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Mac OS System 1 (1984)
If your Mac is using an earlier version of any Mac operating system, you should install the latest Apple software updates, which can include important security updates and updates for the apps that are installed by macOS, such as Safari, Books, Messages, Mail, Music, Calendar, and Photos. 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. Since 2001, Apple has been naming every new release of Mac operating system after animals and famous California’s landmarks. Apart from being creative with names, it also brought lots of major functionality changes. Yosemite marked the era of a completely redesigned Mac interface and at the time of Sierra, Siri was born.
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
Evolution Of Mac
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
Concrete Evolution Mac Os X
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
Mac OS 9 Setup Screen: Guide to Using the Internet (1999)
Source: Shiunbird
Mac Os Evolution
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
Mac OS 9.2 Sherlock 2 Search (2001)
Source: winworldpc.com
Concrete Evolution Mac Os Download
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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