Posted on 06/26/2004 2:11:05 AM PDT by Swordmaker
With WWDC just days away, the first Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) information and screenshots appears to have been leaked. According to unconfirmed sources, Apple will reportedly provide developers with a Mac OS X 10.4 Preview copy at WWDC on Monday. These screenshots provided reportedly come from this upcoming developer preview.
(Of note, the screenshots come from a previously unconfirmed source, and as a result may spark the usual debates of legitimacy -- though on casual inspection, do appear real (Tiger Read Me PDF)
Overall Mac OS X 10.4 is said to not hold any dramatic changes from Mac OS X 10.3.
The preview is labeled "Version 10.4 Pre-release" (About Box) and build number 8A162 (Build).
A new version of Safari (v2.0) is bundled with the release and offers at least two new features. These include support for RSS news feeds as well as a new "Private Browsing" mode. Private Browsing allows users to browse without keeping a history of pages viewed.
System Preferences (Screenshot) has been tweaked yet again, with the addition of an iTunes-like search function on the top right (Search 1) which hilights relevant control panels in real time.
As the search gets narrowed (Search 2) so do the control panels that are hilighted.
In addition, Apple has added new security features to their firewall, most significantly a Stealth Mode (Firewall Options) which should "Ensures that any uninvited traffic receives no response -- not even an acknowledgement that your computer exists."
Perhaps the most dramatic change, however, is the inclusion of a new Expose feature called Dashboard (Screenshot below). Dashboard appears to be a Gadget/Widget based utility which provides users with a quick access (invoked by user-specified function key) to frequently used tools/applications. The tools available to users in the Tiger build include Address Book, Calculator, Calendar, iTunes, Stickies and World Clock. The tools provided however, are heavily themed with un-Mac OS X-like styles. It's assumed that developers will be able to provide additional "Gadgets".
Confirmation or invalidation of these images should come at WWDC next week.
The Dashboard in OS X TIGER PRE-RELEASE
That's right! OS X TIGER PRE-RELEASE with some screen shots!
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20, 23 and 30" LCD monitors...
30! inch! ????
Bring LOTS of money...
I hope mac does not fall into the windows trap of over focus on the OS and not enough on applications..
Take this info with a big grain of salt... and any other metaphors you can think of.
Looks really nice. Hope it runs OK on my G4/2x450.
It looks nice. But, seeing as I'm not gay, I have no need for it...
Looks nice but having just installed 10.3 last month I'm not in the mood to drop another $100+ for another .1 incremental change. Let's see what they're charging for this upgrade before we get excited.
Wow, 30"! I am about to upgrade my Apple system ... tempting.
ROTFLMAO!
Good grief - that looks like Longhorn.
Ah, the Mac. Isn't that the PC which is kinda almost like Windows except that the mouse has only one button on it? ;-)
After having learned on a Mac since system 7, I can say that the new GUI looks nice. But after having to join the real world - Windows - I can say that you can get some kick-ass themes from stardock.com that makes XP look every bit as nice and nicer. Plus, Mandrake Linux right out of the box looks better. Not dissin' the Mac, just stating some facts that few people really know about. XP is pig butt ugly but you can change it, big time(for 20 bucks).
Oooooohhhhh, I don't like that.
Looks clumsy!
Cultural Jihad wrote:
Ah, the Mac. Isn't that the PC which is kinda almost like Windows except that the mouse has only one button on it? ;-)
If it's not the 64-bit OS, it's a yawner.
In Windows XP since the first day of release.
iCandy.
HOMER: Hey, what are all these holes? (points at bullet holes in car hood)
CAR SALESMAN: These are speed holes. They make the car go faster.
HOMER (impressed): Oh yeah, speed holes.
Say I have a $2000 budget. I want a laptop that can do word-processing (please specify) and play games. Wireless would be nice, but I'd rather spend the $ on memory. USB port(s) mandatory. Apple or IBM? Knock yourselves out.
Nice UN flag...
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