System Showcase
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System version numbering history
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History: (including classic Macintosh form factors and Macintosh software introductions)
1984 - The "computer for the rest of us" was born.
1985 - The Macintosh Office was announced in January.
1986 - The Macintosh Plus was introduced at $2,599 in January 16th.
1987 -
1988 -
1989 -
1990 -
1991 -
1992 -
1993 -
1994 -
- System 7.5 /Finder 7.5 (System Software 7.5) was released.
1997 -
- System 7.6 /Finder 7.6 (System Software 7.6) was released.
- System 8.0 /Finder 8.0 (System Software 8.0) was released.
1998 -
- System 8.1 /Finder 8.1 (System Software 8.1) was released.
1999 -
- System 9.0 /Finder 9.0 (System Software 9.0) was released.
2000 -
- System 9.0.4 /Finder 9.0.4 (System Software 9.0.4) was released
- September 13, 2000 - Mac OS X (System Software 10 Public Beta) was released - Code Name Kodiak
2001 -
- January 2001 - System 9.1 /Finder 9.1 (System Software 9.1) was released.
- March 2001 - Mac OS X (System Software 10) was released
- Code Name Cheetah
- September 25, 2001 - Mac OS X 10.1 (System Software 10.1) was released - Code Name Puma
2002 -
- August 23, 2002 - Mac OS X 10.2 (System Software 10.2) was released - Code Name Jaguar
2003 -
- October 24, 2003 - Mac OS X 10.3 (System Software 10.3) was released - Code Name Panther
2005 -
- April 29, 2005 - Mac OS X 10.4 (System Software 10.4) was released - Code Name Tiger
2007 -
- October 26, 2007- Mac OS X 10.5 (System Software 10.5) was released - Code Name Leopard
2009 -
- ??? 2009 - Mac OS X 10.6 (System Software 10.6) was released - Code Name Snow Leopard
The System version shots were done using a application called "SysVersion".
This was the only real way of determining which System was which.
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