The first Mac software was called System 1 and it was released on January 24, 1984, and there have been 30 major updates since. Apple rebranded to Mac OS with the release of mac OS 8 on July 26, 1997.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Apple launching Mac OS X, the operating system that serves as the foundation of ...

The Mac’s newest operating system, macOS Sonoma, is now available. Sonoma’s launch follows the launch of the iPhone 15 series and the iPhone’s iOS 17 operating system last week. This new macOS ...

In 2001, Apple finally delivered a next-gen operating system and unleashed its newfound fondness for gloss ...

Apple dived headfirst into the AI pool during last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, announcing ambitious plans for its so-called “Apple Intelligence” initiative built around a revamped Siri.

Copland never saw the light of day. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac April 26, 1996: Mac OS Copland, Apple’s eagerly anticipated but much-delayed operating system for the Macintosh, suffers a fatal blow ...

The company has made a 180-degree reversal of a long-embraced philosophy. And it's strategically brilliant, given the ...

My Mom's iMac G4 (1.0 GHz G4 CPU, 768 MB RAM, 17-inch "sunflower" model) is currently running a pretty old version of Mac OS X, either an early release of 10.4 or possibly even 10.3... The old vesrion ...

If you yearn for the days of old Mac OS versions–we’re talking pre-OS X here–then your time has finally come. Software engineer Mihai Parparita has unveiled his latest project: Infinite Mac, which ...