Welcome to Macintosh
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The term "Welcome to Macintosh" comes from the boot-up splash screen of the original Macintosh
computer, made by Apple Computer, Inc. (now simply Apple, Inc.).
of the booting process, while Macintosh introduced the user to a unique experience
.
After powering the Macintosh on, a Happy Mac icon would appear, followed by a white box containing the phrase "Welcome to Macintosh". This would then be followed by the appearance of icons that represent the various system extensions, then the loading of the Finder user interface.
The "Welcome to Macintosh" box first appeared in the original Mac OS (v.1?) and lasted through System 7.5. Although we call the 7.5.1-7.5.5 versions of the Macintosh System software "Macintosh System", System 7.5.1 onwards called itself "Mac OS", introducing a new splash screen that stated simply "Mac OS". We called the 7.6 versions of the Macintosh System software onwards "Mac OS".
The usage of the term "Welcome to Macintosh", and not Welcome to The Macintosh was intentional. In this case Macintosh is a Proper Noun, reflecting Apple's belief that Macintosh is a sentient being, so he should be referred to as if he were a person: For example, "Let me introduce you to Michael." Not, "Let me introduce you to the Michael."
Further evidence of the Mac's sentience is the Happy Mac icon that is first to appear when a Mac is powered on, which then progressed into the Mac logo
of the 1990s.
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
computer, made by Apple Computer, Inc. (now simply Apple, Inc.).
Abstract
It was unique for its time as most of the prevailing computer operating systems had conventional prosaic text reportsDOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
of the booting process, while Macintosh introduced the user to a unique experience
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
.
After powering the Macintosh on, a Happy Mac icon would appear, followed by a white box containing the phrase "Welcome to Macintosh". This would then be followed by the appearance of icons that represent the various system extensions, then the loading of the Finder user interface.
The "Welcome to Macintosh" box first appeared in the original Mac OS (v.1?) and lasted through System 7.5. Although we call the 7.5.1-7.5.5 versions of the Macintosh System software "Macintosh System", System 7.5.1 onwards called itself "Mac OS", introducing a new splash screen that stated simply "Mac OS". We called the 7.6 versions of the Macintosh System software onwards "Mac OS".
The usage of the term "Welcome to Macintosh", and not Welcome to The Macintosh was intentional. In this case Macintosh is a Proper Noun, reflecting Apple's belief that Macintosh is a sentient being, so he should be referred to as if he were a person: For example, "Let me introduce you to Michael." Not, "Let me introduce you to the Michael."
Further evidence of the Mac's sentience is the Happy Mac icon that is first to appear when a Mac is powered on, which then progressed into the Mac logo
Mac OS history
On January 24, 1984, Apple Computer Inc. introduced the Macintosh personal computer, with the Macintosh 128K model, which came bundled with what was later renamed the Mac OS, but then known simply as the System Software....
of the 1990s.