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Bolkonskij
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on: May 14, 2026, 13:24
Hard to believe but it has been 35 years since the release of System 7.0 back in May 1991! Pretty amazing, isn't it? Onward to another 35 years, System 7 - my favorite Mac OS version of all times! The best of all - unlike me, you don't change with age. This OS has been a companion that went with me almost through all my life and I intend to keep using it until my earthly time is up. (hopefully many years in the future) Feel free to add your own memories & birthday wishes :-) |
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cballero
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1024 MB  Posts: 1192 System 7, today and forever
Reply #1 on: May 15, 2026, 19:37
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I joined the fun right when it came out! 
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eelco
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32 MB Posts: 51 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #2 on: May 16, 2026, 08:06
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Indeed a happy Birthday to our beloved System 7! Quote from: Bolkonskij 35 years since the release of System 7.0 back in May 1991! That means the introduction of the '040 systems is also 35 years ago, with the release of the Quadra 700! Quote from: cballero I joined the fun right when it came out!I was not nearly old enough to use a computer back then, let alone know what Macintoshes were and what the introduction of System 7 actually meant. Looking back through resources like Wikipedia, shows like Computer Chronicles and magazines of the time, you can get a sense of how much of an improvement System 7 was over System 6 and earlier. I did not properly realize this, but System 7 spanned the entire era between the release of Windows 3.0 and Windows 98. And its user interface did not undergo nearly as radical of a change as Windows' did. I wonder if the developers working on System 7 back then could have imagined that some hobbyists, well into the 21st century, would succesfully get Mac OS 7 to run on hardware like de G4 Mini, stuff they could've only dreamt of in '91?
Last Edit: May 16, 2026, 08:08 by eelco
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Bolkonskij
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Administrator 1024 MB Posts: 2046
Reply #3 on: May 16, 2026, 10:09
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Quote from: eelco Looking back through resources like Wikipedia, shows like Computer Chronicles and magazines of the time, you can get a sense of how much of an improvement System 7 was over System 6 and earlier. Yes, absolutely! But don't let @wove hear that :-D ....seriously though, while some ideas wouldn't work out (looking at you, QuickDraw GX!) it was a big leap forward, particularly in networking/connectivity and UI. Quote from: eelco I wonder if the developers working on System 7 back then could have imagined that some hobbyists, well into the 21st century, would succesfully get Mac OS 7 to run on hardware like de G4 Mini, stuff they could've only dreamt of in '91? haha, I believe most would not dare to imagine that! I recently came across an interview with one of the original Commodore 64 engineers. He was very much surprised when they told him how many units the new Commodore 64U sold and how big a community there is. He created this thing - and moved on. And had no idea about what was going on with his creation. I wouldn't be surprised if this applied to System 7 engineers as well :-)
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ovalking
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128 MB Posts: 207
Reply #4 on: May 18, 2026, 13:41
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At work we had a few Plus and SE Macs, and one SE/30 at this time. I was still a Mac novice and hadn't appreciated the different system versions. I just associated the slightly different operations with the different hardware variations. These were initially group machines, but by the end of 1991 I got allocated the SE/30 for my dedicated use. From this point my Mac explorations and knowledge increased dramatically. I finally realised what systems I'd been using!s
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eelco
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32 MB Posts: 51 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 16:44
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I remember being thoroughly confused when everyone, including Apple, was still referring to 7.5.1 through 7.5.5 as 'System 7' while the splash screen clearly said 'Mac OS'! I only realized later this was due to the clone program and part of the same loop hole that Jobs used to kill the clones.
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