http://simonwillison.net/2025-07-09T19:07:45+00:00Simon Willison2025-07-09T19:07:45+00:002025-07-09T19:07:45+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/9/infinite-monkey/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://infinitemac.org/monkey/">Infinite Monkey</a></strong></p> Mihai Parparita's <a href="https://infinitemac.org/">Infinite Mac</a> lets you run classic MacOS emulators directly in your browser. <a href="https://infinitemac.org/monkey/">Infinite Monkey</a> is a new feature which taps into the <a href="https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tools-computer-use">OpenAI Computer Use</a> and <a href="https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/agents-and-tools/tool-use/computer-use-tool">Claude Computer Use</a> APIs using your own API keys and uses them to remote control the emulated Mac!</p> <p>Here's what happened when I told OpenAI Computer Use to "Open MacPaint and draw a pelican riding a bicycle" - video sped up 3x.</p> <div style="max-width: 100%;"> <video controls preload="none" aria-label="Shows a classic Mac desktop, which then opens MacPaint and draws a very clumsy attempt at some shapes before ending with an error message in the chat window showing what the LLM was trying to do." poster="https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2025/macpaint.jpg" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"> <source src="https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2025/macpaint-x264.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/persistent.info/post/3ltk6lke5ek2m">@persistent.info</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/macos">macos</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mihai-parparita">mihai-parparita</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/webassembly">webassembly</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai">generative-ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms">llms</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-agents">ai-agents</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pelican-riding-a-bicycle">pelican-riding-a-bicycle</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/computer-use">computer-use</a></p>

2022-04-26T19:16:17+00:002022-04-26T19:16:17+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2022/Apr/26/mac-os-8/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="https://macos8.app/">Mac OS 8 emulated in WebAssembly</a></strong></p> Absolutely incredible project by Mihai Parparita. This is a full, working copy of Mac OS 8 (from 1997) running in your browser via WebAssembly—and it’s fully loaded with games and applications too. I played with Photoshop 3.0 and Civilization and there’s so much more on there to explore too—I finally get to try out HyperCard! <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://blog.persistent.info/2022/03/blog-post.html">Infinite Mac: An Instant-Booting Quadra in Your Browser</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/computer-history">computer-history</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mac">mac</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mihai-parparita">mihai-parparita</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/webassembly">webassembly</a></p>

2007-11-07T10:38:38+00:002007-11-07T10:38:38+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Nov/7/gmail/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://code.google.com/p/gmail-greasemonkey/wiki/GmailGreasemonkey10API">Gmail Greasemonkey API</a></strong></p> The new version of Gmail includes API hooks for Greasemonkey script authors. The documentation is by Mark Pilgrim, author of Greasemonkey Hacks. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://blog.persistent.info/2007/11/macros-for-new-version-of-gmail.html">Mihai Parparita</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/gmail">gmail</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/greasemonkey">greasemonkey</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mark-pilgrim">mark-pilgrim</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mihai-parparita">mihai-parparita</a></p>