Mac OS X 10.5.2 cames with 125 bug fixes and smaller optimizations on January 24th, 2008. Mac OS X 10.6 is a Mac computer with Intel Core 2 Duo processor with at least 1 GB memory and 5 GB free space ahead. This operating system no longer exists as PowerPC execution. Apple placed the focus development on performance and stability.
Apple has been building operating systems since 1984, when it launched the original Mac System 1.0 for its MacIntosh personal computer.Nearly 30 years of innovation has culminated in the Mac OS X. Note: The headings on this list indicate the Macintosh System bundle names; the bullet points indicate the version of the System File included in that bundle. This is to make it clearer for people searching for specific bundle versions as opposed to System File versions. Finder File versions are not indicated. 1 Classic Mac OS 1.1 Macintosh System Software (0 - 0.3) 1.1.1 System File 1 1.1.2. On March 24, 2001, a Saturday, Apple began allowing customers to purchase Mac OS X, the successor to the classic Mac OS. The first version of Mac OS X, 'Cheetah,' was famous for its 'Aqua'.
A little over 15 years ago, Apple released a bear into the wilds. Well, technically, it released Mac OS X into the wilds with its public beta program, but since this preview version of OS X was codenamed “Kodiak,” a species of bear found in Alaska, I think I can be forgiven for spicing up the opening sentence to an article about an old beta version of an operating system.
Besides, for many this new OS was as unfamiliar and frightening as if you found a large brown bear sitting on your desk, although if said bear was clothed in pinstripes like OS X was, perhaps the reaction would have been different. Especially if you’d been charged $29.95 for it. Wait, let me take a step back—which is probably shrewd advice when there’s a damned great bear on your desk.
When Apple finally, finally got its act together to create a successor OS to the descendants of the System that powered the original Macintosh, it released previews initially only to developers, but in September 2000 it let anyone with a compatible Mac and thirty bucks to spare install and muck around with this strange and alien new OS—ahead of its proper release in March 2001. That’s just what I’ve been doing for this week’s Think Retro.
And it’s weird to be back in the early days of OS X. Indeed, it’s almost as odd now—now that we’ve cycled back to a much flatter interface aesthetic, as it was coming from the crisp, rectilinear Platinum skin we’d gotten used to in Mac OS 9—to boot the installer and see the Aqua interface in all its pomp for the first time. Install, reboot, configure, and this is the desktop that greets you.
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You see heavy drop-shadows (even on menubar text), bright colors, big, bubbly buttons, and that pinstripe pattern, boldly splashed across the window and menu bar. You also, in the menu bar, see the Apple logo in the center, which is clearly madness of the first water. Happily, it was repositioned to the correct location before OS X properly shipped.
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I’d completely forgotten about the Music Player app that Apple shipped with OS X before iTunes came along. It was very basic—just the option of playing an audio CD or a playlist of MP3s (though it couldn’t create them itself)—although given the clamor to slim down iTunes in recent years, perhaps there are those among you who would gladly install this in its place! (That globby, brushed metal controller, though…)
The things that amuse me as I go through this public beta, though, aren’t things about the OS itself, its apps or even its UI design (which spent the next few years by degrees stepping further and further back from this early extravaganza). No, what pleases me is how in this OS, this OS that I still think of as essentially modern in the same way as I suspect I’ll never stop thinking things described as happening in the ’90s “must have been quite recent then,” there are lots of telltale little hints that it’s actually from another era.
Above, for example, is the list of search engines built into Sherlock. Never mind that these days few of us will never bother to use multiple search engines, the one we do use isn’t mentioned, and those that are have faded almost completely from memory. (I was always an Excite boy, pre-Google, I remember now.)
Or what about the address book, which not only has a field for a pager number but places it above the field for mobile phone.
Or the System Preference pane for QuickTime—ooooh, check out those phat tabbed bars!—which has defaulted to a connection speed of 28.8/33.6K modem.
Or even the fact that the public beta of OS X loaded some trailers for movies onto your hard disk, including The Emperor’s New Groove, whose cel-animated style reminds me of nothing so much as the films from my childhood.
(In his review of the beta, John Siracusa wrote that it requires nearly 800MB of disk space, but of that, 160MB “is taken up by QuickTime trailers for various questionable movies. Even minus that 160MB, I suspect many curmudgeons will still holler about the ‘bloated’ install size.” 800MB. Ah, 2000!)
I guess it’s all a bit like the PowerBook G3 I happened to install the Public Beta on. At a glance, you might think it’s a modern computer; it’s only when you examine it and see details such as ADB and SCSI ports that you get hints that it’s anything but—as I was reminded during the day I spent trying to get screenshots off the thing.
Often when I finish writing up one of the installments of Think Retro I wish my life allowed more time for playing with the hardware or software I’ve just been talking about, but on this occasion I’m happy to close the lid of the PowerBook and get back to my actually modern machines. It was too untamed, too bare and rough around the edges for me. Kodiak was a strange beast, but it ushered in a new age, the age of the big cats—and they had me purring like a kitten.
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- 2 Instructions on how to restore Mac OS to the previous date
- 2.1 Step 1. Configure a Time Capsule
There’s nothing more annoying than a slow or crashing computer.[1] It doesn’t matter if you use Windows or Apple device, you still want it to boot quickly and work fast. However, during the time, computers might become sluggish, and you might find yourself daydreaming about a new device. Though, new Mac might not be the priority in your shopping list. Fortunately, you start fresh without spending the money. It’s enough to restore Mac to the earlier date to make it faster or get rid of annoying errors.
Restoring Mac to the earlier date helps to speed up the computer.
Windows computer users have System Restore[2] feature that allows reverting computer to the previous date. Thus, they can travel back in computer’s time before the error, ransomware attack or other problem has occurred.
However, Mac OS X users can take advantage of this feature as well. It’s not hard to restore Mac to the previous date. Thus, if you want to speed up your beloved PC, read further to learn more how to perform this task.
Reasons why computers become sluggish
Often Mac or Windows computers become sluggish due to various cyber infections:
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- you might accidentally install potentially unwanted program (PUP) during freeware installation;
- you might download illegal content that brought spyware or cryptocurrency miner[4] to the computer;
- you may have incorrectly uninstalled or deleted applications and corrupted program-related files that caused system errors;
- ransomware attack;
- etc.
However, not only viruses or malicious programs can cause system slowdowns. Even if you are responsible computer users, everyday tasks still diminish Mac performance. Thus, system restore can help to start fresh and enjoy your PC like the first day you got it from the Apple store.
Instructions on how to restore Mac OS to the previous date
Mac restore requires setting up a Time Capsule and using Time Machine. It’s a built-in backup software in macOS. It allows creating data backups and restoring them. However, it’s not an offline storage utility.[3] Thus if you are afraid of losing your files or want to backup all your life and keep it safe and sound, you should use external storage device or look up for other Mac backup solution.[5]
Step 1. Configure a Time Capsule
You won’t be able to restore Mac until you set up a Time Capsule. You can perform this task either manually or automatically. However, you will need to use an external drive and connect it to your computer.
However, if you cannot perform this task due to some computer-related problems or virus infection, you will need to repair the hard disk or reinstall the operating system. However, we hope that you won’t need these methods.
Automatic Time Capsule set up
Once you connect your external storage device to the computer, you should receive a prompt saying:
“Do you want to use the drive to back up with the Time Machine?”
You should choose Use a Backup Disk option to start the process. After a while, your Time Capsule will be configured, and you will be able to restore Mac.
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Manual Time Capsule configuration
However, in some cases, Mac does not deliver previously mentioned pop-up. For this reason, you cannot set up Time Capsule automatically. For this reason, you have to do it manually by following these steps:
- Open Apple menu.
- Access System Preferences and choose Time Machine.
- Click Select Backup Disk option.
- Now you have to choose your external storage device from the available disks list. Then click Use Disk button.
If you want to ensure that your files are protected and cannot be accessed by third-parties, you should hit “Encrypt Backup Disk” option and create a strong password.
Wait until backup process is over. Indeed, it might take some time if your Mac is full of documents, video files, image and other data. Thus, you have to be patient!
Step 2. Use Time Machine to backup your data
Time Capsule creates backups every single day. Thus, once you set it up, it automatically creates backups for the previous 24 hours. Additionally, it also creates daily backups of the previous month. However, you can speed up this process; you can create a backup immediately after setting up a Time Capsule.
All you have to do is to choose Backup Up Now option from the Time Machine’s menu. Wait until it finishes the task and proceed to the third step.
Step 3. Restore Mac to the earlier date
When preparatory work is done (previous two steps), you can start the main task – computer restore with OS X Recovery Tool. Follow these steps:
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- During the system startup, hold down the command key + R to open the recovery tool.
- Choose Restore From Time Machine Backup option.Choose “Restore From Time Machine Backup” option from the macOS Utilities window.
- If you have few backups, choose the one that was created before particular Mac error or around the date you have noticed system slowdowns or other problems.
Then, you have to wait until Mac restore is finished. One it’s done, you can enjoy your PC’s performance again!