The majority of vintage Mac enthusiasts focus on restoring original hardware. But here's a way to get the classic Mac OS experience in a device you can fit in your pocket!

Instructions overview for installing Mini vMac on PocketCHIP:

Download the .zip file from the GitHub repository and find/make a Mini vMac disk image (links below)
Install SSH server if it isn't already: sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Find the PocketCHIP's IP address: ip addr show wlan0
Connect to PocketCHIP using an SFTP client with credentials chip/chip
Create a folder on PocketCHIP and navigate into it
Upload the minivmac, MacII.ROM and your disk image file
On the PocketCHIP, navigate into the folder you made and make minivmac executable: chmod +x minivmac
Then just run it with ./minivmac (provided that your disk image is named disk1.dsk)

Sources and links:

biosrhythm blog post about MiniVMac on PocketCHIP: https://biosrhythm.com/?p=2688
Mini vMac project page: https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/
GitHub MiniVMac port for CHIP: https://github.com/zzxzzk115/Pocketch...
Mini vMac premade disk images: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mini...
"Is This the End for the C.H.I.P.?," Hackaday: https://hackaday.com/2018/04/03/is-th...
Leftover CHIP inventory photos: https://web.archive.org/web/201809181...
Suspicion about CHIP selling at a loss: https://www.cnx-software.com/2015/06/...

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