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title: Apple to release OS X
date: "2001-01-10T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1976
description: Apple is launching Mac OS X, a major update built on a UNIX foundation. This transition brings advanced stability, memory management, and multitasking to the platform, replacing the aging classic Mac OS architecture.
keywords: [mac os x, apple, unix, operating system, darwin, aqua]
---

[Apple releases a UNIX-based operating system](http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010109/bs/tech_apple_dc_4.html) -- OS X.