Testing Mac OS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs (oldvcr.blogspot.com)

88 points by zdw 2 days ago

18 comments:

by kergonath 14 hours ago

It’s "Mac OS", not "macOS", or even "MacOS" (which is the title on the actual page).

That said, this is some serious wizardry. I wish I had one of these to play with.

by sgt 14 minutes ago

Correct, in the blog post it is about Mac OS.

by cmg 13 hours ago

This is correct, and interestingly enough in one of the screenshots, the OpenFirmware prompt says "To continue booting the MacOS" too.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh...

by tolerance 14 hours ago
by kergonath 14 hours ago

https://web.archive.org/web/19991002045556/http://apple.com/...

Pre-OS X (what actually runs in the blog post) it was Mac OS. Then, it was Mac OS X. The first version styled macOS was 10.12 Sierra in 2016.

by tolerance 13 hours ago

> in the blog post

sigh

Of course.

by gsnedders 7 hours ago

Apple’s own style guide says to use the name of the appropriate release: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/applestyleguide/apsg72...

by kccqzy 14 hours ago

That’s anachronistic. For example you’d say macOS Tahoe but Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS 9.1.

by geerlingguy 10 hours ago

And going back a little further, I believe it was "System 7.5.5" etc. until Mac OS 8.5 or so?

by fzzzy 10 hours ago

I think Mac OS 7.6 was the first to have the branding

by gnerd00 10 hours ago

the "two face" logo.. the reference was, the logo could be a single face, or a face in the distance with a second as profile in front. IIR

by flomo 7 hours ago

Reflection of the happy user's face on the monitor, engaging in pleasing human-computer interaction.

by QuantumNomad_ 11 hours ago

While we are on the subject it is also worth pointing out additionally:

When saying Mac OS X, it’s pronounced Mac OS ten, not Mac OS ex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHrVGk0WwYM

by bombcar 10 hours ago

"Mac? Oh, Sex!" is how everyone pronounces it. Very few people "properly" say Mac Oh Ess Ten.

by TazeTSchnitzel 6 hours ago

No, that's what perverts do with the Darwin native executable format.

by zdw 14 hours ago

The HN story autoformatter changes titlecase on well known terms, which I'm betting is what happened here.

by pjmlp 7 hours ago

Yeah, but then you have about 5 minutes time to change it to whatever what you want.

by kergonath 13 hours ago

Yeah, I assumed as well.

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