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AirPort Utility
The AirPort Utility, formerly called AirPort Admin Utility, is a utility that allows users to configure an AirPort Wi-Fi Base Station to create a wireless network and manage a USB device (...
The AirPort Utility, formerly called AirPort Admin Utility, is a utility that allows users to configure an AirPort Wi-Fi Base Station to create a wireless network and manage a USB device (...
Alias (Mac OS)
In Mac OS System 7 and later, an alias is a small file that represents another object in a local, remote, or removable file system and provides a dynamic link to it; the target object may be mov...
In Mac OS System 7 and later, an alias is a small file that represents another object in a local, remote, or removable file system and provides a dynamic link to it; the target object may be mov...
Apple Chooser
The Chooser is an application program for Macintosh systems using the original Mac OS. The Chooser started out as a desk accessory and became a standalone application program as of System 7.
The Chooser is an application program for Macintosh systems using the original Mac OS. The Chooser started out as a desk accessory and became a standalone application program as of System 7.
Apple Guide
Apple Guide was Apple Computer's online help and documentation system, added to the Mac OS in System 7.5 and intended to work alongside Balloon Help.
Apple Guide was Apple Computer's online help and documentation system, added to the Mac OS in System 7.5 and intended to work alongside Balloon Help.
Apple HD SC Setup
Apple HD SC Setup was a small software utility that was bundled with various versions of the Mac OS made by Apple Computer.
Apple HD SC Setup was a small software utility that was bundled with various versions of the Mac OS made by Apple Computer.
Apple Software Update
Software Update is a software tool by Apple Inc. that installs the latest version of Apple software on computers running OS X. It was originally introduced to Mac users in Mac OS 9.
Software Update is a software tool by Apple Inc. that installs the latest version of Apple software on computers running OS X. It was originally introduced to Mac users in Mac OS 9.
Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging
The Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging (ATSUI) is the set of services for rendering Unicode-encoded text starting with Mac OS 8.5 and in Mac OS X.
The Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging (ATSUI) is the set of services for rendering Unicode-encoded text starting with Mac OS 8.5 and in Mac OS X.
AppleShare
AppleShare was a product from Apple Computer which implemented various network services.
AppleShare was a product from Apple Computer which implemented various network services.
At Ease
At Ease was an alternative to the Macintosh desktop developed by Apple Computer in the early 1990s.
At Ease was an alternative to the Macintosh desktop developed by Apple Computer in the early 1990s.
Balloon help
Balloon help was a help system introduced by Apple Computer in their 1991 release of System 7.0.
Balloon help was a help system introduced by Apple Computer in their 1991 release of System 7.0.
Bomb (symbol)
The Bomb icon is a symbol designed by Susan Kare that was displayed inside the System Error alert box when the "classic" Macintosh operating system had a crash in which the system decided it was...
The Bomb icon is a symbol designed by Susan Kare that was displayed inside the System Error alert box when the "classic" Macintosh operating system had a crash in which the system decided it was...
Bozo bit
The term bozo bit has been used in two contexts.
The term bozo bit has been used in two contexts.
Brushed metal (interface)
Brushed metal is a discontinued graphical user interface design used in Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh computers.
Brushed metal is a discontinued graphical user interface design used in Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system for Macintosh computers.
Conflict Catcher
Conflict Catcher was a popular utility software application for the Mac OS, published by Casady & Greene.
Conflict Catcher was a popular utility software application for the Mac OS, published by Casady & Greene.
Context menu
A context menu (also called contextual, shortcut, and popup or pop-up menu) is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such a...
A context menu (also called contextual, shortcut, and popup or pop-up menu) is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such a...
Control panel (Mac OS)
Under Ma-lp-o-o-o-o-o---o-o---o-o-ik-ki-cxsdvc OS 9 and earlier, a control panel is a small application which enabled the user to modify software and hardware settings such as the sound volume a...
Under Ma-lp-o-o-o-o-o---o-o---o-o-ik-ki-cxsdvc OS 9 and earlier, a control panel is a small application which enabled the user to modify software and hardware settings such as the sound volume a...
Control Strip
The Control Strip is a user interface component of the "classic" System 7 Mac OS which and remained until the Macintosh OS X system replaced the class Macintosh OS in December 2001.
The Control Strip is a user interface component of the "classic" System 7 Mac OS which and remained until the Macintosh OS X system replaced the class Macintosh OS in December 2001.
Copland (operating system)
Copland was a project at Apple Computer to create an updated version of the Macintosh operating system.
Copland was a project at Apple Computer to create an updated version of the Macintosh operating system.
Creator code
A creator code is a mechanism introduced in pre-Mac OS X versions of the Macintosh operating system to link a data file to the application program which created it, in a manner similar to file e...
A creator code is a mechanism introduced in pre-Mac OS X versions of the Macintosh operating system to link a data file to the application program which created it, in a manner similar to file e...
DarwiinRemote
DarwiinRemote is an application for Mac OS X v10.4 or above which allows Wii Remote to fully control applications on a Mac.
DarwiinRemote is an application for Mac OS X v10.4 or above which allows Wii Remote to fully control applications on a Mac.
Desk Accessory
A desk accessory (DA) is a small helper-type application that can be run concurrently with any other application on the system.
A desk accessory (DA) is a small helper-type application that can be run concurrently with any other application on the system.
Desk accessory
A desk accessory is a small helper-type application that can be run concurrently with any other application on the system.
A desk accessory is a small helper-type application that can be run concurrently with any other application on the system.
Disk Copy
Disk Copy was the default utility for handling disk images in System 7 through Mac OS X 10.2 (Usable in System Software 6 as well).
Disk Copy was the default utility for handling disk images in System 7 through Mac OS X 10.2 (Usable in System Software 6 as well).
Disk First Aid
Disk First Aid is a free software utility made by Apple Inc. that is bundled with all computers running Mac OS either as a standalone application (in the case of Mac OS 9 and below) or as part o...
Disk First Aid is a free software utility made by Apple Inc. that is bundled with all computers running Mac OS either as a standalone application (in the case of Mac OS 9 and below) or as part o...
Drive Setup
Drive Setup is the default disk formatting tool in Mac OS 7.5.2-9.2.2.
Drive Setup is the default disk formatting tool in Mac OS 7.5.2-9.2.2.
DVD Player (Mac OS)
DVD Player is the default DVD player in Mac OS X. It supports all the standard DVD features such as multiple audio, video & subtitle tracks as well as Dolby audio, DVD@ccess URLs and closed captions.
DVD Player is the default DVD player in Mac OS X. It supports all the standard DVD features such as multiple audio, video & subtitle tracks as well as Dolby audio, DVD@ccess URLs and closed captions.
DVD Player (software)
DVD Player (formerly Apple DVD Player) is the default DVD player in Mac OS X. It supports all the standard DVD features such as multiple audio, video & subtitle tracks as well as Dolby aud...
DVD Player (formerly Apple DVD Player) is the default DVD player in Mac OS X. It supports all the standard DVD features such as multiple audio, video & subtitle tracks as well as Dolby aud...
Extension (Mac OS)
On the Apple Macintosh operating system prior to Mac OS X, extensions were small pieces of code that extended the system's functionality.
On the Apple Macintosh operating system prior to Mac OS X, extensions were small pieces of code that extended the system's functionality.
Extension conflict
Extension conflicts were sometimes a problem on Apple Macintosh computers running versions of Mac OS prior to X, especially System 7.
Extension conflicts were sometimes a problem on Apple Macintosh computers running versions of Mac OS prior to X, especially System 7.
Finder (software)
The Finder is the default file manager used on Mac OS and OS X operating systems; it is responsible for the overall user-management of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other ap...
The Finder is the default file manager used on Mac OS and OS X operating systems; it is responsible for the overall user-management of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other ap...
HFS Plus
HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Inc. to replace their Hierarchical File System as the primary file system used in Macintosh computers.
HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Inc. to replace their Hierarchical File System as the primary file system used in Macintosh computers.
Hierarchical File System
Hierarchical File System (HFS) is a file system developed by Apple Inc. for use in computer systems running Mac OS. Originally designed for use on floppy and hard disks, it can also be fou...
Hierarchical File System (HFS) is a file system developed by Apple Inc. for use in computer systems running Mac OS. Originally designed for use on floppy and hard disks, it can also be fou...
Info-Mac
Info-Mac is an online community, news aggregator and shareware file hosting service covering Apple Inc. products, including the iPhone, iPod and especially the Macintosh.
Info-Mac is an online community, news aggregator and shareware file hosting service covering Apple Inc. products, including the iPhone, iPod and especially the Macintosh.
Inside Macintosh
Inside Macintosh is the name of the developer documentation manuals published by Apple Computer, documenting the APIs and machine architecture of the Macintosh computer.
Inside Macintosh is the name of the developer documentation manuals published by Apple Computer, documenting the APIs and machine architecture of the Macintosh computer.
Mac 68K emulator
The Mac 68K emulator was a software emulator built into all versions of the Mac OS for PowerPC. This emulator permitted the running of applications and system code that were originally written f...
The Mac 68K emulator was a software emulator built into all versions of the Mac OS for PowerPC. This emulator permitted the running of applications and system code that were originally written f...
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems.
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems.
Mac OS 8
Mac OS 8 (or System 8) is an operating system that was released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997.
Mac OS 8 (or System 8) is an operating system that was released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997.
Mac OS nanokernel
Before Mac OS X, PowerPC versions of the Mac OS were based on a nanokernel, or extremely simple operating system kernel.
Before Mac OS X, PowerPC versions of the Mac OS were based on a nanokernel, or extremely simple operating system kernel.
Mac OS Roman
Mac OS Roman is a character encoding primarily used by Mac OS to represent text.
Mac OS Roman is a character encoding primarily used by Mac OS to represent text.
Mac OS Runtime for Java
Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ, originally Macintosh Runtime for Java) was Apple's proprietary virtual machine for Java-based applications in "Classic" Mac OS (i.e.
Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ, originally Macintosh Runtime for Java) was Apple's proprietary virtual machine for Java-based applications in "Classic" Mac OS (i.e.
Macintosh File System
Macintosh File System (MFS) is a volume format (or disk file system) created by Apple Computer for storing files on 400K floppy disks.
Macintosh File System (MFS) is a volume format (or disk file system) created by Apple Computer for storing files on 400K floppy disks.
Macintosh Input Method
The Macintosh Input Method is an input method for Roman script keyboard users to input special characters beyond the QWERTY range.
The Macintosh Input Method is an input method for Roman script keyboard users to input special characters beyond the QWERTY range.
Macintosh Manager
Macintosh Manager started as a replacement for Apple Computer's At Ease workstation software.
Macintosh Manager started as a replacement for Apple Computer's At Ease workstation software.
Macintosh startup
The Macintosh startup behaviors characteristic of Macintosh computers include the startup chime, Happy Mac, Sad Mac, and Chimes of Death.
The Macintosh startup behaviors characteristic of Macintosh computers include the startup chime, Happy Mac, Sad Mac, and Chimes of Death.
Macintosh Toolbox
The Macintosh Toolbox is a set of application programming interfaces with a particular access mechanism.
The Macintosh Toolbox is a set of application programming interfaces with a particular access mechanism.
MacInTouch
MacInTouch began as an independent print journal in 1985 to provide news and information about Macintosh computers.
MacInTouch began as an independent print journal in 1985 to provide news and information about Macintosh computers.
Menlo (typeface)
Menlo is a monospaced sans-serif typeface designed by Jim Lyles.
Menlo is a monospaced sans-serif typeface designed by Jim Lyles.
Menu blinking
Menu blinking is user-interface affordance included in all versions of Mac OS. It is a visual effect which makes the selection rectangle blink on and off, indicating to the user which menu optio...
Menu blinking is user-interface affordance included in all versions of Mac OS. It is a visual effect which makes the selection rectangle blink on and off, indicating to the user which menu optio...
MultiFinder
MultiFinder was the name of an extension software for the Apple Macintosh, introduced on August 11, 1987 and included with System Software 5.
MultiFinder was the name of an extension software for the Apple Macintosh, introduced on August 11, 1987 and included with System Software 5.
Network Browser
Network Browser was an application that shipped with Mac OS 9 to allow users to connect to other computers and printers on a network, and access FTP servers, intended to replace the Chooser that...
Network Browser was an application that shipped with Mac OS 9 to allow users to connect to other computers and printers on a network, and access FTP servers, intended to replace the Chooser that...
New World ROM
New World ROM Macintosh computers are the Macintosh models that do not use a Macintosh Toolbox ROM on the motherboard, but instead load the Toolbox ROM from disk storage into RAM when needed (No...
New World ROM Macintosh computers are the Macintosh models that do not use a Macintosh Toolbox ROM on the motherboard, but instead load the Toolbox ROM from disk storage into RAM when needed (No...
Old World ROM
Old World ROM Macintosh computers are the Macintosh models that use a Macintosh Toolbox ROM chip, usually in a socket (but soldered to the motherboard in some models).
Old World ROM Macintosh computers are the Macintosh models that use a Macintosh Toolbox ROM chip, usually in a socket (but soldered to the motherboard in some models).
Open Architecture System Integration Strategy
In response, Apple released a blizzard of marketing materials in 1989 trumpeting Apple's advantage, the OASIS Model.
In response, Apple released a blizzard of marketing materials in 1989 trumpeting Apple's advantage, the OASIS Model.
Open Transport
Open Transport was the name given by Apple Inc. to its implementation of the Unix-originated System V STREAMS. Based on code licensed from Mentat's Portable Streams product, Open Transport was b...
Open Transport was the name given by Apple Inc. to its implementation of the Unix-originated System V STREAMS. Based on code licensed from Mentat's Portable Streams product, Open Transport was b...
OSType
OSType (also known as ResType) is the name of a four-byte sequence commonly used as an identifier in Mac OS. While the bytes can have any value, they usually display figures characterize...
OSType (also known as ResType) is the name of a four-byte sequence commonly used as an identifier in Mac OS. While the bytes can have any value, they usually display figures characterize...
PC Exchange
PC Exchange was a utility program for Apple Macintosh computers.
PC Exchange was a utility program for Apple Macintosh computers.
PICT
PICT is a graphics file format introduced on the original Apple Macintosh computer as its standard metafile format.
PICT is a graphics file format introduced on the original Apple Macintosh computer as its standard metafile format.
Publish and Subscribe
Publish and Subscribe was a document linking model introduced by Apple Computer in System 7.
Publish and Subscribe was a document linking model introduced by Apple Computer in System 7.
Resource fork
The resource fork is a construct of the Mac OS operating system used to store structured data in a file, alongside unstructured data stored within the data fork.
The resource fork is a construct of the Mac OS operating system used to store structured data in a file, alongside unstructured data stored within the data fork.
Robin Williams (writer)
Robin Patricia Williams is an American educator who has authored many popular computer-related books, as well as the book Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare? Among her compute...
Robin Patricia Williams is an American educator who has authored many popular computer-related books, as well as the book Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare? Among her compute...
Sosumi
Sosumi is one of the system sounds introduced in Apple Inc.'s Macintosh System 7 operating system in 1991, an extremely short sample of a xylophone, which gained notoriety in computer folklo...
Sosumi is one of the system sounds introduced in Apple Inc.'s Macintosh System 7 operating system in 1991, an extremely short sample of a xylophone, which gained notoriety in computer folklo...
Special menu (Mac OS)
The Special menu was a feature of Apple's Mac OS from its inception until the last release of "Classic" Mac OS, Mac OS 9.2.2.
The Special menu was a feature of Apple's Mac OS from its inception until the last release of "Classic" Mac OS, Mac OS 9.2.2.
Speech Manager
The Speech Manager, in the classic Mac OS, is a part of the operating system used to convert text into sound data to play through a sound output device such as a speaker.
The Speech Manager, in the classic Mac OS, is a part of the operating system used to convert text into sound data to play through a sound output device such as a speaker.
Standard Apple Numerics Environment
Standard Apple Numerics Environment (SANE) was Apple Computer's software implementation of IEEE 754 floating point arithmetic.
Standard Apple Numerics Environment (SANE) was Apple Computer's software implementation of IEEE 754 floating point arithmetic.
Star Trek project
Star Trek was the code name given to a prototype project at Apple Computer and Novell during 1992 and 1993.
Star Trek was the code name given to a prototype project at Apple Computer and Novell during 1992 and 1993.
Stickies (software)
Stickies is a Macintosh notetaking application for putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen with short reminders, notes and other clippings.
Stickies is a Macintosh notetaking application for putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen with short reminders, notes and other clippings.
System 6
System 6 is a graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers.
System 6 is a graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers.
System 7
System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers.
System 7 (codenamed "Big Bang" and sometimes called Mac OS 7) is a single-user graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers.
System Folder
The System Folder is the directory in classic versions of Mac OS (those prior to OS X) that holds various files required for the system to operate, such as fonts, system extensions, control pane...
The System Folder is the directory in classic versions of Mac OS (those prior to OS X) that holds various files required for the system to operate, such as fonts, system extensions, control pane...
System Profiler
System Profiler is a software utility derived from field service diagnostics produced by Apple's Service Diagnostic Engineering team, at that time located in Apple satellite buildings in Campbel...
System Profiler is a software utility derived from field service diagnostics produced by Apple's Service Diagnostic Engineering team, at that time located in Apple satellite buildings in Campbel...
System suitcase
The System suitcase was one of two principal files comprising Mac OS from the original release to System 9.2.2, the other being the Macintosh Finder.
The System suitcase was one of two principal files comprising Mac OS from the original release to System 9.2.2, the other being the Macintosh Finder.
Type code
A type code is the only mechanism used in pre-Mac OS X versions of the Macintosh operating system to denote a file's format, in a manner similar to file extensions in other operating systems.
A type code is the only mechanism used in pre-Mac OS X versions of the Macintosh operating system to denote a file's format, in a manner similar to file extensions in other operating systems.
WindowShade
WindowShade was a control panel for the Mac OS that allowed a user to double-click a window's title bar to "roll up" the window like a windowshade.
WindowShade was a control panel for the Mac OS that allowed a user to double-click a window's title bar to "roll up" the window like a windowshade.
WorldScript
WorldScript was the multilingual text rendering engine for Apple Macintosh before Mac OS X was introduced.
WorldScript was the multilingual text rendering engine for Apple Macintosh before Mac OS X was introduced.