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System 4.2
Screenshots from System 4.2.
Desktop

First run

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First run in System 4.2
First run in System 4.2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove).



Empty desktop

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Empty desktop in System 4.2
Empty desktop in System 4.2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove).

The first screenshot Switch to view 1 shows Finder, while the second one Switch to view 2 MultiFinder, new to this edition of Mac OS. MultiFinder allows running more than one application at a time, and can be noticed by an icon in top-right corner of the screen.



Desktop with applications

Desktop with applications in System 4.2
Desktop with applications in System 4.2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove).



Office applications

Notepad


This feature is not yet documented on this site.



Text editor

Text editor in System 4.2
Text editor in System 4.2



Calculator

Calculator in System 4.2 (Calculator)
Calculator in System 4.2 (Calculator)



Calendar


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.



Clock

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Clock in System 4.2
Clock in System 4.2



Address book


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Multimedia applications

Media player
CD player


This GUI doesn’t have these features.



Volume level

This feature can be found in the General section.



Sound


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Networking applications

Terminal
Phone dialer


This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Internet applications

Browser
Mail


This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Accessibility applications

Keyboard map

Keyboard map in System 4.2 (Key Caps)
Keyboard map in System 4.2 (Key Caps)



Settings

Settings menu


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.



General

General in System 4.2
General in System 4.2



Appearance

This feature can be found in the General section.



Desktop themes
Display
Screensaver


This GUI doesn’t have these features.



Keyboard

Keyboard in System 4.2 (Keyboard)
Keyboard in System 4.2 (Keyboard)



Mouse

Mouse in System 4.2 (Mouse)
Mouse in System 4.2 (Mouse)



Time and date

This feature can be found in the General section.



International
Accessibility
Power management


This GUI doesn’t have these features.



System managers

Application manager

Application manager in System 4.2
Application manager in System 4.2



File manager

File manager in System 4.2
File manager in System 4.2, same as in System 3.0



Running applications

This feature can be found in the Application manager section.



Task manager


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

System features

Help


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.



Search

Search in System 4.2
Search in System 4.2



Trash can

Trash can in System 4.2
Trash can in System 4.2, same as in System 3.0



Run


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

System utilities

Command prompt


This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Mac OS did not have command prompt until Unix-based Mac OS X.



Startup and shutdown

Welcome splash

Welcome splash in System 4.2
Welcome splash in System 4.2, same as in System 3.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove).

Welcome splash in System 4.2
Welcome splash in System 4.2, same as in System 3.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove).



Login screen
Logout screen
Shutdown window
Shutting down


This GUI doesn’t have these features.



Shutdown complete

Shutdown complete in System 4.2
Shutdown complete in System 4.2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove).



Installation

Welcome screen
Licence
File copying
Installation complete


These features are not yet documented on this site.



Dialogs

About GUI

About GUI in System 4.2
About GUI in System 4.2

About GUI in System 4.2
About GUI in System 4.2

Macintosh System 4.2 was the first to introduce optional MultiFinder, allowing for basic task switching between applications (provided that Macintosh had enough memory).



About application

About application in System 4.2
About application in System 4.2



Font selection


This GUI doesn’t have this feature. The font is changed by means of a pull-down menu.



Open file

Open file in System 4.2
Open file in System 4.2



Colour selector


This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Miscellaneous

Wrong password


This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Copyright © 2002-2006 Marcin Wichary, unless stated otherwise.