Last Train Out Mac OS
Since the release of System 1 in January 1984, Apple has played an integral role in designing and implementing the graphical user interface (GUI) as we know it.
Linux the open source OS that is widely used and becoming the next biggest OS. Heck MAC OS was initially written on a legacy linux OS. Some commands are still the same. Thing is linux isnt shipped with pc purchases and regular people know nothing of it. When you say MAC lasts longer than another OS, your fooling yourself. They last as long as. Apple’s newest Mac operating system is macOS 11.0, also known as macOS Big Sur. This is the sixteenthmajor release of the Mac operating system. MacOS 11.0 Big Sur drops support for some Macs that ran macOS 10.15 Catalina. Here’s how to tell if your Mac can run Big Sur. Big Sur features a redesign with simplified toolbars, buttons, and menus.
With the announcement of OS X Mountain Lion this week, Apple is continuing the process it started with Lion by streamlining the connection between the Mac and iOS.
We wanted to take a look at some of the biggest changes in the history of the Mac Operating System over the last 28 years. Looking back, I can't help but be struck by how many elements of the original Macintosh OS are still there more than 30 years after the project started taking shape.
It's a testament to the work of Bill Atkinson, Andy Hertzfeld, Bud Tribble and the other members of the original Macintosh team that so many aspects from System 1 have become integral to personal computing as we know it today.
There are a few phases in the evolution of the Mac OS that are of particular note. System 7 was the longest-running release for Apple (until OS X); it shipped with all Macintosh machines from 1991 to 1997. If you're in your mid-to-late 20s and used a Mac in elementary or middle school, chances are it was running some iteration of System 7.
One of the many challenges Apple faced in the 1990s was figuring out a new operating system strategy. As revolutionary as the original Mac OS work was, by 1994 it was starting to look stagnant and stale. This was especially true after the first release of Windows NT in 1993, which cemented Microsoft's place in the corporate and enterprise space.
After the Copland project was cancelled in 1996, Apple was left to search for an operating system it could acquire. That led to the purchase of NeXT and its NeXTSTEP operating system.
Not only would NeXT technology serve as the foundation for the future of Apple as it is known today (OS X and iOS are direct descendants of NeXTSTEP), it was responsible for bringing Steve Jobs back to Apple.
It would end up taking ten years from the beginning of the search for a next-generation Mac OS. But the hunt finally reached its quarry with the release of Mac OS X in 2001. But it would take until Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) before the system was really able to hold its own.
Over the last decade, OS X has evolved into a powerful desktop and server platform — while also serving as the core for iOS. With OS X Mountain Lion, Apple is bringing more of the elements and features of its mobile OS to the desktop.
Vintage computer fans who want to take a look at more screenshots of classic Mac OS versions should check out Marcin Wichary's GUIdebook Gallery and Nathan Lineback's collection of GUI history.
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Mac OS System 1 (1984)
Mac OS System 1 welcome screen (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Mac OS System 1 welcome screen (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Mac OS System 1 desktop (1984)
Source: wikipedia.org
Mac OS System 1 desktop (1984)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 1 Finder (1984)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 1 Control Panel (1984)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 1 system error bomb (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Mac OS System 3 (1986)
Mac OS System 3 welcome screen (1986)
Source: lowendmac.com
Mac OS System 3 desktop (1986)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 3 Finder (1986)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 3 Scrapbook (1986)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 3 Control Panel (1986)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 4 (1987)
Mac OS System 4 desktop with Finder open (1987)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 4 desktop and Finder (1987) (1987)
Source: macintoshrepository.org
Mac OS System 4 Control Panel (1987)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 4 shutdown screen (1987)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Apache Strike game (1987)
Source: macintoshrepository.org
Beyond Dark Castle game (1987)
Source: myabandonware.com
Mac OS System 6 (1988)
Mac OS System 6 desktop (1988)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 6 desktop (1988)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS System 6 desktop showing system map (1988)
Source: spiria.com
Mac OS System 6 Finder (1988)
Source: earlymacintosh.org
Mac OS System 6 Control Panel (1988)
Source: applefool.com
Mac OS System 7 - Colors At Last! (1991)
Mac OS System 7 welcome screen, now with color (1991)
Source: mac-history.net
Mac OS System 7 Control Panel, Note Pad, Puzzle, and Key Caps (1991)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS System 7 Chooser, Calculator, and Scrapbook (1991)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS System 7 desktop (1991)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 7.1 desktop (1991)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 7.5 (1994)
Mac OS System 7.5 welcome screen (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 About This Macintosh Dialog, System Folder, and Note Pad (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 Jigsaw Puzzle and Desktop Pattern Switcher (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 Control Panels (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 General Controls (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS 8 (1997)
Apple dropped the word System from the OS starting with version 8.
Mac OS 8 welcome screen (1997)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS 8 About This Computer (1997)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS 8 Control Panels (1997)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS 8.1 desktop running Internet Explorer (1998)
Source: wikipedia.org
Mac OS 8.1 About This Computer (1998)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS 8.1 Info Center (1998)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS 8.1 Window Appearance Settings (1998)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS 9 (1999)
Mac OS 9 welcome screen (1999)
Source: arpang.blogspot.com
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Mac OS 9 Setup Screen: Guide to Using the Internet (1999)
Source: Shiunbird
Mac OS 9 Desktop with apps (1999)
Source: inetdaemon.com
Mac OS 9.2 Desktop with apps (2001)
Source: arstechnica.com
Mac OS 9 System Folder (1999)
Source: apple.fandom.com
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Mac OS 9.2 Sherlock 2 Search (2001)
Source: winworldpc.com
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Mac OS 9.2 About This Computer (2001)
Source: macos9lives.com
Next: Mac OS X
See our illustrated design evolution of Mac OS X which launched in 2001.
Also, if you're an Apple fan, see our article on what Apple.com used to look like - 25 years of design history of the Apple.com website.
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