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[[Image:OSXLeopardDP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Screenshot of the Developer Preview of Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard".]] | [[Image:OSXLeopardDP.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Screenshot of the Developer Preview of Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard".]] | ||
'''Mac OS X''' is a proprietary, [[Unix]]-based [[operating system]] developed by [[Apple Inc.]]. Based on [[BSD]]-Unix with a [[graphical user interface]] and [[API]] based on the dead [[OPENSTEP]] operating system from [[NeXT]], it has become the most used and probably most popular Unix in the world. Its open source core, named [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]], is based on [[FreeBSD]] 5.0 and the [[Mach]] 3.0 microkernel. | '''Mac OS X''' is a proprietary, [[Unix]]-based [[operating system]] developed by [[Apple Inc.]]. Based on [[BSD]]-Unix with a [[graphical user interface]] and [[API]] based on the dead [[OPENSTEP]] operating system from [[NeXT]], it has become the most used and probably most popular Unix in the world. Its [[open source]] core, named [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]], is based on [[FreeBSD]] 5.0 and the [[Mach]] 3.0 microkernel. | ||
==Platforms== | ==Platforms== | ||
Mac OS X is multi-platform, with builds in Apple products running on [[PowerPC]] | Mac OS X is multi-platform, with builds in Apple products running on [[PowerPC]] [[processor]]s, [[x86]] processors, and at least one form of [[ARM]] processor. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Following the limited success of Apple attempts to modernize its Mac OS (the Copland | Following the limited success of Apple attempts to modernize its Mac OS (the [[Copland Project]]), the company decided to use existing technology for the tenth version of its operating system. While [[Be Inc]] seemed to be the most appropriate candidate, NeXT's technologies were chosen as the basis for Apple's new operating system. [[Rhapsody (operating system)|Rhapsody]], code name for the system, joined the Mach microkernel, a BSD operating system layer, the Yellow Box object-oriented frameworks from [[OPENSTEP]] and the Blue Box environment for [[backwards-compatibility]] with the classic [[Mac OS 9|Mac OS]]. Rhapsody evolved into [[Mac OS X Server]], which became the predecessor to Mac OS X. | ||
Mac OS X has seen 5 releases as of early 2007. Mac OS 10.0 was the first release, and Mac OS 10.4 is the most recent. | Mac OS X has seen 5 releases as of early 2007. [[Mac OS 10.0]] was the first release, and [[Mac OS 10.4]] is the most recent, with a projected release of the next major iteration—[[Mac OS 10.5]], codenamed "Leopard"—sometime in spring [[2007]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 02:07, 10 February 2007
Mac OS X is a proprietary, Unix-based operating system developed by Apple Inc.. Based on BSD-Unix with a graphical user interface and API based on the dead OPENSTEP operating system from NeXT, it has become the most used and probably most popular Unix in the world. Its open source core, named Darwin, is based on FreeBSD 5.0 and the Mach 3.0 microkernel.
Platforms
Mac OS X is multi-platform, with builds in Apple products running on PowerPC processors, x86 processors, and at least one form of ARM processor.
History
Following the limited success of Apple attempts to modernize its Mac OS (the Copland Project), the company decided to use existing technology for the tenth version of its operating system. While Be Inc seemed to be the most appropriate candidate, NeXT's technologies were chosen as the basis for Apple's new operating system. Rhapsody, code name for the system, joined the Mach microkernel, a BSD operating system layer, the Yellow Box object-oriented frameworks from OPENSTEP and the Blue Box environment for backwards-compatibility with the classic Mac OS. Rhapsody evolved into Mac OS X Server, which became the predecessor to Mac OS X.
Mac OS X has seen 5 releases as of early 2007. Mac OS 10.0 was the first release, and Mac OS 10.4 is the most recent, with a projected release of the next major iteration—Mac OS 10.5, codenamed "Leopard"—sometime in spring 2007.
External links
- Mac OS X - The official Apple web page for the Mac OS X operating system
- Apple Developer Connection - Resources for Mac OS X developers