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▲Testing macOS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs (oldvcr.blogspot.com)
86 points by zdw 2 days ago | 17 comments
kergonath 10 hours ago [-]
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.

cmg 9 hours ago [-]
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...

tolerance 10 hours ago [-]
https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
kergonath 10 hours ago [-]
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.

tolerance 9 hours ago [-]
> in the blog post

sigh

Of course.

gsnedders 3 hours ago [-]
Apple’s own style guide says to use the name of the appropriate release: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/applestyleguide/apsg72...
kccqzy 10 hours ago [-]
That’s anachronistic. For example you’d say macOS Tahoe but Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS 9.1.
geerlingguy 6 hours ago [-]
And going back a little further, I believe it was "System 7.5.5" etc. until Mac OS 8.5 or so?
fzzzy 6 hours ago [-]
I think Mac OS 7.6 was the first to have the branding
gnerd00 6 hours ago [-]
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
flomo 3 hours ago [-]
Reflection of the happy user's face on the monitor, engaging in pleasing human-computer interaction.
QuantumNomad_ 7 hours ago [-]
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

bombcar 6 hours ago [-]
"Mac? Oh, Sex!" is how everyone pronounces it. Very few people "properly" say Mac Oh Ess Ten.
TazeTSchnitzel 2 hours ago [-]
No, that's what perverts do with the Darwin native executable format.
zdw 10 hours ago [-]
The HN story autoformatter changes titlecase on well known terms, which I'm betting is what happened here.
pjmlp 3 hours ago [-]
Yeah, but then you have about 5 minutes time to change it to whatever what you want.
kergonath 9 hours ago [-]
Yeah, I assumed as well.
10 hours ago [-]
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