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Apple released a public beta of Mac OS X in September 2000, and the operating system officially launched on March 24, 2001

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*Mac OS X turns 25

I remember beta testing the original, and how much I disliked so many aspects of it. It’s gone through a lot since then, some good changes, and some bad ones.

I think the changes tended to be more positive while Steve Jobs was still alive.

I saw a screenshot of someone playing Diablo 2 on the OS X Beta; and at that point I knew I needed a Mac. So; I've been along for the ride the entire time. Don't regret it one bit either.

Title changed to Mac OS X, because that is what turned 25. Even if isn't called "X" )Ten) anymore. We're not counting from 1984

Me after reading this title.

First Mac I ever used (not the first one in my house) was a 512k Mac.

I came dangerously close to making it to high school not knowing that GUI-based computers existed.

when OS X came out I had a iBook SE that had some fundamental hardware issue that triggered kernel panics when it was left idle, so I was pretty skeptical of the claimed stability improvements.
I never got to the bottom of it, an indie Apple repair shop said something was up with the logic board.

I still remember how exciting it was. I had a tray load iMac that ran it, if somewhat slowly. I still have it (though the CRT takes a few minutes to warm up), though around 15 years ago I formatted it and reloaded it with OS 9, and have since had it as a dedicated OS 9 only machine.