At PowerMax, we sell new and used Macs. Our used Macs often come with previous versions of Mac OS X, and our customers sometimes would like to know what the differences are between different versions. The following article is a synopsis of each major OS X version since OS X 10.4 Tiger. Before upgrading any Macintosh, iPad, or iPhone, we recommend talking to a PowerMax representative to ensure your entire system operates the way you want it to.

MacOS Server brings even more power to your business, home office, or school. Designed to work with macOS and iOS, macOS Server makes it easy to configure Mac and iOS devices. It’s also remarkably simple to install, set up, and manage. Add macOS Server to your Mac from the Mac App Store for just $19.99. In 1984, Apple debuted the operating system that is now known as the 'Classic' Mac OS with its release of the original Macintosh System Software.The system, rebranded 'Mac OS' in 1996, was preinstalled on every Macintosh until 2002 and offered on Macintosh clones for a short time in the 1990s.

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  1. Macs By Capability Max Supported Version of Mac OS X (OS X, macOS) The maximum version of Mac OS X, OS X, or macOS supported by each G3 and later Mac follows. For complete specs on a particular system, click the name of the Mac. For all Macs that are compatible with a specifc maximum supported version of Mac OS X - courtesy of EveryMac.com.
  2. OS X Mountain Lion; Mac OS X v10.7 Lion; Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard; Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard; Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger; Mac OS X v10.3 and earlier; Mac OS X Technologies; Classic Mac OS (OS9, OS8 & System 7) Photos for Mac; QuickTime; Safari; Front Row.

OS X 10.4 Tiger

  • Tiger was the first version of OS X to run on Intel processors
  • PPC hardware running Tiger is also able to run older OS 9 software using Classic
  • Introduced Spotlight
  • Latest version is 10.4.11

*iTunes 9.2.1 is the latest version for Tiger and is not compatible with iOS 4.2 or higher

OS X 10.5 Leopard

  • Leopard was the last version of OS X to run on PPC hardware
  • Time Machine was introduced in Leopard
  • The ability to use OS 9 programs with Classic has been removed
  • Latest version is 10.5.8

*iTunes 10.6.3 is the latest version for Leopard and is not compatible with iOS 8 or higher

OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

  • Snow Leopard was the first version of OS X to only support Intel processors and was the first to be 64bit
  • Has Rosetta which allows older software written for PPC to run on Intel
  • Introduced the App Store which allows further OS X upgrades
  • Latest version is 10.6.8
  • A DVD of Snow Leopard 10.6.3 can be purchased here

*iTunes 11.4 is the latest version for Snow Leopard and is not compatible with iOS 9

OS X 10.7 Lion

  • First version of OS X to be download only through the App Store and isn’t available on a disc
  • Last version of OS X to support Intel machines with 32bit EFI
  • The ability to run PPC software is completely gone
  • Introduced iCloud to OS X
  • Apps that support it can use new Full Screen mode
  • Latest version is 10.7.5
  • App Store code to download can be purchased here

*iTunes 12.2.2 is the latest version for Lion and doesn’t officially support iOS 9 but does work

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

  • First version of OS X to be fully 64bit
  • Introduced Notifications, documents in iCloud, Gatekeeper, AirPlay mirroring, and Reminders/Notes apps
  • Latest version is 10.8.5
  • App Store code to download can be purchased here

OS X 10.9 Mavericks

  • It was the first free version of OS X and also the first to discontinue the cat-naming scheme of previous versions
  • Introduced iBooks and Maps apps
  • Added the ability to organize files and folders with Tags
  • Better multi-display support
  • Tabs in Finder
  • iCloud Keychain
  • Latest version is 10.9.5

OS X 10.10 Yosemite

  • Redesigned to look more like iOS
  • More info in Notification Center
  • New and improved Spotlight
  • Introduced MailDrop which allows attachments up to 5GB to be sent via email
  • Introduced Mail Markups which allows doing minor edits to attached images in Mail
  • Introduced Handoff which allows answering calls from an iPhone on your computer (only certain models of computers and iPhones support this, click here for more info)
  • Version 10.10.3 introduced the ability to use external 4K displays at 60Hz (only certain models support this) and the Photos app which has replaced iPhoto
  • Latest version is 10.10.5

OS X 10.11 El Capitan

  • Introduced on September 30, 2015
  • New system font, San Fransisco
  • Allows using 2 apps at the same time full screen with new Split View mode
  • Moving the mouse quickly now makes the cursor grow larger if you’ve lost it on screen
  • Introduced Metal, a new graphics API with better performance (only Mid 2012 machines and newer support it)

Any computer capable of running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 is also capable of running Mavericks 10.9, Yosemite 10.10, or El Capitan 10.11. A minimum of 2GB of RAM is required for all of these versions, and 4GB or more is recommended. For older machines with Core 2 Duo processors, it is recommended to install the maximum amount of RAM the machine will allow for the newer versions of OS X.

PowerMax also recommends that your contact your PowerMax representative before upgrading any OS or iOS. Apple provides regular reminders to upgrade, but this may not always be in your best interest, depending on your peripherals, especially with products like the iPhone and iPad. We’re always happy to help!

By Scott Lowry, PowerMax Service Technician

What is Max?

Max is an application for creating high-quality audio files in various formats, from compact discs or files.

When extracting audio from compact discs, Max offers the maximum in flexibility to ensure the true sound of your CD is faithfully extracted. For pristine discs, Max offers a high-speed ripper with no error correction. For damaged discs, Max can either use its built-in comparison ripper (for drives that cache audio) or the error-correcting power of cdparanoia.

Once the audio is extracted, Max can generate audio in over 20 compressed and uncompressed formats including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless, Monkey's Audio, WavPack, Speex, AIFF, and WAVE.

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If you would like to convert your audio from one format to another, Max can read and write audio files in over 20 compressed and uncompressed formats at almost all sample rates and and in most sample sizes. For many popular formats the artist and album metadata is transferred seamlessly between the old and new files. Max can even split a single audio file into multiple tracks using a cue sheet.

Max leverages open source components and the resources of macOS to provide extremely high-quality output. For example, MP3 encoding is accomplished with LAME, Ogg Vorbis encoding with libVorbis, FLAC encoding with libFLAC, and AAC and Apple Lossless encoding with Core Audio. Many PCM conversions are also possible using Core Audio and libsndfile.

Max is integrated with MusicBrainz to permit automatic retrieval of compact disc information. For MP3, FLAC, Ogg FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Monkey's Audio, WavPack, AAC and Apple Lossless files Max will write this metadata to the output.

Max allows full control over where output files are placed and what they are named. If desired, Max will even add the encoded files to your iTunes library in a playlist of your choice.

For advanced users, Max allows control over how many threads are used for encoding, what type of error correction is used for audio extraction, and what parameters are used for each of the various encoders.

Max is free software released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Screenshots

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Partial screenshots of the General preferences and Formats preferences are also available.

Download

The current stable version of Max is 0.9.1, released 29 August 2009.

Max-0.9.1.tar.bz2 (Universal Binary, 5.19 MB)

Max-0.9.1-source.tar.bz2 (Source Code, 10.96 MB)

The current unstable version of Max is 0.9.2b4, built on 18 September 2020.

Max-0.9.2b4.dmg (64-bit Intel, 6.6 MB)

Release Notes

You may view the release notes in HTML.

Known Issues:

  • Not all output formats are tagged with metadata

Requirements

Max 0.9.1 requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later.

The unstable version of Max requires Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later.

Help and Support

Need help with Max? The forums are a good place to look for answers to common questions.

Does Max not seem to be working properly? Submit your bug reports using the bug tracker.

Is something missing or does a feature need improvement? Submit your idea or feature request.

Contributing

Would you like to contribute to Max? Willing people are needed to:

  • Translate Max into other languages
  • Become one of the developers
  • Anything at all!

If you are interested please contact Stephen.

Developers

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Building Max from source requires the Xcode tools from Apple.

The Max source code repository is hosted on github.