System Software (0-6) System 4.x
In 1984 Apple Computer unveiled their Macintosh. It included a new user interface that revolutionized the way people thought about computer interaction. Originally referred to as simply "Macintosh System", the underlying OS was a single-tasking disk system for the Motorola 68K CPU. Significant changes were made in MacOS 7.x.
The Macintosh originally came bundled with a Guided Tour of Macintosh, MacWrite, MacPaint, and a Tour of MacPaint and MacWrite.
Release notes
System 4.0, Finder 5.4 drops support for the Mac 128k. Adds support for the Mac SE. Revised Chooser and Control Panel. Adds the Trash "bulging" effect
System 4.1, Finder 5.5 drops support for the Mac 512k. Adds support for the Mac II. Adds support for hard drives over 32MB. The System Tools disk had two revisions: 2.0, and 2.0.1. The Utilities disk had three revisions: 2.0, 2.0.1, and 2.1.
Information
- Product type
- OS
- Vendor
- Apple
- Release date
- 1986
- Minimum CPU
- m68k
- User interface
- GUI
- Platform
- MacOS
- Download count
- 125 (7 for release)
Apple Mac OS (System 4.0 Finder 5.4) (Utilities 1.0) (Jan 1987) (3.5-800k)