feline name
Mac OS X was codenamed after a cat, starting with “Cheetah” in version 10.0 and ending with “Mountain Lion” in 10.8. However! Suddenly from version 10.9? It was codenamed after a coast in California, USA called “Mavericks”.
place names in california
OS X El Capitan was released on October 1, 2015. El Capitan is a huge granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. “macOS High Sierra” was released on September 25, 2017. Named for an area within the Sierra National Forest in eastern California, USA. Apple announced “macOS 13 Ventura” at WWDC 22 (Worldwide Developer Conference) on June 6, 2022. Released October 24, 2022. Ventura is a town in southwestern California, USA.
List of versions and codenames
「Mac OS X」、「OS X」、「macOS」
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah ~ 10.7 LionOS X 10.8 Mountain Lion ~ 10.11 El CapitanmacOS 10.12 Sierra ~ 13 Ventura
Codenames and their Japanese translations
Historical background images (wallpapers)
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
It is a background image of “OS X El Capitan” released on October 1, 2015. It’s a granite monolith.
macOS 10.12 Sierra
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
It is a background image of “macOS High Sierra (High Sierra)” released on September 25, 2017. High Sierra is named for the area in the Sierra National Forest in eastern California.
