The Evolution Of MAC OS Software

Mac OS software or more popularly named as Macintosh System Software by Apple was designed for the first time to be used with 68K processors from Motorola. It was the first operating system for Macintosh machines. This revolutionary invention was introduced in 1984. It was a single user system with full path to directories and folders hidden from the user. The unique thing about the system was that the Mac OS software systems don't have the normal command line prompt as we saw with the old MS DOS systems. Instead it was integrated with a MultiFinder System (MFS).

The Evolution Of MAC OS Software

The Evolution Of MAC OS Software

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The Evolution Of MAC OS Software

The Evolution Of MAC OS Software

The first Mac OS system that was officially launched with the MFS was the Mac OS Software 3.0. Further progress saw many other newer versions that were launched such as Mac OS software System 5.0. The Mac OS software System 6.0 was introduced back in 1988 with 1 MB RAM and 2GB hard disk. Mac OS software 8 was released in 1991 and had 2MB RAM which doubled that of the System 6.0. The future versions of the Mac Os software such as System Software 7.5 was launched in 1994 required 4MB RAM. It could be run on both Power and 68K Macintosh machines. Mac OS 7.6 is a Mac OS software version which can work very well with any Mac Computer having a 68030 processor and 32-bit adDress. With this version the memory manageMent is better and the recovery time after a system crash has also improved.

July 1997 saw the emergence of the Mac OS software system 8 which required PowerPC or a 68040 processor supporting 120 MB memory and 32 MB RAM. Multithreads are used in the finder of this version and include two browsers Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. Information storage is far more efficient and partition size is enTirely dependent on the hardware of the system. 2 TB is the maximum size for the PowerMac and all Quadra Mac systems. Two billion files can be managed with it with a support for file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and VFAT.

The next version of Mac OS software was version 8.5 which improved the speed and the stability of the previous version. Internet search wizard is one of the best features of the system. AppleScript speed has also improved with this version. QuickDraw routines have enhanced the graphical display too. It also has an automatic tool for detecting and fixing errors. The usage of software and hardware by the system is tracked by the Apple System Profile which ensures that the users are aware of how much a particular application is being used in a given amount of time. This version includes Finder 8.5 Mac OS Runtime for Java 2.0, QuickTime Pro 3, Open Transport 2, Internet Explorer 4.01, File Exchange 3, Outlook Express 4.01 and Netscape Navigator 4.0.5.

Mac OS software 8.6 has 24 MB RAM and 250 MB of disk space. It has an extended support for PowerPC G4 processor too. Mac OS 9 was the OS version which was released with a name of Sonata in 1999. It has more than 50 new features compared to the previous OS. Mac OS X software is the latest operating system software released. It is equipped with Mach Kernel, tools from FreeBSD and NetBSD and GUI Aqua. Various applications of Mac OS X includes digital photography, audio processing and web design, all of which are great advanceMents in technology today.

The Evolution Of MAC OS Software

Amazing Features Of Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the latest version of Mac OS X operating systems. Mac OS X family is mainly used on Apple's desktop and server systems for Macintosh Computers. The first public presentation of MAC OS was performed at Apple Worldwide Developer Conference on 8th June 2009. Later, it was commercially launched worldwide on 28th August 2009. The price of this MAC OS is and available on Apple's website for purchase.

Amazing Features Of Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Amazing Features Of Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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Amazing Features Of Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Amazing Features Of Mac OS X Snow Leopard

System RequireMents

The minimum basic hardware requireMents of Snow Leopard include a Mac Computer with an Intel processor, 1GB of RAM, 5GB of hard disk space and DVD drive or external USB drive. Core Solo and Core Duo processors which belong to Yonah family can run only 32 bit applications. 64 bit architecture of x86 family can run the 64 bit applications. Apart form these basic requirements, some extra hardware is required to utilize certain features. Nvidia GeForce 9400M,320M or GT 330M graphics card is required for QuickTime H.264 hardware acceleration. To use OpenCL feature, Nvidia or ATI graphics card is necessary. Though Snow Leopard cannot run on PowerPC based Macs, PowerPC applications could be supported via a dynamic translator called Rosetta.

Improved And New Features

Compared to its previous versions, the performance,efficiency and memory usage of it have improved considerably. Though there is not much change in the user interface, this OS incorporated many changes in the system which run in the background. Boot Camp utility in this OS, now enabled the Windows partition to read and copy files from HFS+ partitions. It also supports advanced features on multimedia displays and a new command-line version of the Startup Disk Control Panel. Finder, the default file manager on MAC OS X, has been totally redesigned and rewritten in Cocoa to utilize the new technologies. Snow Leopard occupied 7GB less memory than its predecessor Leopard. It integrated Microsoft Exchange into Mail,AdDress Book and iCal applications. The only drawback is that MAC OS supports only Microsoft Exchange 2007. Another improved feature is that full multi-touch track pad is supported. In the previous version the four finger gesture could not be used. Also VoiceOver has been improved considerably in Snow Leopard. Now VoiceOver functions could be controlled using trackpad gestures. Time machine connection setup will now take much less time.

Technology Enhancement

Snow Leopard covers the enTire 64 bit applications that use most of the libraries of Mac OS X. The built-in applications of this Operating System can run in 32 bit mode on 32 bit machines and in 64 bit mode on 64 bit machines. The kernel of Snow Leopard has been designed to run in 64 bit mode and support 16 terabytes of Ram on some machines. 64 bit kernel of this OS will run on Xserve and Mac Pro machines by default.

Security Features

Snow Leopard comes with anti Malware features, which will alert the user as soon as Malware is detected. Apart from that it features stack protection and browser Plug ins.

Support

In case the users face any problem while using this Mac OS, 24 hours of PC Support is available from various service providers. Any complex difficulty could also be resolved through remote support.

Amazing Features Of Mac OS X Snow Leopard