The vMac project seems to have stalled, at least as far as Mac support goes, but I just found a side project called Mini vMac.
I got me a copy of System 2 and Mac Draw, a sneaky Mac system ROM and bingo! My 2005 PowerBook is now a 1986 MacPlus!
I do love the look of this – the tiny screen real-estate of the MacPlus compared to my 15 inch PowerBook. I love the minimalist beauty of the original MacOS, especially Susan Kare’s genius icons and the Chicago system font.
And don’t get me started on MacPaint. A work of art. Utterly simple, clear, beautiful software that was the template for all image editors that followed, including Photoshop.