List of Apple codenames

Apple codenames are the codenames given to products by Apple during development. The codenames are often used internally only for various reasons, but sometimes they are used externally, and sometimes they end up being the product name. This article contains a list of codenames used by Apple.

ymbol and numbers

* 101 – PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
* 102 – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
* 103 – PowerBook G4

A

* AJ – PowerBook Duo 2300c/100
* Aladdin – Macintosh SE
* Aladdin – Macintosh SE FDHD
* Aladdin – Macintosh Quadra 605
* Allegro – Mac OS 8.5
* Amazon – Macintosh Quadra 950
* Ansel – PowerBook Duo 250
* Antares – System Software 6
* Apollo – Macintosh Classic II
* Artemis – Power Mac G3 (All-in-One)
* Asahi – PowerBook 100
* Atlanta – Mac OS X 10.4.1
* Atlantic – Macintosh IIcx
* Aurora – Macintosh IIcx
* Aurora II – Macintosh IIci
* Autobahn – Power Macintosh 9500

B

* Becks – Macintosh II
* BHA (Butt-Head Astronomer) – Power Macintosh 7100
* Big Bang – System Software 7
* Big Deal – System Software 6
* Bismol – iBook
* Blackbird – Macintosh IIfx
* Blackbird – PowerBook 540/540c/550c/500 with PowerPC
* Blackbird LC – PowerBook 520/520c/550c/500 with PowerPC
* Blue – System Software 7
* BOB W (Best of Both Worlds) – PowerBook Duo 210/230
* Bongo – Power Macintosh 5200/5300 LC
* Brazil 16c – Macintosh IIvx
* Brazil 32c – Macintosh IIvi
* Bride of Buster – Mac OS 8.1
* Brooks – PowerBook 160

C

* Cabernet – Macintosh II
* Capone – System Software 7.5
* Carl Sagan – Power Macintosh 7100
* Catalyst – Power Macintosh 7200
* Chablis – Macintosh SE
* Chablis – Macintosh SE FDHD
* Cheetah – Mac OS X 10.0
* Chimera – Power Macintosh 5400
* Cinnamon – PowerBook Duo 210/230
* Civic – Macintosh Classic
* Clockwork – Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
* Cobra – Macintosh IIcx
* Cobra II – Macintosh IIci
* Cold Fusion – Power Macintosh 8100
* Colt 45 – PowerBook 145
* Colt 45 – PowerBook 145B
* Columbus – iMac (Bondi Blue)
* Comet – PowerBook 2400c
* Converse – PowerBook 180
* Crusader – Macintosh Quadra 630
* Crusader – Power Macintosh 6200
* Cube-E – System Software 7.1
* Cupid – Power Macintosh 4400
* Cyan – Mac OS X 10.0
* Cyclone – Macintosh Quadra 840AV
* Cypher – Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
* C1 – iMac (Bondi Blue)

D

* Dart LC – PowerBook 165
* Dartanian – PowerBook 180
* Darwin – Macintosh Quadra 900
* DBLite – PowerBook Duo 210/230
* Derringer – PowerBook 100
* Dragonkid – Macintosh LC 580

E

* Eclipse – Macintosh Quadra 900
* Elixir – Power Macintosh 6300
* Elroy – iMac (Bondi Blue)
* Elsie – Macintosh LC
* Elsie III – Macintosh LC III
* Epic – PowerBook 1400c/1400cs
* Erickson – Macintosh IIsi
* Escher – PowerBook Duo 270c
* Espirit – Macintosh Portable
* Evo 200 – Macintosh Quadra 700
* Excalibur – Power Macintosh 5400

F

* Fafnir – Macintosh SE/30
* Fat Mac – Macintosh 512k/512ke
* Flagship – Power Macintosh 8100
* Fortissimo – Mac OS 9.1
* Foster Farms – Macintosh LC II
* Four Square – Macintosh IIfx
* Freeport – Macintosh SE
* Freeport – Macintosh SE FDHD
* Fridge – Macintosh Quadra 800
* F-16 – Macintosh IIfx
* F-19 – Macintosh IIfx

G

* Gazelle – Power Macintosh 6500
* Gemini – Macintosh DuoDock/Plus/II
* Gossamer – Power Mac G3
* Green Jade – Macintosh SE/30

H

* Hacksaw – Power Macintosh 6400
* Hammerhead – PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
* Harmony – Mac OS 7.6
* Hero – iMac G5 (17-inch)
* Hero – iMac G5 (20-inch)
* Hokusai – PowerBook 180c
* Hook – Macintosh LC 520
* Hook 33 – Macintosh LC 550
* Hooper – PowerBook 3400c
* Horizon – iMac (15-inch USB 2.0)
* Horizon – iMac (17-inch USB 2.0)

I

* I Tripoli – System Software 7.1
* IIce – Macintosh Quadra 700
* IIex – Macintosh Quadra 900
* IIxi – Macintosh IIfx
* Ikki – Macintosh II
* InstaTower – Power Macintosh 6400
* Ivory – PowerBook G4 (DVI)

J

* Jaguar – Mac OS X 10.2
* Jedi – PowerBook 150

K

* Kaleidoscope – Mac mini (Early 2006)
* Kanga – PowerBook G3
* Kansas – Power Macintosh 8600
* Kansas – Power Macintosh 9600
* Kihei – iMac/iMac DV/iMac DV+/iMac DV SE
* Kiva – iMac (Summer 2001)
* Kodiak – Mac OS X Public Beta

L

* Laguna – Macintosh Portable
* Lanai – iBook
* LAW (Lawyers Are Wimps) – Power Macintosh 7100
* LD50 – Macintosh TV
* Leopard – Mac OS X 10.5
* Leopard – Mac OS X Server 10.5
* Life Savers – iMac (5 Flavors)
* Limelight – Mac OS 9.2.1
* Lisa – Macintosh XL
* Little Big Mac – Macintosh II
* Lombard – PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
* LU1 – Mac OS 9.2.2

M

* Macintosh – Macintosh 128K
* Malibu – Macintosh Portable
* Maui – Macintosh SE
* Maui – Macintosh SE FDHD
* Medusa2 – Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
* Mercury – PowerBook G4
* Mighty Cat – PowerBook 2400c
* Milwaukee – Macintosh II
* Minuet – Mac OS 9.0.4
* Monet – PowerBook 165c
* Montana – Macintosh Classic II
* Montana – Power Macintosh 7300
* Montana 7600 – Power Macintosh 7600
* Moonlight – Mac OS 9.2
* Mozart – System Software 7.5
* Mr. T – Macintosh Plus
* Mystic – Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
* M2 – PowerBook 5300
* M52 – Apple Time Capsule
* M80 – System Software 7

N

* Nautilus – PowerBook 2400c
* New Orleans – Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30
* Nichrome – Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
* Nitro – Power Macintosh 8500
* Northern Lights – eMac (ATI Graphics)

O

* Oceanic – Macintosh IIsi
* Omega – PowerBook 190
* Omega – PowerBook 190cs
* Omega – Power Mac G5
* Onyx – PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
* Optimus – Macintosh LC 575

P

* Pacific – Macintosh IIci
* Panther – Mac OS X 10.3
* Panther – Mac OS X Server 10.3
* Paris – Macintosh II
* PDQ – PowerBook G3 (September 1998)
* Peter Pan – Macintosh TV
* Phoenix – Power Macintosh 5500
* Piltdown Man – Power Macintosh 6100
* Pinball – Macintosh LC
* Pismo – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
* Pleiades – System Software 7
* PlusPlus – Macintosh SE
* PlusPlus – Macintosh SE FDHD
* Pomona – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
* PowerBook 3500 – PowerBook G3
* Premise 500 – Macintosh Quadra 900
* Primus – Macintosh Quadra 605
* Prism – Macintosh LC
* Project E – Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
* Puma – Mac OS X 10.1
* Purple 2 – iPhone
* P1 – iBook
* P1.5 – iBook (FireWire)
* P25 – PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
* P29 – iBook (Dual USB)
* P5 – Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
* P54 – iBook (14.1 LCD)
* P57 – Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
* P58 – Power Mac G4 (FW 800)
* P69 – eMac
* P7 – iMac/iMac DV/iMac DV+/iMac DV SE
* P72B – iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM)
* P72B – iBook (32 VRAM)
* P73D – iBook (800/900 MHz 32 VRAM)
* P79 – iMac (17-inch Flat Panel)
* P8 – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
* P80 – iMac (Flat Panel)
* P88 – PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz)
* P9 – Power Mac G4 Cube
* P92 – iBook (Late 2001)
* P99 – PowerBook G4 (12-inch)

Q

* Quadra 1000 – Macintosh Quadra 840AV
* Q16 – PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
* Q16A – PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz)
* Q26B – iMac (15-inch USB 2.0)
* Q26C – iMac (17-inch USB 2.0)
* Q37 – Power Mac G5
* Q41 – PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)
* Q41A – PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5GHz)
* Q45C – iMac G5 17-inch (Ambient Light Sensor)
* Q45D – iMac G5 20-inch (Ambient Light Sensor)
* Q54 – PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
* Q54A – PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33GHz)
* Q72 – iBook G4 (Early 2004)
* Q72B – iBook G4 (Mid 2005)
* Q73 – iBook G4 (Early 2004)
* Q73B – iBook G4 (Mid 2005)
* Q77 – Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
* Q78 – Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
* Q86J – eMac (2005)
* Q87 – iMac G5 (17-inch iSight)
* Q87 – iMac G5 (20-inch iSight)
* Q88 – Mac mini

R

* Raffica – Macintosh IIsi
* Ray Ban – Macintosh IIsi
* Rebound – Power Macintosh 5200/5300 LC
* Reno – Macintosh II
* Rhapsody – Mac OS X Server 1.0
* Rick Ford Release, The – Mac OS 8.5.1
* Rio – Apple Color OneScanner 600/27
* Road Warrior – PowerBook 170
* Rosebud – PowerBook 100
* Rubicon – Power Mac G4 Cube

* Sawtooth – Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
* Scimitar – Mac OS 8.1
* Shadow – Macintosh Quadra 700
* Show Biz – Macintosh Quadra 630
* Show & Tell – Macintosh Quadra 630
* Silk – Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)
* SixPack – System Software 6
* Slice – Macintosh Color Classic
* Smoke and Mirrors – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
* SnakeBite – Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
* Snow Leopard – Mac OS X 10.6
* Snow Leopard – Mac OS X Server 10.6
* Son of Pismo – iBook (14.1 LCD)
* Sonata – Mac OS 9
* Spartacus – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
* Speedbump 610 – Macintosh Quadra 610
* Speedbump 650 – Macintosh Quadra 650
* Spike – Macintosh Quadra 700
* Spock – Macintosh IIx
* Spruce Goose – PowerBook 540/540c
* SR-71 – PowerBook 540/540c/550c/500 with PowerPC
* Stealth – Macintosh IIfx
* Stingray – Macintosh IIci
* Stratos – Macintosh IIx

T

* Tailgate – iMac (Bondi Blue)
* Tangent – Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
* Tanzania – Power Macintosh 4400
* Tempest – Macintosh Quadra 660AV
* Tempo – Mac OS 8
* Terminator – System Software 6
* Tessera – iMac (Flat Panel)
* Tiger – Mac OS X 10.4
* Tiger – Mac OS X Server 10.4
* Tigger – Mac OS X Server 10.2
* Tim – PowerBook 170
* Tim Lite – PowerBook 140
* Titan – Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
* TNT – Power Macintosh 7500
* Trailblazer – Power Macintosh 5200/5300 LC
* Transformer – Power Macintosh 5200/5300 LC
* Trinity – Power Mac G4 Cube
* Tsunami – Power Macintosh 9500
* Twiggy – Mac mini

U

* Uzi – Macintosh II

V

* Vail – Macintosh LC III
* Veronica – Mac OS 8.6

W

* Wallstreet – PowerBook G3
* Weed Whacker – Macintosh IIfx
* Wilma – Apple Time Capsule
* Wombat 33 – Macintosh Quadra 800

X

* XO – Macintosh Classic

Y

* Yeager – PowerBook Duo 280/280c
* Yikes! - Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)
* Yosemite – Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)
* Yosemite 1.5 – Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)

Z

* Zone 5 – Macintosh IIfx
* Zydeco – Macintosh Quadra 950