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A History of Apple's Operating Systems

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A History of Apple's Operating Systems
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Publisher: kernelthread.com

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This document discusses operating systems that Apple has created in the past, and many that it tried to create. Through this discussion, we will come across several technologies the confluence of which eventually led to Mac OS X. An important goal of the discussion is to better understand the reasons, and if possible, the rationale behind Mac OS X and its important components.

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