Upgrading Every Version of macOS

[@RossDarker]

“macOS (previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001.” 1 minute ‘condensed’ version of this video: kzbin.infohiCxc4CKv40

[@danhutchinsonbackup]

I’m actually doing this. Starting with Mac OS 9.2.1 on my iMac G3

[@1FireyPhoenix]

​@@danhutchinsonbackup Same, I've done did this journey. Most of my machines are similar to their's, but I chose a different route and a couple other machines ibook g3 snow 9.2 -> 10.3 Powerbook g4 -> 10.3-10.5 white macbook 2009 -> 10.6 macbook pro 2011 -> 10.7 - 10.11 macbook air 2015 -> 10.11-11 M1 Macbook air (I know, doesn't count for the upgrades, but fresh install) 12-15

[@NikitaKomaru]

wait again but with new mac os sequioa

[@mattydsmith]

All those startup / welcome videos and their various songs bring back some memories. I used to work at an agency during this period and we deployed upwards of 1,000 macs. For a long time it wasn't possible/easy to image them, so we'd have banks of them setup with install discs and then these songs going off seconds apart as someone clicked Accept on the first, then second, then third, etc etc etc. 10.5 was easily the worst one of them all. Thanks for the 00's memories Ross

[@strixerxl]

there is just something oddly satisfying about listening to the update process of all of the different versions of MacOS. The spinning of the disk, the clicking of the trackpad, the types of the keyboard. Not only is this video high quality and high effort, but also like a strange kind of ASMR that's oddly satisfying to listen to. Amazing video 10/10.

[@duplicake4054]

This person's bank account when the computers become vintage 📈📈

[@KaanCan-hx9oq]

Those computers are vintage

[@duplicake4054]

@@KaanCan-hx9oq Not vintage enough to be super expensive

[@KaanCan-hx9oq]

@@duplicake4054 oh yeah you’re right

[@KaanCan-hx9oq]

@@duplicake4054 sorry about that little mistake i made

[@ciaragarrity6425]

The ibook snow goes for cheap on ebay but other computers maybe not so much…

[@Freshbott2]

Aqua was peak digital design, nothing can convince me otherwise.

[@tompov227]

Mavericks was the best. Though that Tiger to Leopard upgrade is the largest single version improvement in design in the entire collection IMO

[@Freshbott2]

@@tompov227 gross I can’t agree on Mavericks. But Tiger to Leopard was magical and Snow Leopard really cemented it. My Core 2 Duo MacBook felt fast with a crappy HDD. I really hope Apple goes back to a proper tic toc cycle and does a modern day Snow Leopard optimisation.

[@tompov227]

@@Freshbott2 Mavericks was really just Snow Leopard but with a few nicer optimizations. Granted the buttons changed from round to squircle but besides that what is the objection to mavericks

[@Freshbott2]

@@tompov227 I recall installing Mavericks on a MacBook Pro and thinking it was slow because MacOS was indexing. But it just never came good. But it’s also softer, they changed the colour of highlights and dulled the glossiness. I believe they also changed how the maximise button works and changed Expose to a weird overlaid category type do. Maybe I’m biased cause Tiger and Leopard are what got me into it and Snow Leopard was the first one I had.

[@zephryus]

platinum on OS9 kicks aqua's ass any day. Clean straight lines. Fight me. XD

[@josephgandini8151]

What is striking to me is how modern the TiBook STILL looks. If it was a bit thinner and lighter and had a webcam, it would fit right in with the Macs of today. One could argue that design-wise that that (lighter, thinner TiBook with modern ports/processor/camera) is essentially the MacBook Pro today.

[@valjo29]

very high effort video. really appreciated it ! loved the change of fonts depending on the period

[@RossDarker]

Thank you, glad you noticed!

[@hoanhvuvan5165]

yeah I notice that too, was going to comment but then I see this comment. Miss that old font from Mavericks age.

[@atptourfan]

THIS is the content I need on KZbin!

[@ACP792]

bro is flexing his macs Edit: i have started a war on the replies lol

[@curley68]

No he's not.

[@RossDarker]

I suppose I do make the TiBook’s screen flex a little at 15:21

[@AirbusA35K]

@@RossDarker Best response possible.

[@Xe4ro]

More like flexing his OS installer boxes. :o

[@notwin69]

And then why are you watching it💀

[@williambarrett3551]

Incredible Ross, you don't see videos like this often enough.

[@half-qilin]

Idk why this is I’m my recommended feed but it’s cool. Also great to see someone else owns an iBook G3 in 2023

[@arthurdardalis]

I’ve a fully operational 2003 iBook G4 running Tiger. Purchased it new, great machine, Apple classic!!

[@tronixfix]

OS X Leopard ❤️

[@J_J17]

This video is so satisfying From Russia with love 🇷🇺🤝🇬🇧

[@FranciscoOteroUrbizu]

Nice video. I loved the 10.4 part, brought so many memories of me using my mom’s MacBook Pro 1,1. We never upgraded so it stayed with 10.4 and still has it to this day. I have that MacBook now, and it made me a vintage Mac collector.

[@TakMinYang]

Looking forward to your video in 10 years later ;_)

[@theamarothman]

I enjoyed this video very much. Every-single-seconds... Thank you for your effort.

[@rjaymolina]

This is an awesome overview! My first Mac OS was Mavericks. Been on Mac ever since.

[@RossDarker]

Cheers. Mavericks was great, felt very polished. Good one to start on

[@rjaymolina]

@@RossDarker It was indeed polished! Made me want to use the iCloud integration and Apple apps. Cheers!

[@Asik_jasterek]

I recommend you osx snow leopard, cuz its frickin' cool!

[@alexis0a]

I've watched many videos of upgrading Windows 1.0 to 11, but never of macOS. This is so cool! I'm glad that KZbin recommended it. Such a great video and explanations!

[@RossDarker]

Thanks for the comment, and yes absolutely. The changing architectures and partition schemes pose a different challenge from that over on the Windows PC side of things. I’d say completing this upgrade chain on real Macs was in fact easier than the time I did it with virtual machines. Of course, acquiring older hardware and software can be tricky. Already having everything certainly helped, just had to get that iBook - the Indigo iMac G3’s been long gone. Starting at System 1.0 (0.97 or whatever), and upgrading on real Macs is next. My best option to show both the entirety of Classic Mac OS and UNIX macOS would be to do the first half, perhaps both, in arrangement with a museum. Fortunately, I know of one - they have all the Macintoshes and possibly original install media too, so stay tuned…

[@alexis0a]

​@@RossDarkerOMG! That would be so awesome! Your software collection is also impressive; you have boxes in great condition. I've already subscribed and am looking forward to new videos. Greetings from Mexico! I wish you the best. Thank you for your content!

[@DctrAbere]

Difference between X and 9 is incredible!

[@jekosabchev]

0:00 - Mac OS 9 2:30 - Mac OS X v10.0 (Cheetah) 7:54 - Mac OS X v10.1 (Puma) 10:35 - Mac OS X Jaguar (v10.2) 14:52 - Mac OS X Panther (v10.3) 15:09 - Mac Upgrade 1 20:13 - Mac OS X Tiger (v10.4) 24:49 - Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) 28:26 - Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6) 29:38 - Mac Upgrade 2 33:27 - OS X Lion (v10.7) 35:17 - OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) 36:30 - OS X Mavericks (v10.9) 38:36 - OS X Yosemite (v10.10) 40:06 - OS X El Capitan (v10.11) 42:09 - Mac Upgrade 3 42:21 - macOS Sierra (v10.12) 44:11 - macOS High Sierra (v10.13) 45:23 - macOS Mojave (v10.14) 46:27 - macOS Catalina (v10.15) 47:35 - macOS Big Sur (v11) 49:55 - macOS Monterey (v12) 51:55 - Mac Upgrade 4 52:18 - macOS Ventura (v13) 55:23 - macOS Sonoma (v14)

[@cirkulx]

36:29 still waiting for OS X Sea Lion installation

[@andrewvideotips2ndchannel]

0:54 that disk drive be sounding like a snare drum

[@AverageFerrariEnjoyer]

18:51 bro got the souljaboy computer 😂😂😂

[@youtuberconsuming6411]

this isn’t possible anymore on Mx series macs as Apple won’t cryptographically sign the outdated installers. in fact without internet you can’t restore Mx series macs at all.

[@Cyclolysis]

Like iPhones

[@WinUpgrade]

Man, you did a massive job, collected all the Macs, installed all the versions of MacOS, copied them, respect to you

[@spectralflapjack]

Say what you will about Apple's business practices and their decline these days, but man, back in the day they really knew how to make products beautiful, software included.

[@notbugberry202]

nice, but what about EVERY version of macOS? System 1 through macOS 14? it's gonna be fun.

[@RossDarker]

I’d need all the Macs and corresponding software for that; perhaps I could film at some museum with given permission one day. I have some System 7 floppies, possibly 6 somewhere too, and maybe an OS 8 CD. Best I could do for now was this Unix / 2000 edition. OS 9 seemed like a good starting point to upgrade from into a new era.

[@thefink95]

When you were upgrading to 10.0 Cheetah, how come the special intro video for MacOS 9 users never appeared?

[@RossDarker]

@@thefink95I’ve seen that but never on an actual Mac, maybe it was on different revisions of the Cheetah CD

[@Space_US]

Wait. Versions? Does that include every dot update? Ex: 10.15.0 -> 10.15.1. Or beta updates. Ex: el cap dp1 to dp2

[@l_uminousss]

@@Space_US I think they meant every version that's showed in this video, and all previous ones too (everything from System 1 to Mac OS 9)

[@bj0urne]

Man... the Leopard intro is such a classic

[@428rinsuki]

Thanks for making a really awesome video! By the way, have you considered to upgrade to macOS 14 from 9 in minimal steps instead of each version?

[@RossDarker]

Thanks. I suppose this could be done in 1 step: install OS 9 onto the iBook, transfer to the newest Mac and install the latest macOS on top of the existing install. Perhaps it's not quite what you meant, but that would certainly be quickest.

[@UltraPoyoColt]

This video is amazing! I enjoy watching the upgrade process, and I love seeing all the different MacBooks from through the years.. 2000s tech is just amazing❤

[@jcamib]

Great video!!! And thanks. Best regards from Spain.

[@RamirezAcevedoMau]

I became a Mac user since Snow Leopard, I’m still happy being a Mac user.

[@arthuroek1]

Wow! Great job! 🥰I miss the Dock from before Mavericks 😢

[@GilgamesE]

I remembered my first MacBook when I was a student. There was a lion in it. Thank you for impressing me.

[@RossDarker]

Finding a lion in your Mac is surely extraordinary! Glad you enjoyed.

[@Purin_Kozuka]

I still love the macOS x welcome sound

[@IvanIvanov-c2t]

First time I’ve tried 10.5 My first own mac book air 2013 so my personal experience starts from 10.8

[@yoanngadon]

First Mac on 10.6 but still nostalgic about introduction video

[@PizzaTheGoat]

That was the revolution to macOS Sonoma for all MacBook(s)!

[@artraft5142]

Nice video and very thorougly enmarked. Unsure if the process can have a follow up with a better version of the famous "Time Machine" that hasn't been deployed smoothly nowadays!

[@OwnedByWuigi]

Been on OSX since Catalina on a Mac Pro 2013. Nrver looked back to Windows/Linux

[@ZuSolaris]

So this is what Mac users watch for fun

[@AnderJuarez-hs4og]

i am a windows/linux/android/ios user but i like this

[@johngreen761]

oh my god. i did finished watching it, thanks ross!!

[@Arben40]

Great video, subbed

[@跌山靠]

Fantastic works, big fans of Apple

[@antonius254]

This is so magic how the design of the Ibook looks like. This is so similar to what we have

[@JuanRamos-fj6ir]

Excellent video! Tanks

[@narutosingh5239]

Aqua and 3D dock were best. Things went downhill since Yosemite 😢

[@thebristolbruiser]

Jaguar will always be my favourite.

Awesome video, thank you!!

[@PiniekPL]

Great video!

[@nout1972]

In retrospect I think I like Leopard's and Snow Leopard's design the best. At the time I felt it al was a bit too grey and business-like compared to Tiger. I missed the brushed metal finder windows and the aqua buttons, but later I started to like it very much. I wish Apple would go back to that design a bit, a bit more 3D and textured, not as flat. Luckily they still kept the shadow under the windows.

[@ThatOneWindowsFan]

macOS Big Sur and later is kinda 3D.

[@stabokbose]

Ah quality content ❤

[@Skrapeg0at]

I always hated those flat icons introduced in 10.10

[@Myrce]

I am asking myself. What software do you use to edit your videos? By the way, thank you so much. In relaxing a lot !! It’s incredible 🤩

[@sealy009]

YOU ABSOULTE LEGEND

[@sealy009]

all this literally needs is just a capture card and it being sped up like the OG video and i would watch that start to finish, although im very impressed with you, good job, im proud of you after completeting this over the course of 9 MONTHS

[@RossDarker]

I did think about capture cards but decided it was nice to see the Macs as well this time for more authenticity. And yes, it’s longer this video. I’ve gone for more of a film-style, where it will take time, but should be easier to watch than the previous video which was quite crudely edited. Many parts are still sped up apart from those I thought should be seen at 1x, or not be too fast. I may make a condensed version where there is less showcasing and just upgrading. For now, KZbin’s speed setting is OK; used it for checking over the video the final time. Some clips may sound odd when played back at fast speeds however. Must mention too, wasn’t quite nine months, but that certainly was when the idea was formed and going to actually happen. Filmed and edited in June for the most part. Thanks

[@sealy009]

@@RossDarker it was 9 months when i suggested it, also i guess those 2 arugements would work, i liked the OG style of the video but this also works, i guess the built in youtube speed thing would also work, thanks for the reply!

[@sealy009]

@@RossDarker im jealous u have a macbook pro 2015 retina, also you should make a discord server if you want t

[@sansin0]

Thanks for the video ❤!

[@yyl1692]

Super cool video😮😮

[@earldridgejazzedpineda9514]

What about from NeXTStep 3.1 to 4.2, then upgrade that directly to Mac OS X Tiger, then every version onwards?

[@Joyousmicor]

That won't work, because NeXT and Apple had different boot procedures, it was impossible to boot OPENSTEP on Macintosh up until the release of Rhapsody and Mac OS X Server

[@acpisux]

nice macbook/powerbooks/ibooks bro

[@Odkurzacz69]

You deserve much more likes

[@micahfast5073]

Where did you get the installation dvds

[@RossDarker]

Apple! They’re all first-hand owned from initial release

[@david123-brawlstarsdeutsch3]

First iBook is restarting faster than todays MacBooks lol 😂

[@A5TRO_IN4NIMAT3]

Faster than a Chromebook 😂

[@nothingnessclone6748]

more features kinda take some time to run so maybe thats why

[@nc9604]

What do you mean by todays The Apple Silicon Macbooks restart almost instantly

[@randomcomentator]

I watched the entire thing doing nothing else 😮

[@EnronnSierra]

I wish you had created some files, import music, created playlists, added some photos, create documents, spreadsheets to see how those survive the upgrades especially moving from architecture.

[@RossDarker]

The Dock is the closest example shown to this. There were also the Mac OS 9 files that kept getting moved around. It's an interesting thought though

[@ParasAryan]

From one of the best looking macOS till Catalina to iPadOS 🤡 looking macOS Big Sur we have came a long way.

[@alphatheprotogen]

nice macs bro!

[@dj_dexterdark_x942]

2:30 Frutiger Aero Essentially. In the Mac OS X ? 😊

[@proshka4603]

thank. its a good video

[@KoopaKid660]

27:37 It's so weird seeing Internet Explorer's icon on Mac OS X Leopard.

[@LudrinokAndCaptainDeadbeardFan]

Can You Do Every Version of Ios 1 To Ios 18 And + Upgrading Iphone`s!!!

[@LudrinokAndCaptainDeadbeardFan]

Best Upgrading Every Single Operaing Systems MacOs And + Upgrading MacBook`s!!!

[@av_kovko]

with system software 1 to Mac OS 7 upgrade unreal, due not compatible CPUs, MOS 6502, Motorola 68k.

[@pythoneerssADOFAI]

why was there a macos 9 disk in a os x box? i thought they scrapped os x 9 when 10 was released

[@adwarnissan89907]

I like this its so satisfying

[@adnn4210]

it's crazy to me that the modern design of the mac came only in 2020 with big sur, before that it looked like windows 7

[@DavidPetrean-by3wq]

w video, resperct for efort

[@DanaDana-rp1ph]

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[@BossCoins2]

26:53 It did the thing 🎉

[@Windows7ProfessionalSP1OSC]

Windows 7 Professional SP1 x Mac OS X 11 Big Sur x Android 4.4.4 KitKat x iOS 9.3.6

[@BigBuiscuits]

at the first mac upgrade... what the heck is "Y"

[@Windows7ProfessionalSP1OSC]

47:35 i ❤ mac os big sur

[@Gearsandco]

Only thing I have in common is the Original Leopard install disk, with the box, since I have an early 2008 Macbook pro for nostalgic reason I decided to install the original os that it came with, pared with an ssd and 6gb of ram it's running very fast I even have most the apple adobe and Microsoft professional application made for this era, and to be completely honest, I can definitely use for basic tasks. I’m also watching this video on my Mid 2009 2.8ghz 17inch macbook pro with OS X Lion lol.

[@LiamLG_Official]

how fast does cheetah, puma, jaguar, and panther run on a 500 mhz ibook g3 snow?

[@Windows7ProfessionalSP1OSC]

Windows 7 Professional SP1, Mac OS X 11 Big Sur, Android 4.4.4 KitKat & iOS 9.3.6

[@tamirghulampamungkas93]

I think the last one that feels like a laptop was monterey after that it looks just like an ios

[@emanfey]

Enjoyed it

[@WiiFan2723-wii]

why dont you upgrade throught every version of mac os and see if the older apps still work

[@not-happy-error]

in 2 years(since this video was posted), you might have to create a new video when macOS 15 comes out or just unpublished this one, edit the footage and post the edited one. (This is just a possibility, I do not know what's going to happen)

[@AmbivalentMind]

The current MacBook Pro looks so incredibly sexy. And I hope we get a macOS redesign this WWDC.

[@lehuykhoi2612]

favourite product in this video powerbook

[@Cyclolysis]

I thought more Mac upgrades would have been needed for this operation.

[@nitokoyotsuba]

Epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Itsraminstech]

this is amazing

[@TedBrittscarf]

Man, you miss sea lion

[@sancak1267]

I have a macbook pro 2011 i7 late, I can install any version, but for example, it can install Sonoma in 3 or 4 hours 💀

[@benwilliams7276]

Snow leopard is peak OSX change my mind

[@KlonoaSulista22]

27:17 Bem-vindo 🇧🇷 😎

[@ivandkridd]

Nostalgia

[@samueljakah8706]

Nice video , just subscribed!!!!!! Please add some background music next time it gets too quiet around here LOL

[@_beank]

It’s nicer that way

[@micahfast5073]

Can you tell me were you get your macs for your upgrade please

[@WinUpgrade]

eBay

[@satellaguy]

The disc drive on OS X 10.0: *having stroke*