Apple Macintosh equipment is one of the pioneers in the use of a graphical interface. Mac OS operating system has replaced the command line interface and complex dry before using windows, buttons, menus and many other details that help interact with personal computers of consumers easier. Over 30 years, this foundation has gradually "evolved" to continue pursuing stylish streamline design, beautiful but easy to use that Apple has applied since the early days of the company. In today's article, and invite you to review the developments in the interface of Mac OS okay. since the first Macintosh appears with a graphical user interface in 1984 until Apple launches System 6 operating system in 1988, Mac OS almost no changes in design. We still have the windows black and white, clean and big fonts, course applications running in different windows with lots of straight lines and strong.
By 1991, Apple was first to bring color to the interface of Mac OS with the release version of System 7. This is the first major upgrade to happen to the PC platform and the apple logo is also the The first Mac OS to support 32-bit computing. Although said to bring color into the operating system, but as you can see in the screenshot below, the addition of color is also very limited.
To Mac OS 8, Apple decided not to use the name "System" that simply attaching more numbers after the name of their operating system. The user interface was then called "Platinum". At this point, the colors appear a bit more basic but Apple still loyal to the graphic elements are gray, such as the title bar, tabs, scrollbars, menu system area ...
And to provide more information for you, the Mac OS 8 was released 12 years later when the Macintosh first appeared on the market. For over a decade, we basically can totally tell the Mac OS interface has not changed much. Only multiple screen sizes and colors are added, and Apple moves very slowly. NeXT and the foundation for the new interface of the Mac OS while Apple does not do much with the Mac OS UI engineer guy the slope at NeXT their best to improve the interface to their platform. NeXT was the company that Steve Jobs founded after being forced out of Apple in 1985. Three years later launched the NeXT computer was his first NeXT Computer. Compared to Apple's computer sales are not high by NeXT, a total of only 50,000 units were delivered according to data from Wikipedia, but it has great influence in the world by programmers development environment your application.
Go back to the NeXT interface, the first PC company launch interface also only black and white, until then, the technology allows them to start adding color to their products. As the photo below you can see that NeXT was trying to add color to their background, from the logo, icons for the buttons in the app. And even more important, which developed at NeXT is important that Apple had acquired this company on 12.20.1996. Meanwhile Apple has spent 429 million in cash to investors of NeXT, Steve Jobs received 1.5 million own shares of Apple (he does not want to accept cash). The main purpose that Apple implemented this deal is to use NeXTSTEP as a foundation to replace the aging Mac OS. Talk a little bit about Steve Jobs, he returned to Apple as an adviser in 1997 and to date 4/7 in the same year, he took the interim CEO. Three years later, Jobs officially becomes CEO. way to the OS X After acquiring NeXT, Apple introduced Rhapsody, an operating system based on BSD development and use, called the Mach microkernel. It contains the object-oriented API Yellow Box, Blue Box a runtime environment for the classic Mac OS applications and a Java virtual machine. In short, Rhapsody is a help bridge the connection between the old and the new Apple products. It is also a precondition for Apple to continue to improve the interface for their new system.
This is how Apple describes it: "The user interface of Rhapsody will combine elements from both Mac OS and NEXTSTEP, however more research will follow the design of the Finder on Mac OS (Finder's file browser Mac's default, similar to the Windows File Explorer.) We recognize that users need a unified interface between the two operating systems to be able to deploy it in your organization. thing that is important for the training and ease of use. One of the advantages of NeXT technology as it supports multiple methods for user interface design different. " Launched in August 8/1997, Rhapsody retains the features of Mac OS with a number of NeXT brought to as 1 the image that you see below. Colors appear more richer icon, but the window system menu bar, context menu ... it still style of Mac. Rhapsody later became Mac OS X Server 1.0 in March / 1999. Still based on the above components, OS X Server 1.0 is the first version of a retail brand platform was built from Apple but some details of NeXT.
After Mac OS X Server 1.0, Apple continues to launch more series test version for developers is the Developer Previews OS X, including two of DP1 and DP2 is, the interface has not changed much. Today this testing program name remain so. early days of Aqua Jump to month 1/2000, Apple introduced a new interface for OS X. So what is its name? Aqua. UI This is an adaptation of the hardware design of Apple at that time. In 2000, Apple launched the iMac and iBooks types with lots of eye-catching colors, and the color that has been brought into the system's interface. The most typical is the close button, zoom out and zoom window now carry red, yellow and green. Selection dialog box, use the button in the menu bar application and also made more polished, and those details are still using the company until now. Aqua was first launched in the OS X DP3.
In his review, writer John Siracusa's page on Aqua ArsTechnica said as follows: "As anyone who has seen the screenshots, I see Aqua looks great. Even if this is only one version the limited testing but leave the impression that Aqua is great. detailed All interface looks great as screenshots on Apple's website. Several looked even more beautiful. " Despite this Aqua also encountered some problems. Siracusa pointed out that the system dock too messy and it's what makes Aqua become less attractive to the eyes of many. Finder still needs to be improved, but it is on track to provide a similar experience when using the browser in a traditional Finder window. Part of OS is still quite healthy and good, however there are some areas transparent or semi-transparent that users can not read the text written on them, such as the title bar of the window. apple button placed between the screen and causing hindrance to the operation. When Mac OS 10.0 Cheetah was born on 3/2001 (after four and one-time public developer preview beta), Apple has overcome the disadvantages of Aqua interface, including Apple logo eyesore. And if you're using OS X, you'll also find the interface very familiar Cheetah. This is because Apple has not changed many elements of OS X after all these years except adding features and increasing operating speed. to Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Aqua is still there and almost exactly like the Cheetah , have done little buttons are glossy and colorful little more. Similarly, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar and Puma looks very similar. however, what will become old and require users to start a second newer. That change starts from the 10.3 Panther. Although many details of Aqua is still retained, such as logos, buttons functionality colorful window, but the window title area has been transformed into simulation-style painted metal hairline instead of style during earlier. During the next version is Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Apple does not make a lot of changes in the user interface, although there are also some things to be improved as message dialog or new font smoother. however, successor to the Tiger version was a complete makeover. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard appears as a hard fist. Window title bar flattened and smoothed over, Apple also parted with metal hairline roads. Section characteristic rounded menu system has also been removed for the first time since 1984.: Up to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is nothing new was added. On 10/2010, Apple held a event called "Back to the Mac". In that event, the company introduced Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. The new operating system brings many features of iOS on your computer, including features that allow applications to run in full screen, improved support for touch gestures touchpad, a browsing system called the Launch Pad app .
However, in terms of interface, we do not see much difference compared to Snow Leopard, except for a number of applications such as Calendar coated with leather graphics look unrelated to the rest of the system . OS X 10.8 has overcome these limitations, but tend to use too many details from iOS continues to take place. Now, OS X 10.9, the Mavericks return to the original and it looks like the OS X 10.6 than ever. To date, there is not much in the composition of the original Aqua remaining. Also still not sure Apple Aqua names used to refer to its interface.
What about in the future, why?
There are rumors that the upcoming OS X 10:10 refreshed interface will be a powerful way. Based on recent information, plus the trend of iOS 7, we can predict that Apple will bring up OS X. style flat 9to5Mac page recently said: "10:10 OS X version will be replaced OS X 10.9 for the Mavericks now. Mavericks focused on features aimed at professional users and the enhancements that the user is not easy to see in order to improve performance, battery life and processing power, graphics . 10:10 And with Apple focused on the aesthetic side. According to our sources, senior vice president responsible for the design Jony Ive array is leading a major overhaul of the OS X interface, and the new design will be a key feature of this platform. " new design is said to be an irreverent iOS 7 not quite the same, but it will include many components and parts flat white instead of objects to simulate a real life so technical. The process of designing a new system is now the top priority for Apple and all relevant information will be protected even more intense. Apple is reportedly testing new features like Siri for OS X or support AirDrop file sharing with iOS devices, but clearly these can not be brought into OS X or not 10:10. Why unified interface of OS X is becoming ever more necessary? Craig Hockenberry, an employee in the field of technology and who are more hardened article, the following idea: "I do not doubt that Apple will refresh of the OS X interface in the next version . Given the increasing application shrinking the difference between desktop and the mobile version, the lack of consistency in branding and design becomes a big problem. I'm looking forward to see a smoother interface, the rounded square icon under a dock with, and Helvetica Neue piece will be spent making the system font. surprised if I Lucida Grande will continue to be used in the 10.9. Yet However, I will be sad if that happened. It helped define OS X for years, but I bet that 10:10 will use the new font. "
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| A Design Idea OS X 10:10 OS X Beta Seed Program new Apple recently launched an interesting thing. Make sure that the new build of OS X 10.9 does not matter that Apple would have to open a test program for anyone interested in rather limited among programmers as before. 10.9.3 not bring many improvements to the system, but what happens after that is possible. 10:10 If you own a completely new shirt is not having many people involved testing and feedback is better than a small group of "computer expert" or what? 7 In iOS launch, we had boasted to his friends beta version of this operating system as a new toy very eye-catching. It's not too hard to imagine Apple will adopt a class "sauce" for the new operating system is aging her. We will get to know more about OS X on 2/6 at the WWDC 2014 event takes place annually. |
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