Mac OS 7.7

Mac OS 7.7 encompassed pre-release versions of the successor to Mac OS 7.6.1 that were renamed to Mac OS 8 (code named "Tempo").
==Features==
Some of the features from the cancelled Copland project, such as the Platinum appearance and multithreading in the Finder, were salvaged into Mac OS 7.7, giving it a different look and feel than previous versions.Apple at 30: Part 2 -- The Newton, Clone Wars and Jobs returns by Ryan Faas, Computerworld. 2006-04-26.
==History==
Apple Computer initially planned the update as version 7.7. However, it was renumbered to "8" on March 8, 1997 to exploit a legal loophole and accomplish Steve Jobs's goal of terminating third-party manufacturers' licenses to System 7, effectively shutting down the Macintosh clone market.Beale, Steven; Dougherty, Elizabeth (October 1997). "Mac OS 8 Ships with No License Deal". Macworld 14 (10): pp. 34–36.March 8, 1997: System 7.7 Renamed Mac OS 8.0 by Chris Seibold, Apple Matters. 2009-03-09.
===Known pre-release builds===
*Mac OS 7.7 (d3), still identified as "Mac OS 7.6" with a partial implementation of the Platinum appearance.
*Mac OS 7.7 (d4), codenamed "Spinal" with a more complete Platinum implementation.
*Mac OS 7.7 (a2c5), codenamed "Speedy" with incomplete 68K support.
*Mac OS 7.7 (a3c1), codenamed "StrikesBack".Mac OS 7.7 (betas), Macintosh Garden. Accessed 2023-02-08.
:NOTE: Subsequent alpha builds, starting with a4, were identified as "Mac OS 8".
==References==
==See also==
*Mac OS 8.2
*Mac OS 8.7
==External links==
*Mac OS 8 Naming -- Key Points at Apple (archived 1997-04-12)
*Mac OS 8: 7.7 (8.0 Beta) at the BetaWiki
* at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*The Heat on the Clones by Jean-Louis Gassée at Be Newsletter #63 (1997-03-05)
*Apple Squeezes Mac Clones Out of the Market by Daniel Knight at Low End Mac (2014-01-25)
*This Week in Apple History by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin at the Mac Observer (2004-10-28)
*Eight is Enough (and More Apple News) at TidBITS (1997-03-10)
Category:Classic Mac OS development
Category:Unreleased Apple software