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Mac OS X & Versions

Mac OS X & Versions

OS X (formally known as Mac OS X) is an Operating System designed and marketed by Apple. OS X only runs on Macintosh computers.

OS X is a UNIX-like operating system that originally ran on PowerPC-based Macs. In 2006, the first Intel Macs had a specialized version of Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger”. in 2007, Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard”, was the first to have UNIX 03 certification and run on both PowerPC and Intel Macs with the use of Universal Binaries. Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” was the first version of OS X to drop support for PowerPC Macs and run solely on Intel’s x86-based processors.

Releases of OS X are named after big cats. 

Below are the versions of OS X

VersionCodenameDate AnnouncedRelease DateMost Recent Version
Mac OS X 10.0CheetahMarch 24, 200110.0.4 (June 22, 2001)
Mac OS X 10.1PumaJuly 18, 2001September 25, 200110.1.5 (June 6, 2002)
Mac OS X 10.2JaguarMay 6, 2002August 24, 200210.2.8 (October 3, 2003)
Mac OS X 10.3PantherJune 23, 2003October 24, 200310.3.9 (April 15, 2005)
Mac OS X 10.4TigerMay 4, 2004April 29, 200510.4.11 (November 14, 2007)
Mac OS X 10.5LeopardJune 26, 2006October 26, 200710.5.8 (August 5, 2009)
Mac OS X 10.6Snow LeopardJune 9, 2008August 28, 200910.6.8 v1.1 (July 25, 2011)
Mac OS X 10.7LionOctober 20, 2010July 20, 201110.7.3 (February 1, 2012)
OS X 10.8Mountain LionFebruary 16, 2012Late Summer 2012DP3 (April 18, 2012)

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  1. SACHIN · May 8, 2012 Reply

    Good details related to MAC OS details.

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