{"id":285883,"date":"2026-07-05T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/macintosh-emulator-works-on-esp32-p4-display-devkits-from-m5stack-and-waveshare\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T04:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:45:07","slug":"macintosh-emulator-works-on-esp32-p4-display-devkits-from-m5stack-and-waveshare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/macintosh-emulator-works-on-esp32-p4-display-devkits-from-m5stack-and-waveshare\/","title":{"rendered":"Macintosh emulator works on ESP32-P4 display devkits from M5Stack and Waveshare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macintosh emulator works on ESP32-P4 display devkits from M5Stack and Waveshare<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2026\/07\/05\/macintosh-emulator-works-on-esp32-p4-display-devkits-from-m5stack-and-waveshare\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-05 04:14:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnx-software.com<\/a><\/p>\n

ESP32 chips have been used for retro gaming and computing\u00a0for years, but Austin McChord (Amcchord) adds to that with a Macintosh emulator ported to a couple of ESP32-P4 display devkits.<\/span><\/p>\n

His project is a full port of the BasiliskII Macintosh 68k emulator, bringing classic Mac OS (System 7.x through Mac OS 8.1) to portable ESP32-P4 embedded devices with touchscreen, USB peripherals, and WiFi support through an ESP32-C6 on the boards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The main development platform appears to be the M5Stack Tab5 equipped with a 5-inch touchscreen display with 1280\u00d7720 resolution. However, if you need something with a larger screen, the Waveshare ESP32-P4-WIFI6-Touch-LCD-10.1 is also supported, and features a 10.1-inch display with 1280\u00d7800 resolution and a 10-point capacitive touchscreen. The actual Mac OS resolutions used are 640\u00d7360 and 640\u00d7400, respectively, then scaled twice to the native resolution of the display.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the project:<\/p>\n