Mac secrets
macOS and OS X version code-names
Apple has always used public-facing code names for macOS — née OS X — starting with the original, bear-branded beta.
History of Apple
Must see
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Scott Forstall reveals why Apple made the iPhone
Don't miss this. Seriously.
Boom
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Original iPhone lead Scott Forstall speaks! (Next week!)
10 years after the launch of the original iPhone, and almost five years after leaving Apple, Scott Forstall is sitting down to talk about the creation of one of the most culturally significant objects of our time — the iPhone.
Ski time
iOS 11's code name is "Tigris"
iOS doesn't have public code names the way OS X does, but it does have internal code names and they're all shades of awesome cool.
Apple history
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Back in Black: Remembering the high-end MacBook
Sold with a $200 premium, the "BlackBook" ushered in the use of darker materials in Apple's Mac line.
Apple history
The hidden history of educational gaming on the Mac
MECC is responsible for some of my fondest early memories of the Mac.
Apple history
13
Titanium PowerBook G4: The Power and The Sex
The MacBook Pro of today owes a lot to the machines that came before it. In particular, 2001's Titanium PowerBook G4.
Apple history
3
New CPU architecture, who dis?
After completing the move from OS 9 to OS X, Steve Jobs announced another transition for the Mac: the switch to Intel
Beach time
watchOS 4's code name is TBD!
watchOS doesn't have public code names the way macOS does, but it does have internal code names — and they're beach-ing!
Apple secrets
tvOS 11's code name is TBD!
tvOS doesn't have public code names the way the Mac does, but it does have internal code names all its own.