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[[Category:Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Operating Systems]]
'''Mac OS''' 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. The current version is '''[[wp:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]]''' 10.7 (often referred to as simply '''OSX'''), which is derived from [[wp:NeXTSTEP|NeXTSTEP]], and has a [[wp:Mach (kernel)|Mach]] microkernel running a [[BSD]] compatibility layer. Most applications are written in [[:Category:Objective-C|Objective-C]] using the [[Cocoa]] framework.
'''Mac OS''' 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:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]]''' 10.7 (often referred to as simply '''OSX'''), which is derived from [[wp:NeXTSTEP|NeXTSTEP]], and has a [[wp:Mach (kernel)|Mach]] microkernel running a [[BSD]] compatibility layer. Most applications are written in [[:Category:Objective-C|Objective-C]] using the [[Cocoa]] framework.


"'''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.