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This document explains how to gather basic information about a computer running Mac OS X.
- Mac OS, operating system (OS) developed by the American computer company Apple Inc. The OS was introduced in 1984 to run the company’s Macintosh line of personal computers (PCs). The Macintosh heralded the era of graphical user interface (GUI) systems, and it inspired Microsoft Corporation to develop its own GUI, the Windows OS.
- Fortunately, finding your Mac's basic specs in OS X is very simple - here's how: Processor, memory and operating system. To find your Mac's basic specs, click the Apple icon in the top left.
- The Motorola 68020 was the first 32-bit Mac processor, first used on the Macintosh II.The 68020 had many improvements over the 68000, including an instruction cache, and was the first Mac processor to support a memory management unit, the Motorola 68851. The Macintosh LC configured the 68020 to use a 16-bit system bus with ASICs that limited RAM to 10 MB (as opposed to the 32-bit limit of 4 GB).
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About This Computer
To find the Mac OS version and memory information, go to the Apple menu and choose About This Mac.
The About This Mac window should look similar to this:
- Version: the exact version of the system software
- Processor: the speed and type of processor
- Memory: how much RAM is installed
Hard Drive Space
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To get infomation about the hard drive, click once on Storage to select it.
This window gives detail information on how the hard disk is utilized
- Capacity: the total size of the hard drive
- Available: how much space is free on the drive
- Used: how much space is currently used on the drive
System Report
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OS X includes a utility called System Report that provides more advanced information about the system. In the About This Mac window, click the System Report... button to open System Report.
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Owner: | Jeff W. | Group: | DoIT Help Desk |
Created: | 2002-12-19 19:00 CDT | Updated: | 2018-06-25 10:17 CDT |
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