Testing Mac OS on the Apple Network Server 2.0 ROMs(oldvcr.blogspot.com)
87 pointsby zdwMay 3, 2026

1 Comments

kergonath•May 4, 2026
It’s "Mac OS", not "macOS", or even "MacOS" (which is the title on the actual page).

That said, this is some serious wizardry. I wish I had one of these to play with.

tolerance•May 4, 2026
https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
kccqzy•May 4, 2026
That’s anachronistic. For example you’d say macOS Tahoe but Mac OS X Leopard and Mac OS 9.1.
QuantumNomad_•May 5, 2026
While we are on the subject it is also worth pointing out additionally:

When saying Mac OS X, it’s pronounced Mac OS ten, not Mac OS ex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHrVGk0WwYM

bombcar•May 5, 2026
"Mac? Oh, Sex!" is how everyone pronounces it. Very few people "properly" say Mac Oh Ess Ten.
TazeTSchnitzel•May 5, 2026
No, that's what perverts do with the Darwin native executable format.
geerlingguy•May 5, 2026
And going back a little further, I believe it was "System 7.5.5" etc. until Mac OS 8.5 or so?
fzzzy•May 5, 2026
I think Mac OS 7.6 was the first to have the branding
gnerd00•May 5, 2026
the "two face" logo.. the reference was, the logo could be a single face, or a face in the distance with a second as profile in front. IIR
flomo•May 5, 2026
Reflection of the happy user's face on the monitor, engaging in pleasing human-computer interaction.
kergonath•May 4, 2026
https://web.archive.org/web/19991002045556/http://apple.com/...

Pre-OS X (what actually runs in the blog post) it was Mac OS. Then, it was Mac OS X. The first version styled macOS was 10.12 Sierra in 2016.

tolerance•May 5, 2026
> in the blog post

sigh

Of course.

gsnedders•May 5, 2026
Apple’s own style guide says to use the name of the appropriate release: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/applestyleguide/apsg72...
zdw•May 4, 2026
The HN story autoformatter changes titlecase on well known terms, which I'm betting is what happened here.
kergonath•May 4, 2026
Yeah, I assumed as well.
pjmlp•May 5, 2026
Yeah, but then you have about 5 minutes time to change it to whatever what you want.
cmg•May 4, 2026
This is correct, and interestingly enough in one of the screenshots, the OpenFirmware prompt says "To continue booting the MacOS" too.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh...