitstream and flux-floppy images, and offers full execution control and debugging features for the emulated CPU. Written using Rust, it doesn't do any ROM patching or system call interception, instead aiming for accurate hardware-level emulation.</p><p>Download link (Mac, Windows, Linux): <a href="https://snowemu.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>snowemu.com</a><br>Documentation link: <a href="https://docs.snowemu.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>docs.snowemu.com</a><br>Source link: <a href="https://github.com/twvd/snow" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/twvd/snow</a><br>Release announcement: <a href="https://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12509" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12509"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.emaculation.com/forum/view</span><span class="invisible">topic.php?t=12509</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/vintagemac/" rel="tag">#VintageMac</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#Mac</a> <a href="/tags/macos/" rel="tag">#MacOS</a> <a href="/tags/classicmac/" rel="tag">#ClassicMac</a> <a href="/tags/68k/" rel="tag">#68k</a> <a href="/tags/emulation/" rel="tag">#emulation</a></p>
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<p>Griffin PowerMate USB driver for macOS <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/p9waou" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/p9waou</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a><br><a href="https://github.com/jameslockman/Griffin-PowerMate-Driver" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/jameslockman/Griffin-PowerMate-Driver"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/jameslockman/Griffi</span><span class="invisible">n-PowerMate-Driver</span></a></p>
<p>Fake Notepad++ for Mac <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/xvtq0l" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/xvtq0l</a> <a href="/tags/editors/" rel="tag">#editors</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a><br><a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/npp-trademark-infringement/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="notepad-plus-plus.org/news/npp-trademark-infringement/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">notepad-plus-plus.org/news/npp</span><span class="invisible">-trademark-infringement/</span></a></p>
<p>WebKit Features for Safari 26.5 <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/aedmog" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/aedmog</a> <a href="/tags/ios/" rel="tag">#ios</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a><br><a href="https://webkit.org/blog/17938/webkit-features-for-safari-26-5/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="webkit.org/blog/17938/webkit-features-for-safari-26-5/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webkit.org/blog/17938/webkit-f</span><span class="invisible">eatures-for-safari-26-5/</span></a></p>
<p>The Mac App Gold Rush in the Age of Vibe Coding <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/8xd0x7" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/8xd0x7</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/vibecoding/" rel="tag">#vibecoding</a><br><a href="https://caio.ca/blog/ai-vibe-coded-mac-apps.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="caio.ca/blog/ai-vibe-coded-mac-apps.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">caio.ca/blog/ai-vibe-coded-mac</span><span class="invisible">-apps.html</span></a></p>
<p>macOS Input Method Development Guidelines for 2026 via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@PolyWolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PolyWolf</span></a></span> <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/1wtaot" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/1wtaot</a> <a href="/tags/a11y/" rel="tag">#a11y</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/swift/" rel="tag">#swift</a><br><a href="https://github.com/ShikiSuen/ShikiSuen/blob/df1c188261d25346ed51d18b5e7e5aed5962e2b8/TechNotes/macOS_Input_Method_Development_Guidelines_2026/macOS_Input_Method_Development_Guidelines_2026-ENU.md" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/ShikiSuen/ShikiSuen/blob/df1c188261d25346ed51d18b5e7e5aed5962e2b8/TechNotes/macOS_Input_Method_Development_Guidelines_2026/macOS_Input_Method_Development_Guidelines_2026-ENU.md"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/ShikiSuen/ShikiSuen</span><span class="invisible">/blob/df1c188261d25346ed51d18b5e7e5aed5962e2b8/TechNotes/macOS_Input_Method_Development_Guidelines_2026/macOS_Input_Method_Development_Guidelines_2026-ENU.md</span></a></p>
<p>TimeCapsuleSMB: Hacking the Apple Time Capsule to run modern Samba via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@lproven" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lproven</span></a></span> <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/mgne1y" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/mgne1y</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#netbsd</a> <a href="/tags/osdev/" rel="tag">#osdev</a><br><a href="https://github.com/jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMB" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMB"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/jamesyc/TimeCapsule</span><span class="invisible">SMB</span></a></p>
<p>Apple wants to kill your Time Capsule, but they run NetBSD so they can’t <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/lpozc6" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/lpozc6</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#netbsd</a><br><a href="https://www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.osnews.com/story/144845/apple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.osnews.com/story/144845/ap</span><span class="invisible">ple-wants-to-kill-your-time-capsule-but-they-run-netbsd-so-they-cant/</span></a></p>
<p>jcd - jump change directory cli tool <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/oahqui" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/oahqui</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/rust/" rel="tag">#rust</a><br><a href="https://github.com/microsoft/Sysinternals-jcd" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/microsoft/Sysinternals-jcd"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/microsoft/Sysintern</span><span class="invisible">als-jcd</span></a></p>
<p>I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/uud7zb" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/uud7zb</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/vibecoding/" rel="tag">#vibecoding</a> <a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a><br><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/vibe-dreams-didnt-come-true/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/vibe-dreams-didnt-come-true/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/vibe</span><span class="invisible">-dreams-didnt-come-true/</span></a></p>
<p>MacBook Neo and How the iPad Could Be <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/zbjn8v" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/zbjn8v</a> <a href="/tags/ios/" rel="tag">#ios</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a><br><a href="https://craigmod.com/essays/ipad_neo/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>craigmod.com/essays/ipad_neo/</a></p>
<p>The Downfall and Enshittification of Microsoft in 2026 <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/jxw4nj" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/jxw4nj</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/windows/" rel="tag">#windows</a><br><a href="https://caio.ca/blog/the-downfall-and-enshittification-of-microsoft.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="caio.ca/blog/the-downfall-and-enshittification-of-microsoft.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">caio.ca/blog/the-downfall-and-</span><span class="invisible">enshittification-of-microsoft.html</span></a></p>
<p>Hazmat: OS-level containment for AI coding agents on macOS <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/exrybd" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/exrybd</a> <a href="/tags/go/" rel="tag">#go</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/vibecoding/" rel="tag">#vibecoding</a><br><a href="https://github.com/dredozubov/hazmat" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/dredozubov/hazmat</a></p>
<p>Porting Mac OS X to the Nintendo Wii <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/i0vvrs" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/i0vvrs</a> <a href="/tags/hardware/" rel="tag">#hardware</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/osdev/" rel="tag">#osdev</a><br><a href="https://bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/</span><span class="invisible">08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html</span></a></p>
<p>Running NixOS Micro VMs on MacOS by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fantastic.earth/@abnv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>abnv</span></a></span> <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/jqwrhe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/jqwrhe</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/nix/" rel="tag">#nix</a> <a href="/tags/virtualization/" rel="tag">#virtualization</a><br><a href="https://abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-microvm-nix/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-microvm-nix/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-m</span><span class="invisible">icrovm-nix/</span></a></p>
<p>Notepad++ appears as a native macOS application</p><p>An independent community has ported Notepad++ as a fully native macOS app. The editor runs without Wine or emulation on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/Notepad-appears-as-a-native-macOS-application-11275741.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.heise.de/en/news/Notepad-appears-as-a-native-macOS-application-11275741.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.heise.de/en/news/Notepad-a</span><span class="invisible">ppears-as-a-native-macOS-application-11275741.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/applesilicon/" rel="tag">#AppleSilicon</a> <a href="/tags/it/" rel="tag">#IT</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#Mac</a> <a href="/tags/macos/" rel="tag">#macOS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/windows/" rel="tag">#Windows</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>
<p>ionpower-node: Node-compatible JS runtime for PowerPC OS X Tiger with JIT <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/imxtfo" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/imxtfo</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="/tags/vibecoding/" rel="tag">#vibecoding</a><br><a href="https://github.com/cellularmitosis/ionpower-node" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/cellularmitosis/ionpower-node"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/cellularmitosis/ion</span><span class="invisible">power-node</span></a></p>
<p>Fixing QuickLook (2023) <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/symlbk" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/symlbk</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a> <a href="/tags/reversing/" rel="tag">#reversing</a><br><a href="https://foon.uk/fixing-quicklook/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>foon.uk/fixing-quicklook/</a></p>
<p>Tolaria, Rust, and Questions About What Makes a Mac App Feel Good to Me <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/wbitfz" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/wbitfz</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> <a href="/tags/mac/" rel="tag">#mac</a><br><a href="https://shapeof.com/archives/2026/4/tolaria_ai_and_rust.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="shapeof.com/archives/2026/4/tolaria_ai_and_rust.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shapeof.com/archives/2026/4/to</span><span class="invisible">laria_ai_and_rust.html</span></a></p>