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Apple GS/OS: 1988 Apple III: Apple SOS: 1980 Apple Lisa: Lisa OS: 1983 MacWorks XL: 1984 Macintosh computers Classic Mac OS: System 1: System 2: 1985 System 3: 1986 System 4: 1987 System Software 5: Also marketed as System 5; System Software 6: 1988 Also marketed as System 6; Macintosh computers (68k and PowerPC) System 7: 1991
The history of macOS, Apple's current Mac operating system formerly named Mac OS X until 2011 and then OS X until 2016, began with the company's project to replace its "classic" Mac OS. That system, up to and including its final release Mac OS 9 , was a direct descendant of the operating system Apple had used in its Mac computers since their ...
It is a Unix-based operating system [11] [12] built on NeXTSTEP and other NeXT technology from the late 1980s until early 1997, when Apple purchased the company and its CEO Steve Jobs returned to Apple. [13] Precursors to Mac OS X include OPENSTEP, Apple's Rhapsody project, and the Mac OS X Public Beta. macOS is based on Apple's open source ...
iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. and was first released as iPhone OS in June 2007, coinciding with the launch of the first generation iPhone. [1] iPhone OS was renamed iOS following the release of the iPad, starting with iOS 4. [2]
macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers . Within the market of desktop and laptop computers, it is the second most widely used desktop OS , after Microsoft Windows and ahead of all Linux distributions ...
Mac OS (originally System Software; retronym: Classic Mac OS [a]) is the series of operating systems developed for the Macintosh family of personal computers by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1984 to 2001, starting with System 1 and ending with Mac OS 9.
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) [6] is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its mobile devices. It was unveiled in January 2007 for the first-generation iPhone, [7] which launched in June 2007. Major versions of iOS are released annually; the current stable version, iOS 18, was released to the public on September 16, 2024. [8]
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