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Updates to OS X added features such as automated backups and a “Dashboard” manager for small, handy applications called widgets. From 2007 Apple unveiled a number of mobile devices that could access the Internet, including the iPhone smartphone and the iPad tablet computer. Apple soon emphasized the ability of OS X to connect with these. Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 by measuring page load performance of snapshot versions of 10 popular websites under simulated network conditions. Tested on production 1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and prerelease macOS Big Sur. Tested with prerelease Safari 14.0.1 and Chrome.
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.
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 X 10.0 Cheetah (2001)
Mac OS X 10.0 Happy Mac Loading Screen (2001)
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Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Loading Screen (2001)
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Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah About This Mac (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Finder (2001)
Source: arstechnica.com
Source: arstechnica.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Finder Column View (2001)
Source: fandom.com
Source: fandom.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Internet Explorer 5.1 (2001)
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Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Mail App (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Quicktime Player (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Sherlock Search App (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah iTools (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah System Preferences and Applications (2001)
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Source: macrumors.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (2003)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Gray Boot Screen (2003)
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Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Loading Screen (2003)
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Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Login/Shutdown Screen (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Finder/Applications and About This Mac (2003)
Source: fandom.com
Source: fandom.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Safari Browser with Slashdot (2003)
Source: toastytech.com
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Quicktime App (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Desktop and Screen Saver Settings (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Chess and Stickies (2003)
Source: toastytech.com
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther System Preferences (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (2009)
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard About Dialog (Italian) (2009)
Source: wikipedia.org
Source: wikipedia.org
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Exposé (2009)
Source: medium.com
Source: medium.com
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Safari Browser with NY Times Website (2009)
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Source: interlacedinc
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Dashboard Feature (2009)
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Source: interlacedinc
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Finder Cover Flow (2009)
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Source: 512pixels.net
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Front Row (2009)
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Source: alternativeto.net
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard System Preferences (2009)
Source: arstechnica.com
Source: arstechnica.com
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Installer (2009)
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Source: totoku.info
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks (2013)
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks About Dialog (2013)
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Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Desktop (2013)
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Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Launchpad (2013)
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Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Safari Browser Top Sites (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com
Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Calendar (2013)
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Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Apple Maps Standard Imagery (2013)
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Source: thesweetsetup.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Apple Maps Satellite Imagery (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com
Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks System Preferences (2013)
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Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Installation Screen (2013)
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Source: lifewire.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite - Flat Design (2014)
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Loading Screen (2014)
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Source: idownloadblog.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Desktop and System Information Dialog (2014)
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Source: tactig.comm
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Today Desktop Feature (2014)
Source: theverge.com
Source: theverge.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite iCloud in Finder (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Safari and Messages (2014)
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Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Safari Top Sites (2014)
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Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Facetime App (2014)
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Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Spotlight Search (2014)
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Os X Version 10.14 Download
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite System Preferences (2014)
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Source: apple.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Installation Screen (2014)
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macOS 10.14 Mojave - Hello Dark Mode (2018)
macOS 10.14 Mojave Bootup Screen (2018)
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macOS 10.14 Mojave Login Screen (2018)
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Source: arstechnica.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave About Dialog (2018)
Source: 512pixels.net
Source: 512pixels.net
macOS 10.14 Mojave Dark Mode Desktop (2018)
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Source: reddit.com
macOS 10.14 Light/Dark Mode Chooser (2018)
Source: Version Museum
Source: Version Museum
macOS 10.14 Mojave Light Mode Desktop (2018)
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Source: hexo.lipf.tech
macOS 10.14 Mojave Application Icons in Finder (2018)
Source: computerworld.com
Source: computerworld.com
Windows Os Versions
macOS 10.14 Mojave Finder Gallery View (2018)
Source: cnet.com
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macOS 10.14 Mojave System Preferences and Apple Maps (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
Source: arstechnica.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave General Preferences (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
Source: arstechnica.com
Os X Versions By Year History
macOS 10.14 Mojave Desktop and Screen Saver Preferences (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
Source: arstechnica.com
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Os X Versions By Year List
See our illustrated design evolution of classic Mac OS from 1984 to 2001, showing the timeline of System 1 to System 9.
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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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.
Do you like seeing nostalgic stuff like this everyday? Follow Version Museum on Twitter or Instagram.
Please help support our museum hosting costs by making a small donation -- buy us a coffee! Thank you so much!
Scroll up to the top.