Mac OS screenshots through the ages

[gnubler]

System 1.1 1984


System 3.0 1986


System 4.2 1987


System 7.0 1988


System 7.5.3 1996


System 8.0 1997


System 9.0 1999


OSX Developer Beta 2000


OSX Public Beta 2000


OS 10.0 2001


OS 10.2 2002


OS 10.3 2003

[30YearsandCounting]

Very cool.  But it makes me feel old.
 

[jezza]

What he said  That's brilliant gnubler. I remember that ugly calculator in the Dev Beta

[Joe]

My first at home computer:

[gnubler]

My first Mac, purchased in 2001:

[jezza]

First Mac I owned was a Peforma 400, probably known as a Centris state side, first one i ever used was a IIcx I think

For a real walk down memory lane check here, it's a great resource

http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/

[beermonster]

nice one nubler

i started on system 7 - man that thing was good! that was on an lc11

then joined somewhere and got stuck into a quadra 600 and was it a 900 as well i think

[Joe]

The first computer I ever used running Mac OS 7.6 was a Star Max clone.



http://www.everymac.com/systems/motorola/starmax4000/starmax4000_160dt.html

Man, those clones didn't last too long before Apple pulled the rug out from under them.

[jezza]

I used a Quadra 700 for a while, they even had them in the control room of the first Jurassic Park movie!

[beermonster]

the 600 i used was excellent.

i think the other was a 9600 not a 900, had a big ol monitor and a desktop drumscanner linked  to it

shortly after joining this place the main guy left - all was a panic and the other 2 desighners asked me to make the scanner work - so there's me - little oik with no clue (now a bigger oik with no clue), top of the range mac with a desktop a3 drumscanner to figure out - oh - and a manual the size of texas!!!!!

i didnt figure it in time and they had to sell it for funds. then they went bust and that was that.

[kermit]

the oldest I ever used was IIci.

Gnubler:

you are missing Tiger and Leopard screen shots. I would post Leopard but I don't want trouble from Apple.

[Slappy]

Yep, my first Mac-type was a clone too, a PowerComputing PowerTower. I bought it the week Apple announced they were not allowing 3rd party hardware guys to use the Mac OS any longer. I actually had it in the house (And running) up until about 4 months ago. Finally removed the HD and carted it off to a computer recycling fair. 

[jezza]

the oldest I ever used was IIci.

Gnubler:

you are missing Tiger and Leopard screen shots. I would post Leopard but I don't want trouble from Apple.

Tiger would be nice, but a lot of us don't need reminding!

Cheek here for Leopard screen shot's it's been up for over a week

http://www.thinksecret.com/archives/leopard9a527/

[kermit]

the best thing I like from Leopard is cover flow views (amazing on big screen) and time machine. New email templates are also cool.

[jezza]

Dock is ugly and effin' wrong, transparent menu bar is total BS, cut the crap apple and give us functionality and a coherent interface. Apple is  not even obeying it's own HIG that it hasn't bothered updating in years

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/


Apple really should start looking here

http://indiehig.com/wiki/Main_Page

Anyone who cares about interface should take a look or read the blog

http://www.indiehig.com/blog/