Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 6K Resolution
WEB10.5 Leopard. Complete with a revised, unified user interface and shiny new Dock, 10.5 broke the Aqua mold. As such, Leopard was the first version of OS X to break from the Aqua-themed wallpaper. It ushered in the “space era” of OS X wallpapers, which was used heavily in the new Time Machine interface as well. Download 5K version.
Mac OS 9 Wallpapers in 5K Resolution - 512 Pixels
WEBTo go with my collection of default Mac OS X macOS wallpapers in 5K resolution, I’ve gathered the wallpapers that shipped with Mac OS 9 and re-worked them to modern-day sizes.. Most of them are very 90s, just like Apple’s hardware at the time.. Sponsored by Rogue Amoeba. Rogue Amoeba is proud to continue our sponsorship of the 512 Pixels Mac Wallpaper Archive.
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah - 512 Pixels
WEBMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah. Mac OS X 10.0, dubbed “Cheetah” went on sale for $129 on March 24, 2001. It brought the Aqua user interface and technology like preemptive multitasking and protected memory to a wider audience than the Public Beta. Cheetah required 128 MB of RAM, which seems meager today, …
Concerning Steve Wozniak’s Blue Boxes – 512 Pixels
WEBMar 6, 2018 · Kristen: The first blue box wasn’t made by Wozniak, but by Robert Barclay, in 1960. But if you’ll humor me for a minute, the central concept behind the blue box-finding ways to circumvent telephone operators. It really comes down to the broad idea of automation in the telephone network, which pre-dates the blue box by at least 80 years.
Mac Chimes of Death - 512 Pixels
WEBApr 15, 2021 · The Macintosh II line used several different chimes. These large machines combined the Macintosh operating system with the open hardware of the Apple II, and while they aren’t as charming as the original Mac’s design, they were lusted after by many users in their day. I think the IIcx is the nicest, but the IIfx chime feels the most deathy ...
5K Versions of Every Default macOS Wallpaper – 512 Pixels
WEBJul 10, 2017 · 5K Versions of Every Default macOS Wallpaper. July 10, 2017 ⌘ Permalink. Every major version of Mac OS X macOS has come with a new default wallpaper. I have collected them all here, in glorious 5K resolution. I owe a huge thank you to the mysterious @forgottentowel for upscaling many of these for modern screens. ← Previous Post.
The 2013 Mac Pro, Five Years Later - 512 Pixels
WEBMay 31, 2018 · Customer Reaction. Once the machine started shipping at the end of the year, reviews started rolling in. Dan Frakes at Macworld pointed out that the Mac Pro wasn’t always the fastest Mac in the room:. We published our first benchmarks of our review model, and the results were in some ways surprising: The eight-core 2013 Mac Pro was only 8 percent faster in our Speedmark 9 benchmark suite ...
Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Showed Off the Aqua Interface for …
WEBJan 5, 2020 · Aqua is a major advancement in personal computer user interfaces, from the same company that started it all in 1984 with the original Macintosh. Aqua is made possible by Mac OS X’s new graphics system, which features all-new 2D, 3D and multimedia graphics. 2D graphics are performed by Apple’s new “Quartz” graphics system which is …
2001 Revisited: the iPod Introduction - 512 Pixels
WEBOct 22, 2021 · The original 5 GB iPod sold for $399, starting a few weeks after this event. And while not all at once, the iPod changed Apple. Originally only available for the Mac, the iPod soon found its way to Windows, as did the forthcoming iTunes Music Store. As these events unfolded, Apple slowly changed from a computer maker to a company focused more on consumer electronics.
The History of the iPod touch - 512 Pixels
WEBSep 9, 2017 · In September 2010, Apple introduced the 4th-generation iPod touch. It was a huge update, bringing a non-IPS version of the the iPhone 4’s Retina display to the music player for the first time. Additionally, it came with front and back cameras. This brought FaceTime to the iPod touch with the front-facing camera.