Mac OS X (generic) - OS Specs Project
Generic 10.0-10.4 at present
Information on Mac OS X (generic) last updated 21st January 2006
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Apple Computer (USA) |
| Released | 2000-2005 |
| Class | Desktop |
| Model | Hybrid (BSD UNIX monolithic kernel running on the Mach microkernel; Macintosh layers sit above); multi-processor support |
| Architecture | PowerPC (32/64-bit), X86 (32-bit) |
| RAM limit | |
| Install media | DVD-ROM or up to 4 CD-ROMs |
| Installed size | |
| Memory footprint | |
| Multi-programming | Pre-emptive multi-tasking and multi-threading; protected memory |
| Networking | TCP/IP over Ethernet, AppleTalk and PPP/SLIP; SMB, AppleTalk; ZeroConf (Rendezvous/ Bonjour) |
| Video | 32-bit |
| Audio | Stereo 16-bit 44 kHz |
| User model | Concurrent graphical multi-user |
| User interface | Command line, GUI; remote CLI, remote GUI? |
| User input | Mouse, keyboard, handwriting recognition? |
| I/O | Audio in/out, ADB?, floppy drive?, serial?, various fixed and removable drives on IDE, USB, USB2, Firewire 400/800, PC-card |
| Development | C, C++, Objective C, OSA scripting |
| File format standards | Plain text, extensive still image, audio and video support through QuickTime, extensive archive extraction support through supplied StuffIt Expander in X 10.3 and earlier |
| File systems | HFS, HFS+, FAT12/16/32, USB Mass Storage, ISO9660+Joliet, UFS |