Mac OS System 1 (1984)
Mac OS System 1 welcome screen (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Mac OS System 1 welcome screen (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Mac OS System 1 desktop (1984)
Source: wikipedia.org
Mac OS System 1 desktop (1984)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 1 Finder (1984)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 1 Control Panel (1984)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 1 system error bomb (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Mac OS System 1 Sad Mac (1984)
Source: uwa.edu.au
Lode Runner game (1984)
Source: archive.org
Airborne game (1984)
Source: archive.org
Mac OS System 3 (1986)
Mac OS System 3 welcome screen (1986)
Source: lowendmac.com
Mac OS System 3 desktop (1986)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 3 Finder (1986)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 3 Scrapbook (1986)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 3 Control Panel (1986)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Risk game (1986)
Source: hampa.ch
Dark Castle game (1986)
Source: archive.org
Dark Castle game (1986)
Source: archive.org
Mac OS System 4 (1987)
Mac OS System 4 desktop with Finder open (1987)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 4 desktop and Finder (1987) (1987)
Source: macintoshrepository.org
Mac OS System 4 Control Panel (1987)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Mac OS System 4 shutdown screen (1987)
Source: Emanon Adespoton
Apache Strike game (1987)
Source: macintoshrepository.org
Tetris game (1987)
Source: myabandonware.com
Beyond Dark Castle game (1987)
Source: myabandonware.com
Mac OS System 6 (1988)
Mac OS System 6 desktop (1988)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 6 desktop (1988)
Source: osxdaily.com
Mac OS System 6 desktop showing system map (1988)
Source: spiria.com
Mac OS System 6 Finder (1988)
Source: earlymacintosh.org
Mac OS System 6 Control Panel (1988)
Source: applefool.com
Mac OS System 7 - Colors At Last! (1991)
Mac OS System 7 welcome screen, now with color (1991)
Source: mac-history.net
Mac OS System 7 Control Panel, Note Pad, Puzzle, and Key Caps (1991)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS System 7 Chooser, Calculator, and Scrapbook (1991)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS System 7 desktop (1991)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 7.1 desktop (1991)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS System 7.5 (1994)
Mac OS System 7.5 welcome screen (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 About This Macintosh Dialog, System Folder, and Note Pad (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 Jigsaw Puzzle and Desktop Pattern Switcher (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 Control Panels (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS System 7.5 General Controls (1994)
Source: Version Museum
Mac OS 8 (1997)
Apple dropped the word System from the OS starting with version 8.
Mac OS 8 welcome screen (1997)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS 8 About This Computer (1997)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS 8 Control Panels (1997)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS 8.1 desktop running Internet Explorer (1998)
Source: wikipedia.org
Mac OS 8.1 About This Computer (1998)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS 8.1 Info Center (1998)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS 8.1 Window Appearance Settings (1998)
Source: toastytech.com
Mac OS 9 (1999)
Mac OS 9 welcome screen (1999)
Source: Shiunbird
Mac OS 9 welcome screen (1999)
Source: arpang.blogspot.com
Mac OS 9 Setup Screen: Guide to Using the Internet (1999)
Source: Shiunbird
Mac OS 9 Apple Menu (1999)
Source: wikipedia.org
Mac OS 9 Desktop with apps (1999)
Source: inetdaemon.com
Mac OS 9.2 Desktop with apps (2001)
Source: arstechnica.com
Mac OS 9 System Folder (1999)
Source: apple.fandom.com
Mac OS 9.2 Sherlock 2 Search (2001)
Source: winworldpc.com
Mac OS 9.2 About This Computer (2001)
Source: macos9lives.com
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