Happy Birthday to Mac OS X!

I was among those who paid for the Public Beta in September 2000. What a journey it has been! -Tim Godby

Happy Birthday to Mac OS X!: "

Filed under: OS, Cult of Mac, Apple, Apple History

This weekend marked a very special date as Mac OS X turned 7 years old. Mac OS X was launched on March 21, 2001. Throughout the years, Mac OS X has definitely seen its share of changes. In these 7 years, OS X has been through 6 versions (7 if you include the first public beta version). Below is a list of the version names, numbers and launch dates of each Mac OS X release:

• Mac OS X Public Beta (September 13, 2000)
  


• Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah (March 21, 2001)


• Mac OS X 10.1 Puma (September 25, 2001)


• Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (August 23, 2002)


• Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (October 24, 2003)


• Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (April 29, 2005)


• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (October 26, 2007)

You can read the initial launch press release on the Apple PR website. Be sure to check out our collection of Mac OS X screenshots. What was your first version of Mac OS X?

Gallery: Mac OS X History

[images courtesy of Wikipedia]

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)