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As a product name, MacOS did not exist until version 7.5 if I recall correctly. Prior to that, it was Macintosh System Software, the system software, or simply
by II2II 5y ago
As a product name, MacOS did not exist until version 7.5 if I recall correctly. Prior to that, it was Macintosh System Software, the system software, or simply System <version number>. Neither icon, logo, nor typeface were associated with the system software throughout most of that period. That seems very out of place for a company that is very much conscious of the value of brand image.
- kaba0 5y agoI’m fairly sure people referred to it as Macintosh, simply.
- II2II 5y agoQuite possibly. The 80's and 90's were an awfully a long time ago, so I can only refresh my memory from what's on the screen and in the manuals. For what it's worth, the about box on my older PowerBook shows "System Software 7.1" and the manual simply says "system software" (i.e. not a proper noun).
- User23 5y agoWhen I started using the Mac, System and Finder had their own versions. So power users would say something like I’m running System 3.2 and Finder 5.3.