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Download every single Mac launch wallpaper dating back to 2001 in 5K
If you’ve got a soft spot for the old OS X wallpaper, you can get them back, and updated for 5K retina displays, to boot!
Every time Apple updates its operating system, it releases a new wallpaper relating to that release. These days, wallpapers are much more representative of their namesake (like El Capitan and Sierra), but the first few wallpapers for OS X were beautiful sweeping light arcs across a nice blue background. Later, we saw unique galaxy images.
If you’ve always wished you could get back that Puma wallpaper, but didn’t want a grainy copy, 512 Pixels has a treat for you. Every single original default wallpaper launched since 2001 with OS X Cheetah is available for download. The best part is, they’ve all been given a refresh treatment with full 5K support.
Major props to the world-class designer who does all the art of Relay FM, the mysterious @forgottentowel, for upscaling many of these for modern screens.
To turn one of these glorious wallpapers into your desktop…