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Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah (2001)
Mac OS X 10.0 Happy Mac Loading Screen (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Originally published on November 14th, 2005. Below the break is a table showing all major releases of macOS (previously Mac OS X) from the public beta through the latest public version, which is 11.2, as of February 1st, 2021 —the 144th release in total. It is possible that the version of Mac OS X you are after was never available from the Mac App Store. This is the case with Snow Leopard - the first version of Mac OS X to come with the Mac App Store. Mac OS X 10.0 (code named Cheetah) is the first major release and version of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. Mac OS X 10.0 was released on March 24, 2001 for a price of US$129. It was the successor of the Mac OS X Public Beta and the predecessor of Mac OS X. If you are wondering what the latest version of macOS is it's Big Sur! And rather than version 10.16, it is version 11. Mac OS X was first introduced almost 20 years ago in September 2000. ^ a b 'Mac OS X Version 10.5 on Intel-based Macintosh computers'. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2014. ^. 'Mac OS X Version 10.6 on Intel-based Macintosh computers'. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014. 'Apple technology brief on UNIX.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Loading Screen (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah About This Mac (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Finder (2001)
Source: arstechnica.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Finder Column View (2001)
Source: fandom.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Internet Explorer 5.1 (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Mail App (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Quicktime Player (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Sherlock Search App (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah iTools (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah System Preferences and Applications (2001)
Source: macrumors.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (2003)
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Gray Boot Screen (2003)
Source: wordpress.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Loading Screen (2003)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Login/Shutdown Screen (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Finder/Applications and About This Mac (2003)
Source: fandom.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Safari Browser with Slashdot (2003)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Quicktime App (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Desktop and Screen Saver Settings (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Chess and Stickies (2003)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther System Preferences (2003)
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
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Exposé (2009)
Source: medium.com
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Safari Browser with NY Times Website (2009)
Source: interlacedinc
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Dashboard Feature (2009)
Source: interlacedinc
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Finder Cover Flow (2009)
Source: 512pixels.net
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Front Row (2009)
Source: alternativeto.net
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard System Preferences (2009)
Source: arstechnica.com
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Installer (2009)
Source: totoku.info
Mac Os X Version History
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks (2013)
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks About Dialog (2013)
Source: dimaspratama20.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Desktop (2013)
Source: theverge.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Launchpad (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Safari Browser Top Sites (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Calendar (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com How to remove virus from mac pro.
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Apple Maps Standard Imagery (2013)
Source: thesweetsetup.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Apple Maps Satellite Imagery (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks System Preferences (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Installation Screen (2013)
Source: lifewire.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite - Flat Design (2014)
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Loading Screen (2014)
Source: idownloadblog.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Desktop and System Information Dialog (2014)
Source: tactig.comm
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Today Desktop Feature (2014)
Source: theverge.com
Mac interior design inc. Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite iCloud in Finder (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Safari and Messages (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Safari Top Sites (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Facetime App (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Spotlight Search (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite System Preferences (2014)
Source: apple.com
Mac OS X 10.10 Installation Screen (2014)
Source: lifewire.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave - Hello Dark Mode (2018)
macOS 10.14 Mojave Bootup Screen (2018)
Source: geekrar.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave Login Screen (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave About Dialog (2018)
Source: 512pixels.net
macOS 10.14 Mojave Dark Mode Desktop (2018)
Source: reddit.com
macOS 10.14 Light/Dark Mode Chooser (2018)
Source: Version Museum
macOS 10.14 Mojave Light Mode Desktop (2018)
Source: hexo.lipf.tech
macOS 10.14 Mojave Application Icons in Finder (2018)
Source: computerworld.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave Finder Gallery View (2018)
Source: cnet.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave System Preferences and Apple Maps (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave General Preferences (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
macOS 10.14 Mojave Desktop and Screen Saver Preferences (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com
Next: Classic Mac OS
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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The Mac OS is a graphical operating system developed by Apple Inc. The tenth version of the Mac OS is the Mac OS X which was launched in 2001.
The structure of the Mac OS X includes multiple layers. The base layer is Darwin which is the Unix core of the system. Next layer is the graphics system which contains Quartz, OpenGL and QuickTime. Then is the application layer which has four components, namely Classic, Carbon, Cocoa and Java. The top layer is Aqua, which is the user interface.
A diagram that demonstrates the structure of Mac OS X is as follows −
Components of the Mac OS X Structure
Details about the different components of the Mac OS X structure as seen in the image above are as follows −
Core OS
The Darwin Core is based on the BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) version of Unix. Mach is the main part of the Darwin core and it performs operations such as memory use, data flow from and to CPU etc. Darwin is also open source i.e. anyone can obtain its source code and make modifications to it. Different versions of Darwin can be used to enhance the Mac OS X.
Some of the major features of the Darwin core are protected memory, automatic memory management, preemptive multitasking, advanced virtual memory etc. It also provides I/O services for Mac OS X and supports plug-and-play, hot-swapping and power management.
Graphics Subsystem
The graphics subsystem in the Mac OS X contains three parts i.e. Quartz, OpenGL and QuickTime. The 2-D graphics in the graphics subsystem is managed by Quartz. It provides fonts, interface graphics, rendering of the images etc. OpenGL provides support for 3-D graphics in the system such as texture mapping, transparency, antialiasing, atmospheric effects, special effects etc.
It is also used in Unix and Windows systems. QuickTime is used for different digital media such as digital video, audio and video streaming etc. It also enables creative applications such as iMovie, iTunes etc.
Application Subsystem
The application subsystem in Mac OS X provides the classic environment to run classic applications. Carbon, Cocoa and Java are the three application development environments available.
Mac Os X Version History Reader
The classic environment makes sure that applications written for the previous versions of the operating system can run smoothly. The carbon environment is used to port existing applications to carbon application program interfaces. This is called carbonising the application. The cocoa environment provides object-oriented application development environment. The cocoa applications use the benefits of the Mac OS X Structure the most. The Java applications and Java applets can be run using the Java environment.
Mac Os X Version 10.7
User Interface
Aqua is the user interface of Mac OS X. It provides good visual features as well as the tools to customize the user interface as per the user requirements. Aqua contains extensive use of colour and texture as well as extremely detailed icons. It is both pleasant to view and efficient to use.
