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[[Category:Operating Systems]]'''Mac OS''' is the [[:Category:Operating Systems|operating system]] used in [[Macintosh]] computers since their introduction in 1984. Some |
[[Category:Operating Systems]]'''Mac OS''' is the [[:Category:Operating Systems|operating system]] used in [[Macintosh]] computers since their introduction in 1984. Some appliances (most notably the [[wp:iPhone|iPhone]]) also run derivative versions of Mac OS. The current version is '''[[wp:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]]''' 10.6 (often referred to as simply '''OSX'''), which is derived from [[wp:NeXTSTEP|NeXTSTEP]], and has a Mach microkernel running a BSD compatibility layer. Most applications are written in [[Objective-C]] using the [[Cocoa]] framework. |
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'''Mac''' is a term which describes the broader class of Apple computer hardware and their Macintosh operating systems. |
'''Mac''' is a term which describes the broader class of Apple computer hardware and their Macintosh operating systems. |