e89 – Mac OS X at 20

We're back with a special episode to mark the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X. We remember what it was like to enter the lickable world of Aqua, leave behind our Classic apps, and grow with macOS over two decades.

If you want to keep listening to Brian and Ed, check out their current podcast, One More Thing!

Pre-release

• e81 – The NeXT Transition
• Mac OS X Server
• Developer Preview 1
• Developer Preview 3
  • the infamous menu Apple
  • the also infamous single-application mode
• Public Beta
  • Music Player
    • Audion face
  • Sketch
  • HTMLEdit
  • Bomb.app

New features

• Darwin
  • is OS X still part of iOS?
  • Terminal
• Aqua
  • Stephen Hackett's screenshot library
  • the Dock
• 10.1 demo video

Missing features

• app support: Cocoa, Carbon, and Classic
• the System Folder
• ResEdit

Later additions

• 🧭 Safari (10.2)
• 💬 iChat / Messages (10.2)
• 🔨 Xcode (10.3)
• 🌌 Time Machine (10.5)
  • ☂️ MobileMe Backup
• 📲 Mac App Store (10.6.6)
• 😁 Emoji (10.7)
• 🛎 APFS (10.13)