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[[Category:Operating Systems]]
'''macOS''' is the [[:Category:Operating Systems|operating system]] used in [[wp:Macintosh|Macintosh]] computers since their introduction in 1984. Some appliances (notably the [[wp:iPhone|iPhone]] and [[wp:iPad|iPad]]) also run derivative versions of Mac OS, named iOS. The current version is '''[[wp:macOS
Versions of macOS from 10.0 to 10.
"'''Mac'''" is a term which describes the broader class of Apple Macintosh computer hardware and their
=Older versions=
Pre-X versions of Mac OS ([[wp:Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9]] and lower) were written in-house at Apple and were based in part on the slightly earlier [[wp:Apple Lisa|Lisa Office System]]. "Classic" Mac OS is still in use on many older Macs, especially 68k Macs (Macs with a [[wp:Motorola 68000 family|Motorola 680x0]] processor), which are unable to run versions newer than 8.1. (In fact, many older Macs can't run [[wp:Mac OS 8|OS 8]] at all.) Depending on the specific model, [[wp:PowerPC|PowerPC]] Macs support anywhere from [[wp:System 7|System 7.1.2]] up to OS X 10.5. (OS X 10.6 dropped support for PowerPC Macs, although an emulation layer called <!--amusingly--> [[wp:Rosetta (software)|Rosetta]] was included through 10.6.8 to run PowerPC apps on Intel Macs.)
=See also=
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