Apple still brags about the 1984 Macintosh with every press release that the company issues. Anyone who wants to revive that computer or play with the software on that device can now do so in the browser, via the Internet. archive.
Apple ends each press release with a paragraph that reads “Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984.” Anyone aged 35 or under has probably only seen such a computer in a dusty attic or has never seen it in action at all. It is one of the earliest examples of a desktop graphical interface that assumed the user had a mouse. While it wasn’t the first to take credit for the 1973 Xerox Alto, Apple got there fairly early.
Internet Archive has now put a Macintosh emulator and associated software online. No one has to buy an antique Apple computer at a flea market for that, because that works via any modern browser. The collection includes games such as Space Invaders and Dark Castle, but also programs such as MacWrite and MacPaint. Microsoft’s share in software for the Mac is also apparent from the collection, because Microsoft Chart and Flight Simulator can also be found.
Internet Archive often publishes collections of old software. For example, arcade games came online before, but also Amiga titles and dos games.