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US Report: Mac OS 8.2 To Gain PPC Code, New Look
News Sources said the project, code-named Allegro, is expected to be called Mac OS 8.2 when it ships this summer. A new application called File Exchange will merge Mac OS Easy Open and PC Exchange and use Internet Config for file-name extension mapping.
[April 28, 1998, 6:00]
Mac OS X Beta's Grab Bag Of Apps
News Besides the complement of core OS tools supposedly on tap for the public beta of Mac OS X, the new software will reportedly arrive at this week's Apple Expo in Paris bearing a number of utilities, applications and extras.
[September 13, 2000, 9:29]
News Burst: Mac OS 8.5 Coming In October
News Jobs also said that Mac OS X will come out "in a little over a year". Some observers had expected a release next month.
[September 2, 1998, 7:26]
Mac OS X: The Great Debate
News Apple Computer's Mac OS X launch shook the earth for many of the company's die-hard fans last weekend. In addition, many Mac OS X owners must reboot back to Mac OS 9.1 to use America Online. Apple fans rushed stores starting at midnight Saturday...
[March 30, 2001, 7:50]
Mac OS X - It Hits, It Misses
News Rip, mix, burn -- but not with the initial version of Mac OS X. But she also noted that "it is a little jarring switching between Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.1. And even if Apple delivers a Mac OS X version of iTunes digital music software, as is...
[March 21, 2001, 8:24]
Jobs: Mac OS 9 Is Dead
News While delivering an elegy for Mac OS 9, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs promised on Monday that Apple would ship the next major upgrade to OS X -- including handwriting recognition -- by the end of the summer.
[May 7, 2002, 9:47]
Mac OS 8 Pricing Starts At £20
News Distributed through Computers Unlimited and Frontline, the operating system costs £99 + VAT list or £20 for users who bought Mac OS 7.6.users call 0845-603 9101 and then fill in a fax form. Key features of the OS include integral Internet...
[September 17, 1997, 9:23]
Mac OS X Dilemma: To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade?
News The old Mac OS has had since 1984 to accumulate all the little add-ons and modifications that make it easy to use, but OS X has had about two weeks. This is just a detail, but it demonstrates the fact that many of the conveniences you take for...
[April 4, 2001, 13:37]
Mac OS X Gets Patches
News Apple on Tuesday issued updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws, some serious. Several of the vulnerabilities affect the way in which Mac OS X handles images and the file-sharing capabilities of the software, according to...
[August 3, 2006, 9:20]
Mac OS: More Critical Flaws Than Windows In 2007
News He found that Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X, faced more critical flaws than Windows XP and Vista combined. While Mac OS X had 234 highly critical vulnerabilities reported in 2007, Vista and XP combined had 23, Ou wrote.
[December 19, 2007, 11:22]
Mac OS X Glitch Published After Patch 'delay'
News One security researcher, who declined to be named, told ZDNet Australia the "news behind the news is that people are starting to poke at Mac OS X now. It would not be fair of me to let Mac users hang out in the breeze for more than two months on an...
[November 27, 2003, 8:40]
Mac OS X Exploit Code Released
News Computer code that exploits a flaw in Apple's Mac OS X was released over the weekend. The code takes advantage of a weakness in core parts of Mac OS X and could let a user gain additional privileges. Public exploits, while common for Microsoft's...
[October 3, 2006, 9:40]
Jobs Rolls Out New IBooks, Mac OS X At Apple Expo
News As expected, Jobs also rolled out the promised public beta version of Mac OS X. The second was, 'How fitting, the day I'm launching Aqua' " -- the name of Mac OS X's new GUI. Loath to pass up an opportunity to offer "one more thing" to a crowd of...
[September 13, 2000, 10:18]
Mac OS X Release Ahead Of Schedule
News The widely anticipated update to Apple Computer's Mac OS X will appear earlier than expected, sources say, which is good news for the company in a tough year. The new version, code-named Jaguar and officially known as Mac OS X 10.2, is now expected...
[July 3, 2002, 13:35]
Mac OS X Upgrade Doesn't Come Cheap
News Apple Computer fans who rushed to Mac OS X last year learned Wednesday that there's no such thing as a cheap upgrade. The company will not offer a discounted upgrade version of Mac OS X version 10.2, code-named Jaguar, to current users of the...
[July 18, 2002, 8:31]
Mac OS X Gets First Open-source Virtualisation Tool
News Sun has released a major update to its open-source desktop virtualisation tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems, in addition to other improvements. Software makers such as Parallels have been making Mac...
[May 8, 2008, 16:44]
Mac OS X With 100 Bugs: Still Safer Than Windows?
News Apple has plugged around 100 vulnerabilities in OS X so far this year, but the malware threat to Mac customers is insignificant compared to users of Microsoft Windows. The Mac maker has plugged security flaws that could have resulted in OS X...
[July 11, 2007, 16:30]
Mac OS 9 Will Include Voice ID
News Apple interim CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday detailed more features in the upcoming Mac OS 9 software, including the ability to log on to a Mac using voice identification. Improved searching and shopping features on the Mac's built-in 'Sherlock...
[September 1, 1999, 7:55]
Video: Mac OS X To Adopt Sun Tech
News During a presentation on Wednesday in Washington, DC, Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz said his company's open-source file system, ZFS, will be introduced into Mac OS X. Schwartz also showed off Sun's newest "Thumper" hybrid storage-server...
[June 7, 2007, 17:30]
Exclusive: Mac OS 9.1 Lost Weight Say Sources
News Although it didn't rate a mention during Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs' keynote speech at Macworld Expo, the company on Tuesday delivered the US English version of Mac OS 9.1, its long-awaited update to the current Mac OS.
[January 12, 2001, 8:41]
