> Does anybody else feel like that?
Honestly, no; the parts of the UI that I see and work with are limited to the menu bar (just flat text, no embellishments), three dots and sometimes the Spotlight bar but I don't actively look at it unless it's slow. Same thing with Windows. I never work with the OS and rarely with native apps, it's all browser based and/or crossplatform applications that use third party design systems.
Re:Infinite Mac OS X
by speedgoose on Friday June 20, 2025 @02:38AM
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My favourite one is 10.3 Panther with the mix of aqua and brushed metal. 10.4 Tiger is similar but it has a glossy top menu bar that didn’t age well in my opinion. 10.5 Leopard has the fancy cheesy 3D dock, transparent top menu bar, and the more modern gradients. It looked great at the time but gradients aren’t as cool as brushed metal and aqua.
Everything after is a bit boring.
Re:Infinite Mac OS X
by bshacklett on Friday June 20, 2025 @08:01AM
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Panther was peak OS X. Spotlight, in Tiger, was amazing, but Tiger’s performance was significantly worse.
If only someone could back-port Quick Look into Panther! I didn't realize how much I use that feature as I spammed the spacebar in these emulators.
Re:Infinite Mac OS X
by al_borland on Friday June 20, 2025 @03:03PM
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I'm pretty sure Quicksilver was around in the Panther era. It was great to have Spotlight built in, but Quicksilver was incredible.
Re:Infinite Mac OS X
by nabhasablue on Friday June 20, 2025 @03:01AM
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yes, i wish we could choose themes from the past to use in modern macs
Yep. My friend texted me during the keynote with “I don’t want liquid glass. I want brushed metal.”
I feel like I'm becoming a fan of old gray interfaces (win 95, macos 9). They feel like tools to me, like a calculator is just a tool, and it's comforting.
The true pinnacle of grey button interfaces to me is Minesweeper.
I had the same reaction looking at the screenshots. Sure it could use a new coat a paint (maybe not _everything_ needs to be gray) but the foundation is fantastically usable.
Re:Infinite Mac OS X
by phendrenad2 on Friday June 20, 2025 @05:34AM
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Sad part is there's really no reason they couldn't offer this look & feel in modern MacOS, except for the obvious reason (poorly designed software that lacks modularity). I'm tired of pretending that software companies are remotely good at software.
To me, Mac OS X looks so much better than todays Mac OS. It looks clear and orderly and I feel like "Great in this environment I can get some work done!".
Current Mac OS feels like "Help, I fell into a sack of candies, how do I get out of here?" to me.
Does anybody else feel like that?