(MACintosh Operating System) In late 1994, Apple officially renamed its System 7 operating system Mac OS and introduced the Mac OS logo. However, the term has been used for years to refer to all versions of Mac operating systems.
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- Blog posts 2008-08-20
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- Blog posts 2008-08-19
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- News items 2008-08-18
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- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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