Mac OS X Tiger to ship April 29

MacCentral ^ | April 12, 2005 | Jim Dalrymple

[r5boston]

Apple on Tuesday announced the ship date for its next generation operating system, Mac OS X Tiger. The operating system, which the company says includes hundreds of enhancements, will be available to customers beginning at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 29, 2005, at special events held at the company's retail locations and authorized retailers. Pre-orders for Tiger are being taken today at the online Apple Store -- Tiger will cost US$129.

In addition to the single license available for $129, Apple is also offering a Mac OS X Tiger Family Pack, a single-residence, five-user license that will be available for $199. The Mac OS Up-To-Date upgrade package is available to all customers who purchase a qualifying new Mac system on or after April 12  for a shipping and handling fee of $9.95. Tiger requires a minimum of 256MB of memory and is designed to run on any Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 processor and built-in FireWire.

[Barney59]

Time to start planning the transition!!!

[goldstategop]

Every one wants to know - "Will Mac OS X Tiger run on the new Mac Mini?"

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Barney59]

The CORE issues debate?

[1stFreedom]

Of course -- why wouldn't it?

It's a full fledged Mac after all..

You MAY need a memory upgrade to run things smoothly.

I'm waiting to buy a mini at the end of the year --- Hopefully new models with higher speeds, more RAM, and Tiger installed will be out for the same $500

[SlowBoat407]

The Mac Mini is a PowerPC G4, has built-in FireWire, and supports up to 1 GB of memory, so there's no reason Tiger would not run on it.

[Izzy Dunne]

Go to Macintouch and get it thru Amazon for $95.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Wait, hasn't the "problem" with Mac and Apple been that they refused to sell their operating system to anyone else? Does this signify a new era where you can buy a computer from someone other than Apple and get the Mac OS on it?

[thejokker]

or... you could forget about apple and get a "real" computer...

[SengirV]

Come and take a look Microsoft clones, this is what Longhorn's successor will look like.

[Izzy Dunne]

Yeah, this one won't even run all the latest viruses, worms, and spyware.

[Hop A Long Cassidy]

>>>"Yeah, this one won't even run all the latest viruses, worms, and spyware."

Another reason to stay with Windoze. Moving to Apple might cause untold layoffs in the virus creating industries in developing countries and in the IT monitoring industry inside the U.S. itself. This could be hugh.

Hoppy

:)

[balrog666]

It must be a hoax - how could anyone improve the World's Greatest Operating SystemÒ?

[Swordmaker]

Blatant Macintosh OSX TIGER RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT

PING!

Mac users have been waiting for quite some time (not as long as Window's users for Longhorn) but...

TIGER will be in users' hands on APRIL 29th!!!!

Mine will be on order as soon as I finish posting this PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

Swordmaker's disclaimer: Please note that I am not employed by Apple or any of Apple's resellers, suppliers, or subcontractors. I have no financial or monetary interest in Apple or any of its subsidiaries. I am an independent Computer Consultant serving some clients with PCs and some with Macs.

The following is a reproduction of the email announcement I received this morning. It is posted for the purpose of informing the Macintosh using members of FreeRepublic of this release.

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Now’s the time to upgrade to Tiger. Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger," the world’s most advanced operating system, is here. Place your order today at the online Apple Store to receive Tiger on April 29.* You'll also receive an invitation to an exclusive seminar that will show you how to take full advantage of the many new features Tiger offers, including Spotlight, Dashboard, Safari RSS, Automator, and QuickTime 7. Spotlight: Search your computer instantly. Tiger introduces Spotlight, a breakthrough technology that lets you find virtually anything on your computer instantly. Search your entire system -- files, email, contacts, images, calendars, and applications -- from one place. To see Spotlight in action, play this QuickTime demo. Dashboard: A whole new world of time-saving widgets. Dashboard offers the ultimate in convenience and style. Instead of having to visit multiple websites, access your personalized Dashboard instantly to check flights, weather, and stock prices, and take advantage of a host of other helpful tools using lightweight applications called widgets. To see Dashboard for yourself, play this QuickTime demo. Spotlight and Dashboard are just two of the more than 200 new Tiger features. Learn more about the power of Tiger by clicking here.

*Order must be received no later than 2:00PM PDT on April 26, 2005. Delivery dates are based on delivery method selected by customer and represented information from third party carriers. Apple is not responsible for any late deliveries.

**See terms and conditions for details.

***.Mac is available to those who are 13 years of age or older. Requires Internet access (fees may apply). Additional terms and conditions apply.

[dennisw]

Ripoff city but if you get an ego boost from Crapple I say go for it.

[dennisw]

Actually the most important component is a nice big LCD monitor. Get a 19" LCD then after that even a cheapo E-Machines Celeron at 2.80ghz is more than adequate for most users. You *might* need to add 256mb more memory but then Crapples also need more memory than the advertised base model

Last week Best Buy had a beautiful Samsung 19" (with DVI too) for $339

[John Valentine]

Ordered Tiger Family Pack last night!

Now anxiously awaiting deliveryyyyyy!!!!

[John Valentine]

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Ignorance is NOT beautiful; neither is it bliss. Too bad for you.

[Hank Rearden]

I hear the first 10,000 copies come with a limited-edition platinum clip-on scraggly goatee.

[mhx]

Where am I going to put it, over my big half-gray hacker beard?