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Testing Mac OS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs

87 points by zdw - 17 comments

kergonath [3 hidden]5 mins 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.

cmg [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

tolerance [3 hidden]5 mins ago

kergonath [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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.

tolerance [3 hidden]5 mins ago

> in the blog post

sigh

Of course.

gsnedders [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

kccqzy [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

geerlingguy [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

fzzzy [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

gnerd00 [3 hidden]5 mins 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

flomo [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

QuantumNomad_ [3 hidden]5 mins 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.

bombcar [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

TazeTSchnitzel [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

zdw [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

pjmlp [3 hidden]5 mins ago

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

kergonath [3 hidden]5 mins ago

Yeah, I assumed as well.