The Evolution of Mac OS

Mac OS has come a long ways since System 1.0, and there’s no better way to see just how far we’ve come than to look at screenshots. From the earliest years to the latest versions, it’s a journey that is rather remarkable over three decades of development and refinement.

We’ve included some of the great pictures below from earliest versions of Mac OS to now. Then, Francesco Mugnai went further, having compiled quite a comprehensive collection of screenshots that chronicles the evolution of the Mac operating system, it’s a fun walk through time, so check it out if you like to reminisce about the good old days of SE/30’s and LCII’s!

The Evolution of Mac OS in Screen Shots

Impressive to to go from this in Mac OS System 6:

To this with Mac OS System 7

To this with Mac OS 9:

To this with Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard:

To this with Mac OS X Lion:

To this with OS X Yosemite:

To This with OS X EL Capitan:

Check out Mac OS Evolution: System 1.0 to 10.6 for more.