Open a Virtual Macintosh Desktop
What is the Virtual Macintosh Desktop?
Well it's a Macintosh Computer on a web page. Most of the functions with in the Virtual Macintosh do work just like a Macintosh would. A few are modified a bit because of the limitations of HTML and all the wonderful features are not their. But it should work just like you were on a Macintosh computer. It's nothing like the real MacOS just an example of how it works and were things are located. I suggest you try using a Macintosh computer if you like how the Virtual Macintosh works. You'll Love it.
Why the Virtual Macintosh Desktop?
Well I do Internet Tech Support for a Major ISP and other tech agents didn't know how to use a Macintosh computer. So their trying to give support on what they have read or heard. Sometimes they gave good info and other times bad info. As a Mac user I felt the support should be better than that. So here is a way for them to help the customers and know what they are doing. Plus I thought it would be a great learning experience to design it.
Where are all the options and why can't I click on them?
You really don't need them all I have added a few for the look and feel of a Macintosh but their was really no need for all the options. If you would like to see one on it that is not their. E-mail me and let me know what it is and i'll try to add it.
What MacOS is the Virtual Desktop?
It's MacOS 8.6 is where most of the screenshots were taken. But it pretty much represents any MacOS 8.0+ system.
Why do I get an error message when trying to click on a link?
Well what browser are you using. Is it at least a 4.0 browser and up. It could be a problem with the page where you clicked the link. I have tried to test it on both Macintosh computers and Windows computers for errors, but that don't mean their not there. Please e-mail me with your browser type and version along with your operating system. Plus any error message you get. I will look into it and see if i can fix the error.
What is the best browser to view the Virtual Macintosh in?
It's bested viewed with Netscape 4.0 and up. ( It's what i'm designing it for ) Although it should work fine in I.E. 4.0 and above. ( No Promises )
Why don't all the links work?
Simple, I am still working on it.
What are you design it with?
I am designing it with HTML 4 and JavaScript 1.2 . So it should work with 4.0 browsers with no problem.
Why is the Menu Bar at the top different colors?
Well it has to do with your color settings. It looks fine on some of the computers I tested it on but others it was two different colors. I'm not going to make it look perfect for all computers. Try changing your color settings if you want it to be the same color.
Why don't the time change?
I tried using JavaScript to make a clock that gives the current time but it was having trouble on some computers. So I decided to make it a simple image.
Why is it had to see and read the font on the screen shots?
Well i'm sorry about this it is my system font. It looks fine on my computer. I didn't realize it would be hard to read the screen shots until someone informed me of it. Their are over 500 images with the font. It's way to many to go back and change it. The font is called Sand.
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