# 25 years on Apple computers

DevFeed: [25 years on Apple computers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/25-years-on-apple-computers-59791.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/09/25/25-years-on-apple-computers/>)

Author: Daniel Stenberg

Published: 2026-09-25T07:57:21Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Daniel Stenberg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/daniel-stenberg.md>)

Topics: [cURL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/curl.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Operating system](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/operating-system.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/version.md>), [watchOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/watchos.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [curl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/curl.md>), [curl-and-libcurl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/curl-and-libcurl.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [operating-system](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operating-system.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>)

## AI overview

A retrospective on curl's 25-year presence in Apple operating systems, beginning with OS X 10.1 and later extending to macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. The article notes that Apple bundles libcurl for its own applications and services without exposing its API to users.

## Source excerpt

Exactly on this day, September 25 2001, Apple shipped version 10.1 of their OS X operating system. The one they later would rename to macOS. Exactly twenty-five years ago today. Within all their fancy release presentations and videos there are barely no mentions of curl. In their technical notes page, there is just this short ... Continue reading 25 years on Apple computers ->