macOS is a proprietary Unix operating system, derived from OPENSTEP for Mach and FreeBSD, which has been marketed and developed by Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system for Apple's line
Steve Jobs talks about the transition to Intel processors.
An illustration of Apple's M1 processor
OS X Lion was announced at WWDC 2011 at Moscone West.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services. Founded in 1976
MacOS
…and originally Mac OS X) is a proprietary Unix operating system, derived from OPENSTEP for Mach and FreeBSD, which has been marketed and developed by Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system for Apple's line of Mac computers. As of April 2026, within the market of desktop and laptop computers…
Apple Park, the company's headquarters, in Cupertino, California
In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple in Jobs' parents' home in Los Altos, California.
The Apple I, the company's first product, was sold as an assembled board without a keyboard, power supply, or case.
The Apple II, introduced in 1977, became Apple's first commercially successful computer.