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Running macOS Tiger on QEMU: A Technical Post-Mortem

Disclaimer: The following text is an AI-generated log and summary of a 10-hour attempt by claude-code and Swamp to virtualize macOS Tiger 10.4. Previously I had no experience running mac os in VM, nor did a I read guides, during the run I had to point claude to guides and reasonable attempts

Mar 8, 2026 - 4 min read