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Ukufika kohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Mac OS X kwasho uguquko lwangempela emhlabeni wamakhompyutha avela ku-Apple. Kanye nokufika kwayo, abasebenzisi ababonanga nje ushintsho oluyisisekelo esibonakalayo somsebenzisi, kodwa futhi nezinye izinto ezintsha eziningi eziwusizo. Kwaqala kanjani konke?

Umsuka wesistimu yokusebenza ye-OS X usukela lapho uSteve Jobs esebenza enkampanini yakhe, i-NEXT, ngemuva kokushiya i-Apple. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, i-Apple yaqala ukwenza okubi nakakhulu, futhi ngo-1996 inkampani yayihamba ngokuyingozi isengozini yokuqothuka. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Apple yayizidinga kakhulu izinto eziningi, okuhlanganisa inkundla eyayingaqhudelana nayo ngokuphephile nohlelo lwe-Microsoft olwalubusa lweWindows 95. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, kwavela nokuthi ukunikeza ilayisense uhlelo olusebenzayo lwe-Mac OS kubakhiqizi bezinkampani zangaphandle cishe akuzuzisi inzuzo ku-Apple njengoba abaphathi bayo babethemba ekuqaleni.

Lapho owayeyi-CEO yakwa-Apple ngaleso sikhathi, uGil Amelio, ethembisa ukuthi inkampani izokwethula isu layo elisha emkhakheni wezinhlelo zokusebenza ngoJanuwari 1997, kwaba sobala kubantu abaningi kwa-Apple ukuthi inkampani ngokuyinhloko yayizama ukuthenga isikhathi esengeziwe. kungenzeka ngalesi sinyathelo, kodwa amathuba okuphumelela kwangempela nezethulo zesixazululo esisebenzayo nesisebenzayo ayemancane kakhulu. Enye inketho u-Apple obengayisebenzisa kwakuwukuthenga uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-BeOS, olwakhiwe ngowayeyisisebenzi sakwa-Apple uJean-Louis Gassé.

Inketho yesibili kwakuyinkampani yeMisebenzi i-NeXT, ngaleso sikhathi eyayiziqhayisa ngesofthiwe yekhwalithi ephezulu (nakuba ibiza kakhulu). Naphezu kobuchwepheshe obuphambili, ngisho ne-NeXT ayizange ibe lula kakhulu engxenyeni yesibili ye-nineties, futhi ngaleso sikhathi yayivele igxile ngokugcwele ekuthuthukisweni kwesofthiwe. Omunye wemikhiqizo ehlinzekwa yi-NEXT isistimu yokusebenza ye-NEXTSTEP yomthombo ovulekile.

Lapho uGil Amelio ethola ithuba lokukhuluma neMisebenzi ngoNovemba 1996, wafunda kuye, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ukuthi i-BeOS ngeke ibe yinadi elifanele le-Apple. Ngemuva kwalokho, bekusele okuncane ngesiphakamiso sokuqalisa inguqulo eguquliwe yesoftware ye-NEXT yama-Mac. Ekuqaleni kukaDisemba wonyaka ofanayo, Imisebenzi yavakashela indlunkulu ye-Apple okokuqala njengesivakashi, futhi ngonyaka olandelayo, i-NeXT yathengwa yi-Apple, futhi Imisebenzi yajoyina inkampani futhi. Kungekudala ngemuva kokutholwa kwe-NeXTU, kwaqalwa ukuthuthukiswa kohlelo lokusebenza ngegama langaphakathi lesikhashana i-Rhapsody, elakhiwe ngokunembile ngesisekelo sohlelo lwe-NextSTEP, lapho inguqulo yokuqala esemthethweni yohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Mac OS X olubizwa ngokuthi iCheetah. yavela ngemva kwesikhashana.

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