macOS Sequoia Includes Wallpaper With Classic Mac Graphics

macOS Sequoia has a fun new Macintosh dynamic wallpaper and screensaver combination that highlights classic Mac icons. Basic Apple Guy shared some high resolution screenshots of the new wallpaper, which can be used on other Apple devices.

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On device, the Macintosh wallpaper animates and shifts through different retro graphics, with color options that include Spectrum, Accent, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow, Dark Gray, Gray, Green, Orange, and Random.

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Macintosh isn't the only new ‌macOS Sequoia‌ wallpaper, with Apple also adding "Helios," which is featured in ‌macOS Sequoia‌ marketing materials and Apple images. Helios animates with a gradient design.

To see the wallpapers in their full glory, ‌macOS Sequoia‌ is required. The operating system update is available to developers right now, with a public release scheduled for the fall.

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stiligFox Avatar
13 months ago
Man, I love that Apple is showing love for their vintage stuff and their heritage! This, the iPads and iPhones having their original wallpapers now as well, the iPods in their marketing, I love it.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kirbyrun Avatar
13 months ago

Does anyone see Cyberdog?
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sw1tcher Avatar
13 months ago
Retro wallpapers need retro screensavers (i.e. After Dark) to go along with them.

I want my Bad Dog, Flying Toasters, and Hula Twins.

Until then, I'll settle for https://www.bryanbraun.com/after-dark-css/all/flying-toasters.html
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Timpetus Avatar
13 months ago
So happy to see the back half of Clarus in there :)
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tonywalker23 Avatar
13 months ago
Next step: retroOS… the ability to run the latest OS with the Aqua of 10.2
They already gave the Classic Mac stickers in Messages, they should also have a nod to the vintage wallpapers to remind people of the good ol days

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Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
infodriveway Avatar
13 months ago

What is this, “remember when we didn’t produce total buggy crap!”?
I loved the rock solid stability of the System 7 era! I never had to reboot multiple times per day.

ETA: I really hope people understand the sarcasm here.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)