Mac OS X
MAC OS X is an Unix-based operating system developed and sold by Apple Inc. that runs exclusively on Mac Computers. The latest version of MAC OS X was released on Oct. 16, 2014.
Advantages
- High security due to Unix core
- Stability and reliability
- Ease of use
Disadvantages
- Not designed for gamers
- Hardware compatibility limited
- Not as user friendly as Windows
Components
- Unix base operating system
- XNU Kernel
- Cocoa
- Java / JRE / JVM
Development tools
- XCode
- Apple LLVM Compiler
- iOS Simulator
- iOS Sdk
Versions
- Cheetah
- Puma
- Jaguar
- Panther
- Tiger
- Leopard
- Snow Leopard
- Lion
- Mountain Lion
- Mavericks
- Yosemite