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Company Apple yesterday introduced its new operating system for Macs. macOS 11.0 is called Big Sur, a Apple thus continuing the trend of naming its operating systems after different areas in California. What does the name Big Sur actually mean?

Big Sur is the name for a rugged, rocky section of the central coast of California, stretching between the Carmel Highlands and San Simeon. The Big Sur coast is often described as one of the most picturesque and beautiful not only in California and is a frequent destination for hikers and lovers of beaches and forests and wild untouched nature. Even today, Big Sur is a very sparsely populated area (the official number of permanent residents is around a thousand), characterized by a mild, humid coastal climate, and you can find both low shrubs and tall redwoods or firs. Tourists to Big Sur often seek out local waterfalls, caves, or visit the protected Los Padres National Forest. The original inhabitants of Big Sur were the Ohl Indiansone, in the first half of the nineteenth century, a settlement of R was established hereancEl Sur. In the 1950s, electricity was introduced to Big Sur. The Big Sur area has long been sought after not only by travelers and tourists, but has also become a destination and source of inspiration for many artists. One of the most evocative descriptions of the Big Sur area can be found in the novel of the same name Jackand Kerouac, based on which a film was made in 2013. However, many other films were filmed here, such as From Here to Eternity, Basic Instinct, and The Sandbird.

Apple began naming its desktop operating systems after places in California with the arrival of Mac OS X Mavericks. In addition to Mavericks, the apple company successively released operating systems named Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan (10.11), Sierra (10.12), High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14) and Catalina (10.15). The latest macOS Big Sur is numbered 11.0.

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