Mac OS 8
Eighth major release of the classic Mac OS / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mac OS 8 is the eighth major release of the classic Mac OS operating system for Macintosh computers, released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997.[2] It includes the largest overhaul of the classic Mac OS experience since the release of System 7, approximately six years before. It places a greater emphasis on color than prior versions. Released over a series of updates, Mac OS 8 represents an incremental integration of many of the technologies which had been developed from 1988 to 1996 for Apple's overly ambitious OS named Copland. Mac OS 8 helped modernize the Mac OS while Apple developed its next-generation operating system, Mac OS X (renamed in 2012 to OS X and then in 2016 to macOS).
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Version of the Classic Mac OS operating system | |
Developer | Apple Computer |
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OS family | Macintosh |
Working state | Historic, unsupported |
Source model | Closed source |
Released to manufacturing | July 26, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-07-26) |
Latest release | 8.6 / May 10, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-05-10)[1] |
Platforms | PowerPC, Motorola 68k series (until 8.5) |
Kernel type | Monolithic (68k), nanokernel (PowerPC) |
Default user interface | Apple Platinum |
License | Proprietary |
Preceded by | System 7 |
Succeeded by | Mac OS 9 |
Official website | Apple - Products - Mac OS 8.6 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 22, 1999) |
Tagline | Mac OS 8-8.1: A new look. A new feel. A dramatically new experience. Mac OS 8.5-8.6: Faster. Smarter. Far more clever. |
Support status | |
Historical, unsupported as of May 2001 |
Mac OS 8 is one of Apple's most commercially successful software releases, selling over 1.2 million copies in the first two weeks.[2][3] As it came at a difficult time in Apple's history, many pirate groups refused to traffic in the new OS, encouraging people to buy it instead.[4]
Mac OS 8.0 introduces the most visible changes in the lineup, including the Platinum interface and a native PowerPC multithreaded Finder. Mac OS 8.1 introduces a new, more efficient file system named HFS Plus. Mac OS 8.5 is the first version of the Mac OS to require a PowerPC processor. It features PowerPC native versions of QuickDraw, AppleScript, and the Sherlock search utility. Its successor, Mac OS 9, was released on October 23, 1999.