Mac OS 9
E40955
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mac OS 9 canonical | 41 |
| Mac OS 9.0 | 2 |
| Mac OS 9.1 | 2 |
| Mac OS 9 (classic, via compatibility) | 1 |
| Mac OS 9 (limited versions) | 1 |
| Mac OS 9 (with limitations) | 1 |
| Mac OS 9.2 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classic Mac OS release
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ operating system version ⓘ |
| announcedAt |
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Worldwide Developers Conference
|
| architecture | 32-bit ⓘ |
| bootSupportOnNewWorldMacs | yes ⓘ |
| codename | Sonata ⓘ |
| defaultFileSystem |
HFS
ⓘ
HFS Plus ⓘ
surface form:
HFS+
|
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| discontinuationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| discontinued | yes ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1999-10-23 ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| lastClassicMacOSMajorRelease | true ⓘ |
| latestMinorVersion | Mac OS 9.2.2 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Auto Updating software update system
ⓘ
File Encryption ⓘ Improved PowerBook power management ⓘ Improved TCP/IP networking ⓘ Integrated internet services ⓘ Keychain password management ⓘ Multiple Users feature ⓘ Sherlock 2 search tool ⓘ USB mass storage support ⓘ VoicePrint password ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
macOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS
|
| partOf | Mac OS 9 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| platform | PowerPC ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Mac OS 8
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS 8.6
|
| releaseYear |
1999
ⓘ
2001 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
macOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
|
| servedAs | bridge between classic Mac OS and Mac OS X ⓘ |
| successor |
macOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ⓘ
surface form:
Mac OS X 10.0
|
| supports |
Carbon applications
ⓘ
Classic Environment under Mac OS X ⓘ |
| supportsMemoryProtection | no ⓘ |
| supportsMultitasking | cooperative multitasking ⓘ |
| targetHardware |
Power Macintosh series
ⓘ
surface form:
Power Mac G4
Power Macintosh series ⓘ
surface form:
Power Macintosh
PowerBook ⓘ
surface form:
PowerBook G3
iBook ⓘ iMac ⓘ |
| userInterface | Mac OS Platinum ⓘ |
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Classic Environment
subject surface form:
Classic Environment
subject surface form:
Control Panels (classic Mac OS)
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9.0
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9.0
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9.1
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9.2
subject surface form:
Sherlock 2
subject surface form:
Open Transport
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9 (with limitations)
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9.1
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9 (limited versions)
this entity surface form:
Mac OS 9 (classic, via compatibility)
subject surface form:
Ruby (iMac G3 color)