Apple Computer Models

Apple naming scheme

Many Apple products and services follow a prefix + noun + modifier naming scheme. For example, AirPods Pro uses the prefix "Air," the noun "Pods," and the modifier "Pro."

Prefixes

i- Mac- Air- Apple

Nouns

-Phone -Pad -book -pod -pods Watch TV

Modifiers

Air Pro Plus Max Mini

Pre-Macintosh

• Apple I
• Apple ][
• Apple ][+
• Apple Lisa
• Apple //e
• Apple ][c
• Apple //gs

Desktops

• Centris
• Classic
• Cube
• G3
• G4
• G5
• LC
• Lisa
• Mac Pro
• Macintosh
• Performa
• Plus
• PowerMac
• Quadra
• SE
• XL
• Xserve
• eMac
• iMac
• iMac Pro

Notebooks

• iBook
• PowerBook
• MacBook
• MacBook Pro
• MacBook Air

Mobile Devices

• Newton
• iPod
• iPhone
• iPad
• Apple Watch

Modern macOS versions

• Cheetah (version 10.0x)
• Puma (version 10.1x)
• Jaguar (version 10.2x)
• Panther (version 10.3x)
• Tiger (version 10.4x)
• Leopard (version 10.5x)
• Snow Leopard (version 10.6x)
• Lion (version 10.7x)
• Mountain Lion (version 10.8x)
• Mavericks (version 10.9x)
• Yosemite (version 10.10x)
• El Capitan (version 10.11x)
• Sierra (version 10.12x)
• High Sierra (version 10.13x)
• Mojave (version 10.14x)
• Catalina (version 10.15x)
• Big Sur (Version 11.0x)
• Monterey (Version 12.0x)

Classic macOS versions

• System 1.xx
• System 2.xx
• System 3.xx
• System 4.xx
• System 5.xx
• System 6.xx
• MacOS 7.xx
• MacOS 8.xx
• MacOS 9.xx