e89 – Mac OS X at 20

We're back with a special episode to mark the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X. We remember what it was like to enter the lickable world of Aqua, leave behind our Classic apps, and grow with macOS over two decades.

We're back with a special episode to mark the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X. We remember what it was like to enter the lickable world of Aqua, leave behind our Classic apps, and grow with macOS over two decades.

If you want to keep listening to Brian and Ed, check out their current podcast, One More Thing!

Pre-release

e81 – The NeXT Transition
Mac OS X Server
Developer Preview 1
Developer Preview 3
the infamous menu Apple
the also infamous single-application mode

Public Beta
Music Player
Audion face

Sketch
HTMLEdit
Bomb.app

New features

Darwin
is OS X still part of iOS?
Terminal

Aqua
Stephen Hackett's screenshot library
the Dock

10.1 demo video

Missing features

app support: Cocoa, Carbon, and Classic
the System Folder
ResEdit

Later additions

🧭 Safari (10.2)
💬 iChat / Messages (10.2)
🔨 Xcode (10.3)
🌌 Time Machine (10.5)
☂️ MobileMe Backup

📲 Mac App Store (10.6.6)
😁 Emoji (10.7)
🛎 APFS (10.13)