Mac OS System 1 (1984)

Mac OS System 1 welcome screen (1984)

Source: uwa.edu.au Mac OS System 1 welcome screen (1984)

Source: uwa.edu.au Mac OS System 1 desktop (1984)

Source: wikipedia.org Mac OS System 1 desktop (1984)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 1 Finder (1984)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 1 Control Panel (1984)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 1 system error bomb (1984)

Source: uwa.edu.au Mac OS System 1 Sad Mac (1984)

Source: uwa.edu.au Lode Runner game (1984)

Source: archive.org Airborne game (1984)

Source: archive.org

Mac OS System 3 (1986)

Mac OS System 4 (1987)

Mac OS System 6 (1988)

Mac OS System 6 desktop (1988)

Source: apple.fandom.com Mac OS System 6 desktop (1988)

Source: osxdaily.com Mac OS System 6 desktop showing system map (1988)

Source: spiria.com Mac OS System 6 Finder (1988)

Source: earlymacintosh.org Mac OS System 6 Control Panel (1988)

Source: applefool.com

Mac OS System 7 - Colors At Last! (1991)

Mac OS System 7 welcome screen, now with color (1991)

Source: mac-history.net Mac OS System 7 Control Panel, Note Pad, Puzzle, and Key Caps (1991)

Source: winworldpc.com Mac OS System 7 Chooser, Calculator, and Scrapbook (1991)

Source: winworldpc.com Mac OS System 7 desktop (1991)

Source: apple.fandom.com Mac OS System 7.1 desktop (1991)

Source: apple.fandom.com

Mac OS System 7.5 (1994)

Mac OS System 7.5 welcome screen (1994)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 7.5 About This Macintosh Dialog, System Folder, and Note Pad (1994)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 7.5 Jigsaw Puzzle and Desktop Pattern Switcher (1994)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 7.5 Control Panels (1994)

Source: Version Museum Mac OS System 7.5 General Controls (1994)

Source: Version Museum

Mac OS 8 (1997)

Apple dropped the word System from the OS starting with version 8.

Mac OS 8 welcome screen (1997)

Source: winworldpc.com Mac OS 8 About This Computer (1997)

Source: winworldpc.com Mac OS 8 Control Panels (1997)

Source: apple.fandom.com Mac OS 8.1 desktop running Internet Explorer (1998)

Source: wikipedia.org Mac OS 8.1 About This Computer (1998)

Source: toastytech.com Mac OS 8.1 Info Center (1998)

Source: toastytech.com Mac OS 8.1 Window Appearance Settings (1998)

Source: toastytech.com

Mac OS 9 (1999)

Mac OS 9 welcome screen (1999)

Source: Shiunbird Mac OS 9 welcome screen (1999)

Source: arpang.blogspot.com Mac OS 9 Setup Screen: Guide to Using the Internet (1999)

Source: Shiunbird Mac OS 9 Apple Menu (1999)

Source: wikipedia.org Mac OS 9 Desktop with apps (1999)

Source: inetdaemon.com Mac OS 9.2 Desktop with apps (2001)

Source: arstechnica.com Mac OS 9 System Folder (1999)

Source: apple.fandom.com Mac OS 9.2 Sherlock 2 Search (2001)

Source: winworldpc.com Mac OS 9.2 About This Computer (2001)

Source: macos9lives.com

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