A Technical History of Apple's Operating Systems - Mac OS X Internals
A Technical History of Apple's Operating Systems - Mac OS X Internals
A Technical History of Apple's Operating Systems - Mac OS X Internals
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2 A <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Apple’s <strong>Operating</strong> <strong>Systems</strong><br />
1.3.1.6. Lisa <strong>OS</strong>........................................................................................................ 47<br />
1.3.1.7. Lisa WorkShop............................................................................................ 55<br />
1.3.1.8. Lisa’s Fate................................................................................................... 56<br />
1.3.2. The <strong>Mac</strong>intosh......................................................................................... 57<br />
1.4. Many <strong>Systems</strong> for Many Apples.............................................. 63<br />
1.4.1. System S<strong>of</strong>tware Releases 2 - 6.............................................................. 63<br />
1.4.2. What Color is Your System? .................................................................... 65<br />
1.4.3. GS/<strong>OS</strong>..................................................................................................... 66<br />
1.4.4. A/UX......................................................................................................... 68<br />
1.5. Seeking Power.......................................................................... 72<br />
1.5.1. System 7.................................................................................................. 72<br />
1.5.2. AIM for POWER....................................................................................... 74<br />
1.5.2.1. A RISCy Look Back...................................................................................... 74<br />
1.5.2.2. Apple Wants RISC....................................................................................... 76<br />
1.5.2.3. Apple Likes RISC: ARM............................................................................... 78<br />
1.5.3. <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> for PowerPC.............................................................................. 79<br />
1.5.4. MAE......................................................................................................... 80<br />
1.5.5. Apple Workgroup Server.......................................................................... 84<br />
1.5.6. NetWare for PowerPC............................................................................. 85<br />
1.5.7. AIX for PowerPC...................................................................................... 85<br />
1.6. Quest for the <strong>Operating</strong> System.............................................. 87<br />
1.6.1. Star Trek................................................................................................... 88<br />
1.6.2. Raptor...................................................................................................... 89<br />
1.6.3. NuKernel.................................................................................................. 89<br />
1.6.4. Tal<strong>OS</strong>....................................................................................................... 89<br />
1.6.5. Copland.................................................................................................... 90<br />
1.6.6. Gershwin.................................................................................................. 93<br />
1.6.7. Be<strong>OS</strong>....................................................................................................... 93<br />
1.6.8. Plan A...................................................................................................... 95<br />
1.7. The NeXT Chapter..................................................................... 95<br />
1.7.1. NEXTSTEP.............................................................................................. 96<br />
1.7.2. OPENSTEP........................................................................................... 101<br />
1.8. The <strong>Mac</strong>h Factor..................................................................... 102<br />
1.8.1. Rochester’s Intelligent Gateway............................................................ 103<br />
1.8.2. Accent.................................................................................................... 104<br />
1.8.3. <strong>Mac</strong>h...................................................................................................... 106<br />
1.8.4. MkLinux................................................................................................. 111<br />
1.8.5. Musical Names...................................................................................... 112<br />
1.9. Strategies................................................................................ 113<br />
1.9.1. <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> 8 and 9..................................................................................... 115<br />
1.9.2. Rhapsody............................................................................................... 117<br />
1.9.2.1. Blue Box.................................................................................................... 119
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