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System Showcase

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System version numbering history

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History: (including classic Macintosh form factors and Macintosh software introductions)

1984 - The "computer for the rest of us" was born.

The Macintosh (Macintosh 128K) debuted officially at $2495 on January 24th.
MacWrite and MacPaint was bundled with the Macintosh.
The Macintosh 512K was introduced at $3,195 on September 10th.
The first price break in Macintosh history! When the Mac 512K came out, the Mac 128K was reduced to $2,199.
The third application out for the Macintosh was Microsoft BASIC v1.0.
An early unfinished version of MacTerminal was passed out at dealer stores, all you could do was connect to another Macintosh.
The MacWorks software was ready for shipment in late November.
The Macintosh 512K Upgrade was introduced at $995.
January 1984 - System .85 / Finder 1.0 found on the Macintosh Guided Tour disk that was shipped with the Mac 128K!
January 1984 - System 1.0 / Finder 1.0 (Macintosh System Software) was released. (System .97)
There is a "Fake" System 1.0 that appeared on an Apple Developers CD-ROM, Take a look!
May 1984 - System 1.1 / Finder 1.1g (Macintosh System Software) was released
May 1984 - System 1.1 / Finder 1.1h found on the Macintosh Guided Tour disk that was shipped when System 1.1 was released!

1985 - The Macintosh Office was announced in January.

The Macintosh XL was announced on January 1st.
April 1985 - System 2.0 / Finder 1.1g (Macintosh System Software 0.1) was released
April 1985 - System 2.0 / Finder 4.1 (Macintosh System Software 0.3 & 0.5) was released

1986 - The Macintosh Plus was introduced at $2,599 in January 16th.

MacWrite and MacPaint is not bundeled with the Mac Plus, only the Mac 512K. They are available for $125 each.
The Macintosh Plus Upgrade Kits was introduced for the previous Macintoshes.
Lisa and Mac XL owners can upgrade to a Mac Plus system (Mac Plus with HD20 hard disk) for $1,498.
The Macintosh 512Ke was introduced at $1,999 in April 14th.
January 1986 - System 3.0 / Finder 5.1 (Macintosh System Software 0.7) was released
February 1986 - System 3.1 / Finder 5.2 (System Software 1.0) was released
February 1986 - System 3.1.1 / Finder 5.4 found on the Macintosh Guided Tour disk that was shipped with the Mac 512Ke!
June 1986 - System 3.2 / Finder 5.3 (System Software 1.1) was released

1987 -

The Macintosh SE was introduced at $3,699 in March 2nd.
January 1987 - System 3.3 / Finder 5.4 (System Software 2.0) was released
March 1987 - System 4.0 (System Software 2.0.1) was released
April 1987 - System 4.1 / Finder 5.5 (System Software 2.0.1) was released
June 1987 - AppleShare 1.1 was released
October 1987 - System 4.2 / Finder 6.0 (System Software Update 5.0) was released
November 1987 - System 4.3 / Finder 6.0 (System Software Update 5.1) was released

1988 -

June 1988 - System 6.0 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) was released.
June 1988 - System 6.1 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0) was found on a game disk, Arkanoid.
August 1988 - System 6.0.2 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.2) was released.

1989 -

The Macintosh SE/30 was introduced at $4,899 in January 19th.
The Macintosh SE FDHD was introduced at $3,899 in August 1st.
January 1989 - System 6.0.3 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.3) was released.
September 1989 - System 6.0.4 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.4) was released.

1990 -

The Macintosh Classic was introduced at $1,499 in October 15th.
March 1990 - System 6.0.5 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.5) was released.
? 1990 - System 6.0.6 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.6) was not released.
October 1990 - System 6.0.7 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.7) was released.

1991 -

The Macintosh Classic II (Performa 200) was introduced at $1,899 in October 21st.
April 1991 - System 6.0.8 /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.8) was released.
May 1991 - System 7.0 /Finder 7.0 (System Software 7.0) was released.
System 7.01 /Finder 7.01 (System Software 7.01) was released.

1992 -

February 1992 - System 6.0.8L /Finder 6.1 (System Software Update 6.0.8L) was released.
System 7.1 /Finder 7.1 (System Software 7.1) was released.

1993 -

February 1993 - The Macintosh Color Classic (Performa 250) was introduced at $1,390 on February 10th.
October 1993 - The Macintosh Color Classic II (Performa 275) was introduced on October 21st.

1994 -

System 7.5 /Finder 7.5 (System Software 7.5) was released.

1997 -

System 7.6 /Finder 7.6 (System Software 7.6) was released.
System 8.0 /Finder 8.0 (System Software 8.0) was released.

1998 -

System 8.1 /Finder 8.1 (System Software 8.1) was released.

1999 -

System 9.0 /Finder 9.0 (System Software 9.0) was released.

2000 -

System 9.0.4 /Finder 9.0.4 (System Software 9.0.4) was released

2001 -

January 2001 - System 9.1 /Finder 9.1 (System Software 9.1) was released.
March 2001 - Mac OS X (System Software 10) was released

The System version shots were done using a application called "SysVersion".

This was the only real way of determining which System was which.

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