New Mac OS X v10.1 Upgrade Available Free to All Mac OS X Owners
Apple® have announced at Seybold San Francisco this week Mac® OS X version 10.1, the first major upgrade to Apple’s next
generation operating system. Mac OS X v10.1 will be available in New Zealand from next week. Mac OS X v10.1 combines the
power of UNIX with the simplicity and elegance of the Macintosh®. This major upgrade to Mac OS X delivers dramatically
enhanced performance, a refined Aqua® user interface, and unprecedented support for digital media and devices including
DVDs, MP3 CDs, MP3 players, printers, digital cameras and DV camcorders.
The Mac OS X v10.1 retail package will be available for an estimated street price of $299 + GST. Current Mac OS X users
can upgrade using the standard Mac OS Up-to-Date program for $29.95 (inclusive of GST). A free Instant Up-to-Date
upgrade kit for existing Mac OS X users will be available until October 31, 2001, or while supplies last, through Apple
Authorised Resellers throughout New Zealand.
“Mac OS X v10.1 is a stunning upgrade—and only six months after releasing Mac OS X,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Mac
OS X is now ready for primetime. It’s incredibly fast, includes a refined Aqua interface, has unrivalled support for
more digital devices than any other operating system on the planet, and best of all—the upgrade is free.”
Mac OS X users can find more than 1,400 native applications in all categories that fully leverage the modern
architecture and features of Mac OS X. The most anticipated application for Mac OS X is Microsoft’s Office v.X for Mac,
featuring a bold new Aqua user interface. Major Mac OS X applications available today include Intuit Quicken Deluxe
2002, Alias|Wavefront’s Maya, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, Macromedia Freehand 10, Aspyr’s
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, Aladdin’s Stuffit Deluxe, Pro Create Painter 7, FileMaker Pro, MYOB’s AccountEdge, World Book
Encyclopedia 2002 and a host of products from Symantec including Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall and Norton
Internet Security.
Mac OS X v10.1 delivers significant performance enhancements throughout the entire operating system. Everything is
faster: applications launch two to three times faster; Aqua menus are up to five times faster; re-sizing of windows is
up to five times faster; and file copying is up to twice as fast. Apple testing has shown substantial performance boosts
to many other areas of Mac OS X including start-up, log-in, Classic start-up, OpenGL and Java.
Fine tuning of the Aqua interface in Mac OS X v10.1 delivers a better user experience including the number one most
requested new feature—the ability to move the Dock from the bottom to the left or right sides of the screen. New system
status icons on the menu bar provide consumers with easier access to commonly used functions such as the new volume
control slider, display settings, date and time, easier access to Internet connection settings and convenient monitoring
of wireless networks and battery charging. Sending, receiving, opening and reading any file type has never been easier
with the new automated file extension management capability of Mac OS X v10.1. Mac OS X v10.1 is the world’s most
powerful engine for the Digital Hub, with built-in support for burning CDs and DVDs, playing DVD movies, managing music,
making movies and capturing photos from digital cameras. Mac OS X v10.1 is the first operating system to allow consumers
to burn over 4 gigabytes of data to a DVD—storing seven times the amount of data as a CD. A new built-in Image Capture
application automatically downloads and enhances pictures from digital cameras, and Mac OS X v10.1 now supports more
popular digital camera models than any other operating system, including those from Canon, Nikon and Kodak. Apple’s
popular iTunes™ and iMovie™ 2 applications are now included as part of the installation instead of as separate
downloads.
Based on open standards and UNIX, Mac OS X is the most compatible operating system available today. The Mac is now a
first class citizen on Windows networks with the new SMB/CIFS client integrated with Mac OS X v10.1. Mac OS X v10.1 can
connect to virtually any network system with support for AFP over TCP/IP, AFP over AppleTalk®, SMB/CIFS, NFS and WebDAV
protocols. Mac OS X is also the only desktop operating system with built-in support for creating and displaying PDF
files as well as the only one that comes complete with Java2.
Additional features new to Mac OS X v10.1 include:
- a new DVD Player with simplified interface compatible with Mac systems equipped with DVD-ROM drive and AGP graphics;
- burning of DVD-R data discs directly in the Finder™ on Mac systems with SuperDrive™;
- improved iDisk now based on the internet-standard HTTP web server extension WebDAV, providing users in schools and
businesses with easier access to iDisk and the ability to stay connected, even behind corporate firewalls;
- easier printing with new print drivers from HP, Canon and Epson, automatic set-up for the most popular inkjet
printers, and better support for professional-grade PostScript printers including PPD files for over 200 PostScript
printers from HP, Lexmark and Xerox;
- enhanced 3D graphics performance with updated OpenGL software and full support for NVIDIA GeForce3;
- ColorSync® 4.0 with support for ICC colour management and a simpler user interface;
- the most advanced audio architecture delivering high-resolution 32-bit/96-kHz audio, multi-channel support,
low-latency performance, and built-in MIDI; and
- substantial improvements to AppleScript® throughout the system, and full support for Internet scripting using SOAP and
XML.
Pricing & Availability Mac OS X v10.1 will be available from late next week as a full retail product through Apple Authorised
Resellers with an estimated street price of $299 + GST.
All existing Mac OS X customers are eligible to receive a Mac OS X v10.1 upgrade package through Apple’s Mac OS
Up-To-Date program (http://www.apple.com.au/macosx/uptodate/). The Mac OS X v10.1 Up-To-Date package is available for a
shipping and handling fee of NZ$29.95 (including GST) and includes a Mac OS X v10.1 upgrade CD, full install of the
Classic Mac OS 9.2.1 CD, and an updated Developer Tools CD. A free Instant Up-To-Date upgrade package is available for
all existing Mac OS X customers through Apple Authorised Resellers. The free upgrade includes both a Mac OS X v10.1
upgrade CD as well as a Classic Mac OS 9.2.1 upgrade CD. This Instant Up-To-Date product will be available through to
October 31, 2001 or while supplies last.
Mac OS X v10.1 requires a minimum of 128MB of memory and is designed to run on the following Apple products: iMac®,
iBook®, Power Macintosh® G3, Power Mac™ G4, Power Mac G4 Cube and any PowerBook® introduced after May 1998.
For additional press releases regarding Mac OS X v10.1 announcements today, please visit www.apple.com/pr.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in
the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students,
educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet
offerings.
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