System 6 (also referred to as System Software 6) is a graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers. For earlier versions of Mac OS X, including Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4, and before, the process to obtain those installers differs a bit. About application in Mac OS 8.0: Font selection. Mac OS 8 helped modernize the Mac OS while Apple developed its next-generation operating system, Mac OS X (renamed in 2012 to OS X and later in 2016 to macOS). Mac OS 8.1 introduces a new, more efficient file system named HFS Plus. Released October 17, 1998, Mac OS 8.5 was the first version of the Mac OS to run solely on Macs equipped with a PowerPC processor. The macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Update adds AirPlay 2 multiroom audio support for iTunes and improves the stability and security of your Mac. At the Worldwide Developers Conference in January 1997, Apple chief executive officer (CEO) Gil Amelio announced that, rather than release Copland as one monolithic release, Copland features would be phased into the Mac OS following a six-month release cycle.

Simple Finder, an option which reduces Finder menus to basic operations, to avoid overwhelming new users. Copland was to be followed by Gershwin, which promised memory protection spaces and full preemptive multitasking. For version 10.8 of macOS (formerly OS X), see.

1997 mac emulator