First run

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

Empty desktop

Empty desktop in System 4.2. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). The first screenshot shows Finder, while the second one 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. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Notepad

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Text editor

Text editor in System 4.2

Calculator

Calculator in System 4.2 (Calculator)

Calendar

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Clock

Clock in System 4.2

Address book

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

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.

Terminal
Phone dialer

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Browser
Mail

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Keyboard map

Keyboard map in System 4.2 (Key Caps)

Settings menu

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

General

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)

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.

Application manager

Application manager in System 4.2

File manager

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.

Help

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Search

Search in System 4.2

Trash can

Trash can in System 4.2, same as in System 3.0

Run

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Command prompt

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

Welcome splash

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

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

Login screen
Logout screen
Shutdown window
Shutting down

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Shutdown complete

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

Welcome screen
Licence
File copying
Installation complete

These features are not yet documented on this site.

About GUI

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

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

Colour selector

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Wrong password

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.