Mac OS

From WE Computers Museum

This article is about the classic operating system. For the operating system formerly known as Mac OS X, see macOS.

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Mac OS
Developer Apple
Publisher Apple
Platforms Motorola 68000, Power PC
Released 1984-2001
Added to
Museum
Mac OS 6.0.1: December 25, 1989

Mac OS is the name of a series of operating systems created by Apple.

History

Mac OS System 1 was released with the release of the original Apple Macintosh on January 24, 1984.

A version of Mac OS was pre-installed on every Macintosh from 1984 until 2001.

The Mac OS line lasted from Mac OS 1.0 until Mac OS 9.2.2.

Mac OS X

Mac OS X, later known as OS X and then macOS, succeeded it in 2001.

Versions of Mac OS

Title Released Date Added to the Museum Notes
1.0
1.1
1984
1984
Not yet.
2.0
2.1
1985
1985
Not yet.
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
1986
1986
1986
1987
1988
Not yet.
4.0
4.1
1987
1987
Not yet.
5.0
5.1
1987
1987
Not yet.
6.0
6.01
6.02
6.03
6.04
6.05
6.06
6.07
6.08
6.08L
1988
1988
1988
1989
1989
1990
1990
1990
1991
1992
6.0.1: December 25, 1989
7.0
7.01
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.2P
7.5
7.5.1
7.5.2
7.5.3
7.5.3 Revision 1
7.5.3 Revision 2
7.5.3 Revision 2.1
7.5.4
7.5.5
7.6
7.6.1
1991
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994
1995
1995
1995
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1997
1997
Not yet.
8.0
8.1
8.5
8.5.1
8.6
1997
1998
1998
1998
1999
Not yet.
9.0
9.0.2
9.0.3
9.0.4
9.1
9.2
9.2.1
9.2.2
1999
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2001
Not yet.

Digital Mac OS games owned by WEC Museum

Title Developer Released Date Added to the Museum Notes
Adventure 3 Will Crowther, Don Woods, David Platt 1985 August 27, 2019