iMovie was free, appleworks you had to pay for. There was quite a huge outcry when Apple decided to start charging for there iPrograms (iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto and Gargeband) and turned it into the iLife package and charging 49 dollars for it.
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Today Marks 20 Years Since Mac OS X First Launched
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For me 10.2 was when they got it right. 10.0 was really slow and there was no software. 10.1 was an improvement in software support, speed and stability. But 10.2 was great. The OS felt peppy again and most all the software I used was now natively supported. That's when I finally started using OS X as my primary OS and moved away from OS 9.
Just imagine coming from DOS to System 7. That was mind blowing.
The DOS computer had Windows 3.1. But it seemed like a useless affectation as almost everything required DOS.
Just imagine coming from DOS to System 7. That was mind blowing.
The DOS computer had Windows 3.1. But it seemed like a useless affectation as almost everything required DOS.
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jaguar was 2003 I think but I do remember being so ready to spend that 129 dollars
Windows has the advantage when it comes to being able to skin the desktop, change icons, etc. But that's about it. macOS beats it hands down on security and ease of use.
10.0 & 10.1 were terribly slow and printer problems.
10.2 finally was faster and we got labels again as a feature.
10.3 had the best search features and was even faster.
10.4 introduced Spotlight which slowed search but we got time machine and yellow box on Intel
10.5 was last OS X to provide blue box on ppc
10.6 was my daily driver for years but my power pc G5 was thrown under the bus
10.7 dropped yellow box and was a dud and last OS X officially for Mac Pro
10.8 was the last OS X where you could open in a new window without holding a key in the finder.
OS X went downhill after that and skipped 10.9 & 10.10.
10.11 was last macOS for my Mac Pro with piker’s files.
Stayed on 10.11 and skipped the rest until forced to upgrade my 2012 MBP.
10.14 last macOS for 32 bit support
That’s where I’ll ride into the sunset with my Intel box MBP.
When I get a M1 in the future it’ll come with newer macOS.
10.2 finally was faster and we got labels again as a feature.
10.3 had the best search features and was even faster.
10.4 introduced Spotlight which slowed search but we got time machine and yellow box on Intel
10.5 was last OS X to provide blue box on ppc
10.6 was my daily driver for years but my power pc G5 was thrown under the bus
10.7 dropped yellow box and was a dud and last OS X officially for Mac Pro
10.8 was the last OS X where you could open in a new window without holding a key in the finder.
OS X went downhill after that and skipped 10.9 & 10.10.
10.11 was last macOS for my Mac Pro with piker’s files.
Stayed on 10.11 and skipped the rest until forced to upgrade my 2012 MBP.
10.14 last macOS for 32 bit support
That’s where I’ll ride into the sunset with my Intel box MBP.
When I get a M1 in the future it’ll come with newer macOS.
WOW, that was when I had my 700 MHz iMac G3 in my signature. It's held up over the years! But I also remember how painfully slow 10.0 and 10.1 were to the point where still using OS 9 was the fastest option available.
It wasn't until 10.2 that Mac OS X finally became usable for me. Then 10.3 hit and MAN was that OS ever fast. It was fast enough that it made 10.4 feel like I regressed back to turtle speed.
It wasn't until 10.2 that Mac OS X finally became usable for me. Then 10.3 hit and MAN was that OS ever fast. It was fast enough that it made 10.4 feel like I regressed back to turtle speed.
I don't like what the dock has become either. And I agree, Apple has moved away from what made it great. Now it's becoming more like everybody else, less function, more form. I used TotalFinder, TotalSpaces, and cDock in an effort to bring back some of what made the Mac OS great, now even those are broken. I can't even change system icons now.
Wow, I'm old. 10.6 was the best of them all. Mostly downhill since then. IMO
Yes! Snow Leopard was awesome.
Metal can't keep up with games, period. There would be more Mac games if it could.
20 years went by fast I still have my original OS X software and manual. We moved to Intel CISC processor away from the Motorola RISC processor, now we are heading to a ASIC processor. Maybe in 20 years we will have a optical processors and remember fondly the ASIC processors
“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them." - Steve Jobs
I definitely remember using it on OS9, i think it came out around about the same time as OSX.
I snagged a copy from an Apple reseller located in my office building. Those guys had to happy I finally bought something. Oh, the hours I spent messing around with those Pismo Powerbooks!
It was fun to be there for the OS X launch. It was buggy and slow, but I loved being along for the ride as it evolved.
It was fun to be there for the OS X launch. It was buggy and slow, but I loved being along for the ride as it evolved.
"The operating system was released on August 23, 2002" according to wixipeduh.
sometimes i dont know why i am always a year earlier when i type facts bout my life.
i do agree that was money well spent because i made money off the OSX and Imac, G3
I keep two machines, a Bondi blue iMac and a 2006 MacBook running so that I can see these old OS’ and remember what they were. Specifically 10.2 and 10.6 as I felt those were two of the most cohesive versions. There was a shift in the quality at 10.7 that I think was not for the better. I haven’t felt like Apple had a rock solid Mac OS since. Good, but not great.
No lawyers, just a product manager gently gaming the install base KPI that triggers their bonus when it reaches the target
Oh what memories.
Oh how I long for the stability and fun of snow leopard.
Oh how I long for the stability and fun of snow leopard.
Indeed. It was a great time to be in tech.
iMovie was originally included with DV iMacs only and then later made available for free to all.
Yes, it was originally Sound Jam and then Apple bought them in 2000 and created iTunes.