Apple WWDC 2002-The Death Of Mac OS 9

Here is a funny video where Steve Jobs gives a eulogy and lays to rest Mac OS 9 at its funeral. *Sorry for the audio not being synced up.

[@dojo8181]

I worked on that OS in Cupertino, it was great fun testing the software with a bunch of characters and jokers, including Worker Bee.

[@oneofakidd]

Did you also happen to work on Mac OS X Panther?

[@OakBlox]

@@oneofakidd why panther in specific?

[@resolvanlemmy]

And then 9 years later, this is exactly what would happen to Steve Jobs. Rip, you piece of gold

[@StevenStyffe]

..."he never once flunted his power with a start menu" i love that phrase!

[@NextTVPolska]

Mac OS 9. The same history as Dreamcast... 1999-2002

[@deawesomegamer5859]

NextTV xD

[@microsoftwin10]

And the same death for Nintendo 64

[@shahabfalak2598]

Yeah he was a humble guy he’s was mentor to many younger technologies including Sherlock auto updating

[@shahabfalak2598]

@@microsoftwin10 I know It was the best console ever made

[@shahabfalak2598]

@Shreenivas iyer we know we all love him ❤️❤️

[@Shunnabunich]

That's the most awesome thing I've ever seen happen at a Stevenote. I think they should do more creative stuff like this at their product introductions, it'd be incredible PR, wouldn't it? :D

[@SaurikSI]

It was so much better before...

[@Megacooltommydee]

I'm here because Windows XP has died today.

[@BluefireSorcererOfficial]

and I'm here emulating it

[@ZakWolf]

@@BluefireSorcererOfficial Yeah, I have a Windows XP virtual machine on my Mac Mini I use for running old games from my childhood, i.e. for my "Let's Play" videos. And next spring, Windows 7 will die, especially now that Windows 10 has been going very strong. Seriously, my college upgraded all their PCs in the summer of 2016 from Windows 7 to Windows 10 (not unlike in the summer of 2010, when they upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7.)

[@shahabfalak2598]

Yeah because Windows XP is a loser such an idiot os

[@shahabfalak2598]

Yeah screw you I hate windows

[@user-px7ow6js6e]

@@shahabfalak2598 get Mac and iPod and iPhone iPad lol

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

The PowerMac G4 was the last OS 9 bootable machine. Tom

[@nathantaylor2026]

Awesome to see you here!

[@Bruh-rj5vw]

Mac Mini G4 also (unofficially)

[@ownedbyratio]

r/skamtebord

[@RetroModern3]

wow

[@memethanYT]

Cheers Tom™️

[@at0mac]

This is an awesome way of saying godbye to a great software!

[@daviddifranco]

Wow, that's actually kind of creepy. I would never picture Jobs doing this... but it's so damn cool, you have to love it!

[@NotJohnTanner]

it was pretty funny

[@JamesConnor116]

Wow Apple, that was very extra and completely unnecessary but, your Apple so you what you gotta do lol

[@shahabfalak2598]

@@NotJohnTanner Don’t make fun of apple

[@shahabfalak2598]

@@JamesConnor116 Don’t make fun of Mac OS 9

[@adrianxiety]

@@shahabfalak2598 ？？？？？🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@BBnose]

he could be an actor he didn't give any smile. R.I.P. Steve

[@rismaburns8022]

Remembering MacOS 9 1999-2002 System 4 1987-1990 Windows XP 2001-2014

[@megakarlachofficial]

soon, macOS Catalina (the final one to have version 10), possibly later in this year, or the next year.

[@boomguy12345]

R.I.P. Steve Jobs We will miss you dearly.

[@SoupsGooch]

man steve looked younger here! amazing what 8 years would do to a person

[@atisbasak]

He had cancer and that's why he became so tin and frail.

[@BlizzetaNet]

I will always remember that Smiling face, everytime I boot os X, because I still have os 9, but it's not the same when it's on a dual-boot. R.I.P. OS 9 We will remember you always, no matter what happens.

[@MrPeanutbutter100000]

R.I.P Steve Jobs we all will remember u... evreybody will miss u Steve Jobs.

[@squanchy474]

2021 here I'm amazed Apple did this for OS 9 which was only out for about 2 years before being replaced with OS X, but then when they finally switched to MacOS 11, it was such a quiet announcement that I didn't even noticed that Big Sur was OS 11 after it had been released to the general public, even though OS X lasted for two decades!

[@flying_Night_slasher]

That's what happened after Steve Jobs died; Apple became soulless, greedy, and devoid of any major innovation. (Except for the Mac's change to Arm)

[@squanchy474]

@@flying_Night_slasher can’t really say that’s a “major innovation “ there have been arm based PCs before.

[@flying_Night_slasher]

@@squanchy474 yeah but compared to the Mac it didn't really take off yet. And for the record I hate Apple but me saying that about the Arm Mac's mean's it got my attention but I'll never really use a Mac.

[@megakarlachofficial]

@@flying_Night_slasher regardless, apple is somewhat innovate even after jobs death, such as Apple Watch back in 2014, but yea, Apple isnt same without Steve Jobs, and its just lacked its charms and etc that making its awesome, but their products are still decent (just their services can be sucky and too secure, which caused mine [and so with anyone] to lose their iCloud account and cant recover it (if you have 2FA) due to phone number doesnt work thanks to stupid carrier or various reasons). Atleast, so far, we still have Craig, Phil Schiller atleast.

[@beavermuffin]

There was no funeral, because technically even though it’s no longer has the 10.x moniker, it’s still is Mac OS X. And I think that is how Apple will go on in terms of OS. Unless they totally re-write the OS, it’ll be Mac OS X for while.

[@scipioklausen3128]

macOS comes back with a small m

[@highfiveanimations]

Fun fact: Lorin Nelson did the organ music for this event. He previously composed the music to Lego Island.

[@metalgearskeletor]

It’s been over 20 years now and this is still imo the nicest looking os to any pc

[@hanrinch]

"he never wants the power from the START menu.." priceless

[@SuperHomerr]

Some say that this is funny, some say it is cool, i feel it is sad. I'm still rocking my ibook g3 clamshell with os 9.2. Power to the os 9 users!!!

[@krishnapathak8082]

lol "Thousands of applications..most of them legitimate."

[@ryurica]

And now.. Mac OS 9 is with Steve :')

[@yoko_ohyes]

and now we can say : "Steve Jobs was a friend to us all"

[@dagr8rylz]

@WINANDMACNERD thank you i was wondering what was the name of the xerox program

[@TalesOfWar]

It shows you Apple have a sense of humour and a playfult side, they don't take everything too seriously. Microsoft do similar things at their keynotes sometimes when they have a parody of a film or something with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer acting in the lead rolls. Look up Microsoft Matrix Spoof for example.

[@Megacooltommydee]

"He has lived 12 and a half years, longer than any other system of his kind. He is now in the great bit-bucket in the SkyDrive, no doubt looking down upon us, with his logo that appeared every time he booted. He is survived by his two successors, Windows 7 and 8, along with hundreds of thousands of applications. Now, please take a moment to remember our old friend, Windows XP. *Places Windows XP box in coffin and buries it in the ground.*"

[@wendileona]

Mac OS 9 was a very fast, great OS. I think it still can work for a user at a very basic level. Some websites may not load, fine, but for word processing, image manipulation and enhancing and even 3D and audio recording, video editing, you can still use one. As I said, very fast, responsive, quick and easy to use. Hilarious presentation though! Love it!

[@Charlesb88]

Twelves years ago the above would have had some truth to it but As of 2022, you’d be hard pressed to get any website to load in Mac OS 9 using the include Internet Explorer for Max. Even if you used the most up to date browser available for OS 9, which was Classilla, a mozzila-based browser for OS 9 No longer developed (9.3.4b from 2021 is the final release) Email might work for a modern email provider that allow for unencrypted email access. For offline tasks like word processing, image manipulation, games, spreadsheets, etc. it would still work OK much like Windows 98 would. But there are few users these days that would find those limitations acceptable. Even the most basic technophobic user these days would find something like the most basic Apple iPad more useful.

[@fruitpunch5260]

I remember using it in primary school in 2002 and it would crash allot

[@megakarlachofficial]

The very last version of OS X (or macOS 10), Catalina is dead, exactly 20 years after Mac OS 9 was out of support. But there's no funeral whatsoever and beside, macOS 11-13 (and even to this day), still works the same as macOS 10 apart from version changes and new features.

[@N64Joey]

What a FUN presentation! Very interesting!

[@mini9874]

Man, i've used Mac all my life, im 13 now and i remember when i was 5 tht a had OS 9, and after i saw this video, i laughed and cried at the same time, and thought about the memories of OS 9. Those where the days! :'-)

[@studdles2007]

That was fucking awesome. Never realised how funny Steve Jobs could be RIP OS 9

[@capoland]

wow i had my volume way up from watching a different video, and when i turned this on it scared the crap out of me...

[@Megacooltommydee]

April 8, 2014, Redmond, Washington: Microsoft and millions of others mourn the death of their longtime friend, Windows XP.

[@ravenmooore]

@DulBeat Does it come with iFuneral service?

[@eli8527]

I love this segment.

[@dennismueller8693]

December 2012 and still running it.

[@the42]

mr ballmer would say: I LOVE THIS COMPANY

[@Enucentro]

@NDogg15 I have a MBP laptop since early 2007, it's going to be 4 years soon and it's still working like a new one. I have latest OS X Snow Leopard installed, and it's not slowing it down and working just like original Tiger OS. I never had it crashed (besides one time when i stress-tested it opening a lot of software during video compiling in final cut, and even then it saved me all my files) and it never over-heated and turned off after that. What am I doing wrong?

[@SPCmuncie]

You're laughing. Mac OS 9 is dead and you're laughing.

[@Gideon1928]

Celebrate Steve's life and be happy that he and his beloved sons OS9 all the way to Apple I are in heaven together.

[@Yovillespoliers1234]

@mikedeliv No 10.0 was called Cheetah and around that time Windows Xp was released and that code name was Whistler.

[@SoftBank47]

I never used OS9, but as a recent Mac adopter, I'm very happy with OSX.

[@AllHailSteveJobs]

One of the best vids ever

[@AGoodVibe]

This is so great

[@Yovillespoliers1234]

@Bluedino549 Mac OS9 Also Had Code Names = 9.0 Sonata - 9.0.4 Minuet - 9.1 Fortissimo - 9.2 Moonlight - 9.2.1 Limelight - 9.2.2 LU1. Also Mac OS8 had Code Names = 8.0 Tempo - 8.1 Bride of Buster - 8.5 Allegro - 8.5.1 The Ric Ford Release - 8.6 Veronica

[@Garhunt05]

I miss OS 9 I played so many classic games on it. modern but capable of hosting 7.5 apps. It weill be missed

[@JackDLong]

I think the song was "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach.

[@LorinTone]

Yes, it was also Bach's "Komm Susser Tod".

[@BudarEndario]

Mac OS 9 was not officially released in October 23, 1998.

[@deawesomegamer5859]

Budar Endario wow really???

[@BudarEndario]

Of course.

[@AndreaToska]

Mac OS 9 Is Gone :(

[@BeckhamProductions2004]

In a living memory of Mac OS 9 (1999-2002)

[@Oocca_Truth]

made me cry...

[@MacBookGuy91]

Me too. Poor Mac Os 9. We will miss u. Even if some of us did not get to use you that much or very little. R.I.P. Mac Os 9

[@rinnin]

Steve Rocks!

[@anerisgreat]

Steve has quite a sense of humor 8D

[@sim.o_n]

could someone please tell me what is the name of the funebral march at the beginning?

[@Yovillespoliers1234]

@Bluedino549 True true. Remember The First OS X Was Called "Kodiak" which was the Beta of OSX.

[@Joshlama]

Just a question, I know that the piece played at the start and at the end is the Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J.S.Bach. What is the piece played during the 'ulergy?' (Spelling Not good)

[@kanplayz4257]

10 will be gone soon...

[@kanplayz4257]

10.0-10.8 have passed away

[@deawesomegamer5859]

Kan Playz tru tru

[@RWL2012]

yep. macOS 11 in 2020

[@Blaze_Dady]

Someone in my school made a project about Steve Jobs and mispelled iPod as iPob 💀💀💀

[@Fonxi121994]

:'( R.I.P Steve Jobs

[@jaiskreno]

can you post the full wwdc, theres NO video on yt

[@JDJosh9784]

Does anyone know what the name of the "song" (Organ music) Is called, would be neat to use in an iMovie or Podcast! If anyone knows let me know! Thanks -JDJosh

[@smario3500]

R.I.P Mac OS 9. You will live on through un-updated G3s and The Pirate bay.

[@MacPhantom]

@redwolf4k: Windows applications currently expect the registry to be there, since they are programmed like this. In this way, Microsoft could only enhance the reg-problem by having developers re-programming their apps a little bit I guess.

[@RetardedPlums]

goodnight, sweet prince

[@vizzy_stardust]

this made me cry

[@hsk0114]

Ten years later, Steve went into this coffin :(

[@andyli916]

steve jobs actually cares about customers

[@stephthestar90]

Well of course it is! One of the reasons I like the Mac. However I think there's a certain "mystery" behind the classic Mac OS that I find rather interesting. I used to have an old Performa and it was the first time I had ever touched a Mac. It was running System 7.5 but I liked it.

[@thegibb]

you can move the dock and the hard drive icon on OS X... hows vista treating you?

[@Megacooltommydee]

"Windows XP was a friend to us all. Even though he started rough, when he got Service Pack 2, he became loved by hundred of millions of users. He was a reliable man, never tired, except occasionaly when he got the blue screen and needed to be rebooted. Windows XP came into this world, in October of 2001, for a retail price of 99 dollars. Even when it's successor, Vista, came along, people still used him." Continued in the next comment.

[@shahabfalak2598]

Yeah such a loser xp go back nightmare shool

[@gavtop]

This was insane.

[@leo19751984]

Back when apple was apple...

[@blakegriplingph]

Good night sweet prince.

[@miniroll32]

The sad thing is, Jobs seems to be taking this all very seriously...

[@m3e642]

🤓

[@txperec]

R.I.P.

[@Yovillespoliers1234]

@magnus87 Windows Xp Doesn't Drop its Extended Support Until April 8, 2014 (Service Pack 3 x86 and Service Pack 2 x64)

[@cedric630]

R.I.P Steve.

[@kiltsonfire164]

Bring back Classic Mac! Steve!

[@ZeroGDucks]

Yay! We have another Mac OS9 fan! I have two computers that run OS9. And my OSX laptop will run any OS7 apps. Good times.

[@Daventent]

the old Apple conferences had momentum.

[@Confidentlyperf]

RIP Windows 7 2009-2020

[@nour2146]

13 years ago! Dang

[@KizZBG]

I LOVE THIS COMPANY

[@myid9876543]

and this is why i love apple, they are fing hilarious!!!! LOL!

[@leeartlee915]

People forget that a lot of people were not happy with OG MacOS was killed off. Now it seems silly but so many developers were stuck in that zone.

[@mz5879]

Now I get it. Thanks!

[@flaggerify]

Now in that great bit-bucket in the sky. RIP, Steve.

[@AntoneFisher]

man, all he needed to say at the end of that was "introducing the new OS X"

[@TMNoob3]

At the beginning, I was expecting to hear, "YES! YES!"

[@rinnin]

Feckin hillarious! :) Wish all MacWorlds were available on DVD or something.

[@RealSkyDiver2]

what does this have to do with the processor??

[@sirNemanjapro]

RIP MacOS 9.

[@SteveDurnin]

Spotlight.

[@Mutalaat]

And now his watch is ended.

[@mastgrr]

AFAIK rumors were that during the development of Mac OS 9 an Apple programmer DID manage to create memory protection for it, but Steve Jobs himself said that the feature had to be taken out - just so that people would go over to Mac OS X!

[@FrankZen]

Such drama! I love it!

[@JulesCollin]

Genius!

[@Cabroni2]

nostalgic MacOS System