MacOS System 7 did have a function like minimize for Apps (not individual windows). In the finder menu on the upper right, you could "hide" or "show" a program

MacOS System 7 did have a function like minimize for Apps (not individual windows). In the finder menu on the upper right, you could "hide" or "show" a program and use the same menu to switch apps, similar to the task bar in Win95. You can play around with it on archive.org. https://archive.org/details/mac_MacOS_7.0.1_compilation https://archive.org/details/mac_MacOS_7.0.1_compilation