Mac OS X

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Mac OS X is the latest version of the Mac OS, the operating system software for Macintosh computers. Mac OS X was first commercially released in 2001. It consists of two main parts: Darwin, an open source Unix-like environment which is based on the BSD source tree and the Mach microkernel, adapted and further developed by Apple Computer with involvement from independent developers; and a proprietary GUI named Aqua, also developed by Apple. Mac OS X Server was also released in 2001. Architecturally identical to the workstation (client) version, it is differentiated by the inclusion of workgroup management and administration software tools, which provide simplified access to key network services, such as a mail server, a Samba server, a directory server, and a domain name server. It also has a different licensing model. The latest version as of now is 10.4.5 with the current patch of 10.4.6 (codename "Leopard") being released to developers. This year Apple had released a new Revisions of the PowerBook, IMac, and Mac Mini. All of these are now powered by new hardware. The most notable change is the fact that they are running of intel x86 processors.