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https://www.apple.com/os/macos/ https://www.apple.com/os/macos/

• kccqzy 5mo ago
  That’s anachronistic. For example you’d say macOS Tahoe but Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS 9.1.
  • QuantumNomad_ 5mo ago
    While we are on the subject it is also worth pointing out additionally: When saying Mac OS X, it’s pronounced Mac OS ten, not Mac OS ex. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHrVGk0WwYM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHrVGk0WwYM
    • bombcar 5mo ago
      "Mac? Oh, Sex!" is how everyone pronounces it. Very few people "properly" say Mac Oh Ess Ten.
      • TazeTSchnitzel 5mo ago
        No, that's what perverts do with the Darwin native executable format.
  • geerlingguy 5mo ago
    And going back a little further, I believe it was "System 7.5.5" etc. until Mac OS 8.5 or so?
    • fzzzy 5mo ago
      I think Mac OS 7.6 was the first to have the branding
      • gnerd00 5mo ago
        the "two face" logo.. the reference was, the logo could be a single face, or a face in the distance with a second as profile in front. IIR
        • flomo 5mo ago
          Reflection of the happy user's face on the monitor, engaging in pleasing human-computer interaction.
• kergonath 5mo ago
  https://web.archive.org/web/19991002045556/http://apple.com/macos/ https://web.archive.org/web/19991002045556/http://apple.com/... Pre-OS X (what actually runs in the blog post) it was Mac OS. Then, it was Mac OS X. The first version styled macOS was 10.12 Sierra in 2016.
  • tolerance 5mo ago
    > in the blog post sigh Of course.
• gsnedders 5mo ago
  Apple’s own style guide says to use the name of the appropriate release: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/applestyleguide/apsg72b28652/1.0/web/1.0#apd246e83209 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/applestyleguide/apsg72...