Amaya Toman The second half of the 8s marked a challenging and important milestone for Apple. At that time, the company was in a really deep crisis, and probably only a few hoped for its return to the ranks of successful companies. The fact that it finally succeeded is due to a number of events. Undoubtedly, among them is the release of the Mac OS XNUMX operating system, which brought Apple a much-needed increase in revenue.
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On July 22, 1997, Apple introduced its Mac OS 8 operating system. It was the first major update to the Macintosh operating system since the release of System 7 in 1991, and Mac OS 8 was almost destined to become a huge hit with users. a hit. Mac OS 8 brought easier Internet surfing, a new "three-dimensional" look, and other features. Not long after its release, it started garnering overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic reviews, but it came at a very challenging time for Apple.
Although everyone associates Steve Jobs at the head of Apple with the OS X operating system, in fact the first new operating system that was released after his return to the company was Mac OS 8. However, the truth is that Steve Jobs had a Mac OS 8 has very little in common - its development took place when Jobs was working at NeXT and Pixar. Jobs' predecessor, Gil Amelio, stepped down from his leadership role just moments before Mac OS 8 officially saw the light of day.
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In many ways, Mac OS 8 followed up on the work that had been done on the failed Copland Project. It was introduced by Apple in March 1994. Apple experts presented Copland as a total redesign of the Mac OS, which was supposed to accompany the launch of the first Mac computers with a PowerPC processor. However, software developers have consistently missed deadlines. Eventually, Apple incorporated the Copland project into a project with the working name System 8, which eventually evolved into the aforementioned Mac OS 8. Mac OS 8 allowed for much greater customization of features and elements such as system fonts, colors, and photo desktop backgrounds. Other improvements included new popup context menus, improved scrolling, an integrated web browser, and improved multitasking within the native Finder.
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The newly modernized operating system became a great commercial success. Sales of Mac OS 8, priced at $99 at the time, exceeded expectations by four times, selling 1,2 million copies in the first two weeks of availability. This made Mac OS 8 Apple's most successful software product at the time.
