Mean Hamster software directory
Software for C64, C128, Atari, Amiga, Classic Mac and PCs, plus tools for Windows and Mac. Each product lists the systems it supports.
Two free Windows and Mac tools. Bring your original game files, prepare them in the app, then play on your classic computer.
Free · Windows · v2.3.8 · Mac (Apple Silicon) v2.3.8 · Mac (Intel) v2.3.8Native games · Original computer’s CPU
Turn your supported original game files into cartridge or disk images. The games run on the target computer’s own CPU. Includes some non-Sierra games too.
Free · Windows · v2.3.8 · Mac (Apple Silicon) v2.3.8 · Mac (Intel) v2.3.8Cartridge-assisted games, emulators & devices
Run supported games, emulators and an optional desktop on your original computer, with help from the processor inside a supported cartridge.
Boot an old PC, then make it your own.
Beta 3 - FreeRetro operating system
Free bootable desktop disk images for 386-class PCs and for 8086, 8088, and V20 computers with CGA.
$10.00HamsterOS add-on disk
Add the bigger Beta 3 apps and upgrades: four-player HCommand, HamWrite, HamSheets, extra games, help, fonts, templates, savers, and the full updater.
Free softwareInteractive fiction · PC edition
A standalone Z-machine interpreter for HamsterOS on PCs, including Zork I and support for .z1 through .z6 story files. Unzip the package to your HamsterOS hard drive.
Bring classic and modern computers together.
Free browser · Optional paid Plus serviceFree browser plus optional service
HamNet is the free classic-computer browser. HamNet+ is the optional hosted service that transforms modern HTTPS pages for old hardware.
Free · Mean Hamster account requiredChat across classic and modern computers
Chat across HamsterOS, Amiga, Classic Mac, Windows and modern macOS. HamChat is free and does not require HamNet+ or Hamster Extras.
Free softwareAmiga networking package
HamTCP, HamNet and HamChat together in one Amiga installer, with network setup, diagnostics and updates. Choose your computer for package requirements and downloads.
Read, write and rescue classic media.
v1.5.10 out nowFloppy imaging
A clean Windows and Mac GUI for GreaseWeazle floppy imaging, with downloads and updates hosted by Mean Hamster.
Custom keepsakes and development projects.
Select projectsDevelopment partner
Production, game development, design, ports, and technical support from the Mean Hamster team behind decades of shipped software.
