Now you must set up the OS X machine to be on the same network so the machines can see each other, so go to the "Network" system preferences in OS X and select the "Ethernet" port.

If needed, Apple's TextEdit program can be used to modify hidden system files.

A retrospective on Mac OS from I to X showcases Apple's evolution in operating systems over the years.

HFS was introduced in System 2.1 ("System" being what we called "Mac OS" in the days before operating systems gained their broad and ubiquitous sex appeal). HFS improved upon the Macintosh File ...

Later VM versions, such as the ones for System 8 and System 9, have a server called The Outside World for moving files from the VM to your actual Mac desktop.

Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is also HFS+, but it has an extra mechanism that avoids corruption of the file system when something bad happens, such as loss of power during a write operation.

Historically, Mac OS file systems have been case- insensitive but case-preserving, meaning that while capitalization is preserved in filenames, they were not used to to distinguish filenames.

In the Mac OS it is possible to change the default program the operating system will use to open a file when you double-click on it. After you have changed this file association, though, you may ...