macOS is an operating system designed for the Apple Macintosh computer. It was developed by Apple, who also created the Apple I and other more modern products, including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. The main competition to the macOS is the Windows operating system, the most popular OS by a large margin.

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Mac OS X Tiger Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger is the fifth major release of Mac OS X, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers. Tiger shocked executives at Microsoft by offering a number of features, such as fast file searching and improved graphics processing, a complete built-in dictionary. On March 24, 2001, Apple released the first version of its Mac OS X operating system, noteworthy for its UNIX architecture. OS X (now macOS) has been known over the years for its simplicity.

The macOS only runs on Apple desktop and laptop computers. The iPod, iPhone, and iPad use a different operating system known as iOS.

Historical information

The first version of the macOS, part of the 'Classic' macOS series, was originally released in the mid-1980s. It did not possess a command line and could only run one application at a time. The first version of the Macintosh operating system to be named 'macOS' was version 7.6. The most recent version is called macOS X, or macOS.

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The System Information app provides detailed specifications and other information about your Mac hardware and software, including your network and external devices. In some versions of OS X, this app is called System Profiler.

Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac. This opens an overview of your Mac, including your Mac model, processor, memory, serial number, and version of macOS. To see the greater detail provided by the System Information app, click the System Report button.

To open System Information directly, press and hold the Option key and choose Apple menu  > System Information. You can also use Spotlight to find System Information, or open it from the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.

System Information opens to a system report for your Mac:

Select items in the sidebar to see information about each item. For example:

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• The Hardware section shows your Mac serial number
• The Memory section shows how much RAM is installed in each internal memory slot.
• The Software section shows which startup disk (boot volume) your Mac is using.
• The Network section shows details such as your IP address, the connections allowed by your macOS firewall, the signal strength of nearby Wi-Fi networks, and more.

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• To have System Information read your serial number aloud, choose File > Speak Serial Number.
• To save a copy of your system report, choose File > Save.
• To learn more about System Information, choose Help > System Information Help.