Pear OS X is an operating system developed by Pear. It is a successor of Pear OS. It was changed to pearOS in 2020.
Version History (WIP)
Pear OS X 10.0 Public beta
This version is released on September 15, 2000, as a public beta. However, it was very unstable and was soon abandoned. The support ended on November 25, 2001 following the release of OS X 10.0 (Noob). The UI was very similar to Pear OS 9.
Pear OS X 10.0 (Noob)
This version is the first regular version of the Pear OS X series. It was released on November 25, 2001. However, it was also unstable and free upgrades were avalible to 10.1 (Bacon) and was not used. It was also missing major features such as CD burning. The support for this version ended on May 10, 2004.
Pear OS X 10.1 (Bacon)
This version is the second major version of the OS X series that was released on May 1, 2002. It became partly stable compared to the previous versions. Support for this version ended on July 10, 2006.
Pear OS X 10.2 (Guest)
This version is the third version of the series that was released on June 10, 2003. After this version was released, criticism about Pear OS X being unstable were completely gone. It is also the last version to use the Microblox Internet Explorer. The support ended on Novermber 15, 2007.
Pear OS X 10.3 (John Doe)
Released on September 30, 2004
Pear OS X 10.4 (Jane Doe)
Released on October 7, 2005
Pear OS X 10.5 (Kionne)
Released on August 28, 2006
Pear OS X 10.6 (Bloxburg)
Released on March 22, 2007
Pear OS X 10.7 (San Juan)
Released on May 15, 2008; last version supporting RowerPC Pears.
Pear OS X 10.8 (Sacramento)
Released on July 10, 2009
Pear OS X 10.9 (New Blockers)
Released on November 8, 2010
Pear OS X 10.10 (Robloxity)
Released on February 14, 2012; originally planned to release on October 8, 2011 but pushed back due to Steve Jobless’s death
Pear OS X 10.11 (Jailbreak)
Released on June 30, 2013
Pear OS X 10.12 (D.C.)
Released on October 16, 2014; soon abandoned due to a major kernel issue
Pear OS X 10.12.1 (Robloxia)
Released on December 26, 2014; fix for 10.12
Pear OS X 10.13 (Island Town)
Released on July 23, 2015
Pear OS X 10.14 (Redcliff)
Released on September 12, 2016
Pear OS X 10.15 (Greenville)
Released on December 3, 2017
Pear OS X 10.16 (Retroit)
Released on June 20, 2018
Pear OS X 10.17 (Brookhaven)
This version is the final version of the Pear OS X series that was released on May 6, 2019. The support ended on March 29, 2024.