Testing macOS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs
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by zdw
1 day ago
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| oldvcr.blogspot.com
| HN
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kergonath
5 hours ago
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It’s "Mac OS", not "macOS", or even "MacOS" (which is the title on the actual page).

That said, this is some serious wizardry. I wish I had one of these to play with.

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cmg
5 hours ago
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This is correct, and interestingly enough in one of the screenshots, the OpenFirmware prompt says "To continue booting the MacOS" too.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh...

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tolerance
5 hours ago
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https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
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kergonath
5 hours ago
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https://web.archive.org/web/19991002045556/http://apple.com/...

Pre-OS X (what actually runs in the blog post) it was Mac OS. Then, it was Mac OS X. The first version styled macOS was 10.12 Sierra in 2016.

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tolerance
4 hours ago
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> in the blog post

sigh

Of course.

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kccqzy
5 hours ago
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That’s anachronistic. For example you’d say macOS Tahoe but Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS 9.1.
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geerlingguy
2 hours ago
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And going back a little further, I believe it was "System 7.5.5" etc. until Mac OS 8.5 or so?
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fzzzy
1 hour ago
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I think Mac OS 7.6 was the first to have the branding
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gnerd00
1 hour ago
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the "two face" logo.. the reference was, the logo could be a single face, or a face in the distance with a second as profile in front. IIR
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QuantumNomad_
2 hours ago
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While we are on the subject it is also worth pointing out additionally:

When saying Mac OS X, it’s pronounced Mac OS ten, not Mac OS ex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHrVGk0WwYM

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bombcar
2 hours ago
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"Mac? Oh, Sex!" is how everyone pronounces it. Very few people "properly" say Mac Oh Ess Ten.
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zdw
5 hours ago
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The HN story autoformatter changes titlecase on well known terms, which I'm betting is what happened here.
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kergonath
5 hours ago
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Yeah, I assumed as well.
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