First run

First run in Mac OS 9.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). Mac OS 9 starts with Mac OS Setup Assistant, letting the users configure basic system settings. On some machines (iMacs, iBooks), Mac OS 9 detects the colour of the casing and starts with the matching desktop colour theme (here: original “Bondi Blue” iMac).

Empty desktop

Empty desktop in Mac OS 9.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show). The second screenshot shows Mac OS 9 with “Quantum Foam” desktop theme, strangely reminiscent of Aqua wallpapers.

Desktop with applications

Desktop with applications in Mac OS 9.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Notepad

Notepad in Mac OS 9.0 (Note Pad)

Text editor

Text editor in Mac OS 9.0

Calculator

Calculator in Mac OS 9.0 (Calculator)

Calendar

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Clock

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. The clock is shown by default in the top right corner of the screen, on the menubar.

Address book

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Media player

Media player in Mac OS 9.0

CD player

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

Volume level

Volume level in Mac OS 9.0

Sound

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Terminal
Phone dialer

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Browser

Browser in Mac OS 9.0 (Internet Explorer 4.5)

Mail

Mail in Mac OS 9.0 (Outlook Express 4.5)

Keyboard map

Keyboard map in Mac OS 9.0 (Key Caps)

Settings menu

Settings menu in Mac OS 9.0 (Control Panels)

General

General in Mac OS 9.0

Appearance

Appearance in Mac OS 9.0 (Appearance)

Desktop themes

Desktop themes in Mac OS 9.0 (Appearance)

Display

Display in Mac OS 9.0 (Monitors)

Screensaver

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Keyboard

Keyboard in Mac OS 9.0 (Keyboard)

Keyboard in Mac OS 9.0 (Hot Function Keys)

Keyboard in Mac OS 9.0 (Options)

Mouse

Mouse in Mac OS 9.0 (Mouse)

Time and date

Time and date in Mac OS 9.0 (Date & Time)

Time and date in Mac OS 9.0 (Date Formats)

Time and date in Mac OS 9.0 (Time Formats)

Time and date in Mac OS 9.0 (Set Time Zone)

Time and date in Mac OS 9.0 (Clock Options)

International

International in Mac OS 9.0 (Numbers)

International in Mac OS 9.0 (Text)

Accessibility

Accessibility in Mac OS 9.0 (Easy Access)

Accessibility in Mac OS 9.0 (CloseView)

Power management

Power management in Mac OS 9.0 (Energy Saver)

Application manager

Application manager in Mac OS 9.0

File manager

File manager in Mac OS 9.0 (Finder)

Running applications

Running applications in Mac OS 9.0

Task manager

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Help

Help in Mac OS 9.0 (Help Center)

Search

Search in Mac OS 9.0 (Sherlock 2)

Trash can

Trash can in Mac OS 9.0 (Trash)

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 Mac OS 9.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Welcome splash in Mac OS 9.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Login screen

Login screen in Mac OS 9.0. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Logout screen

Logout screen in Mac OS 9.0

Shutdown window

Shutdown window in Mac OS 9.0

Shutting down
Shutdown complete

This GUI doesn’t have these features.

Welcome screen

Welcome screen in Mac OS 9.0

Licence

Licence in Mac OS 9.0

File copying

File copying in Mac OS 9.0

Installation complete

Installation complete in Mac OS 9.0

About GUI

About GUI in Mac OS 9.0 (About This Computer)

About application

About application in Mac OS 9.0

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 Mac OS 9.0

Colour selector

Colour selector in Mac OS 9.0

Wrong password

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. In the case of typing in wrong password, Mac OS 9 simply... shakes the login window.