Operating systems designed for Apple computers have undergone a huge transformation since their inception and have come a long way. On pages Letem Světem Applem we will gradually bring you a series about all versions of the desktop apple operating system since 2000.
In September 2000, she presented the company Apple first public betaversion of its new operating system, internally codenamed Kodiak. Kodiak differed significantly from its predecessor, Mac OS 9, and introduced a new look and feel with the attractive Aqua interface, a successor to the Platinum interface. The Mac OS X operating system was built on a Unix-based platform and was a kind of relative of the OS. NextStep, developed in-house NeXT, Which Steve Jobs previously founded after his departure from AppKodiak was the first glimpse of the long-awaited next-generation Mac operating system.
Software developers and other early Kodiak owners received the first betaversion gives you an idea of what the next operating system will look like and where it will go. Apple made numerous changes to Kodiak, starting with fonts, through Dock to the top bar with the logo of a bitten apple in its center – later moved to the left side of the bar. The icons were enlarged and more elaborate, users could use programs like TextEdit, Preview, Email or TerminalPart of this betaThe version also included a simple MP3 player – iTunes had not yet been launched at that time. There were also the familiar Chess or Lístečky.
You could also find here minia minimalist drawing program called Sketch or a WYSIWYG editor called HTMLEdit. However, there were not many native applications in Kodiak, and users who worked with this operating system had to rely on alternatives from other sources in some cases - the demand for applications for the new operating system resulted in a significant increase in the active community involved in distributing software.
look at screenshotyz OS X Public Beta from the website 512 Pixels:
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Part of OS X Public Beta There was also a feature called Sherlock. It was a well-known search tool that the company Apple introduced in 1997 as part of its Mac OS 8.5 operating system. Sherlock in Kodiak allowed not only advanced file searches, but also the web, news, products, and other locations. Sherlock was later replaced by Spotlight.
Apple ended OS X Public Beta May 14, 2001. After this date, Kodiak could not be run on either older PowerPC Macintoshes or newer machines. Users had no choice but to purchase the final version of OS X - those who upgraded from Kodiak received a thirty dollar discount.
Source: iMore, 512 Pixels, MacWorld
as for the year 2000, it's a blast :D