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The Time for Change in Computers
In early 1979, Jef Raskin, envisioned an easy-to-use, low-cost computer for the average consumer. -
The Project MAC OS is Initiated
In September 1979, Raskin began looking for an engineer who could put together a prototype. Bill Atkinson, a member of the Apple Lisa team, introduced him to Burrell Smith, a service technician who had been hired earlier that year. This was the begining of the MAC OS project. -
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Development of MAC OS
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The Improved Macintosh
In January 1981, Steve Jobs and a number of Apple engineers completely took over the Macintosh project. The final Macintosh operating system mostly used concepts from the Xerox Alto, but many elements of the graphics were created by Apple including the menubar, pop-up menus and the concepts of drag and drop and direct manipulation. -
Bite that Apple
Apple was very strong in advertising their newfound machine. Apple was so successful in its marketing for the Macintosh, that it quickly outshone its more sophisticated predecessor, the Lisa Operating system. -
The Realease
The first version of the Mac OS is easily distinguished between other operating systems from the same period because it does not use a command line interface; it was one of the first operating systems to use an entirely graphical user interface. Additional to the system is the "Finder", an application used for file management. -
Systems 1, 2, 3, and 4
As the MAC OS quickly picked up its reputation as being one of the most advanced computer in its time. Steve Jobs and the Apple team started to improved on the work and refined their system and introduce the Systems 1, 2, 3, and 4 -
Steve gets Fired
After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. -
MAC OS System 7
On May 13, 1991, System 7 was released. It was a major upgrade to the Mac OS, adding a significant user interface overhaul, new applications, stability improvements and many new features.The System 7 era saw numerous changes in the Macintosh line including a proliferation of Macintosh models, the 68k to Power Macintosh transition as well as the rise of Microsoft Windows as a serious compeititor. -
The Return of Steve Jobs and the Realse of MAC OS 8
Mac OS 8 was released on July 26, 1997, shortly after Steve Jobs returned to the company. It was mainly released to keep the Mac OS moving forward during a difficult time for Apple -
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Steve Jobs and the Apple Team
Apple's 1996 buyout of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company, and he served as its interim CEO from 1997, then becoming permanent CEO from 2000, onwards, introducing the advent of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. In buying NeXT, Apple also acquired the operating system that became Mac OS X. -
The Death of a Great Man
From 2003, Jobs fought an eight-year battle with cancer and eventually resigned as CEO in August 2011.On October 5, 2011, around 3:00 p.m., Jobs died at his home in Palo Alto, California, aged 56, six weeks after resigning as CEO of Apple
