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Getting
Ready for Mac OS 9: Internet Resource Guide
- 22 October 99.
Tomorrow is the official launch date for Mac OS 9! And for many of us
the new OS will be able to instantly provide new advanced features which
we can put to use. Here at Architosh, for instance, Sherlock II will provide
a more focused utility for CAD news hunting. However, one of the new features
Anthony Frausto, editor of Architosh, is anxious for is the new "panels"
limited environment which will provide a new childproof environment for
his two year old son (who is becoming too Mac savvy for his own good)
to do his computer playing in. It's a great new feature of the multi-user
environment that anyone with young kids will really appreciate.
For professional users -- those that make their money on the Mac -- there
are a number of concerns which must be addressed before upgrading. With
that in mind we have compiled a number of excellent resources (special
reports on OS 9) from various Mac news sites, software sites and Apple.
Guide To Mac OS 9 User Resources
- Mac
News Network's Mac OS 9 Special Report and Visual Tour. This is
a good place to start to learn about OS 9 in depth. It goes further
in presenting the many interface features than even Apple does on their
site. Excellent starting point, plus a growing comprehensive list of
third party software that is already compatible with Mac OS 9.
- MacFixIt's
has a Troubleshooting Mac OS 9 Report. This site goes over the many
improved networking features of OS 9, including special enhancement
for improved cable and DSL Internet access connections. ATI driver and
OpenGL (import for graphics and CAD pros) conflicts and solutions are
listed. Other issues covered in this report include HP printer conflicts,
Apple ColorStyleWriter 4000 series incompatibilities and AppleWorks
5.0.4 updater for OS 9.
- MacWindows.com
has a Report on Mac OS 9 Cross-Platform Issues. There is good news
here in regards to working with other platforms, including UNIX's. Mac
OS 9 has improvements with TCP/IP, Open Transport, better support for
PC USB peripherals and other system features. AppleShare Client 3.8.5
ships with its server component as well, for the first time ever with
Mac OS. This is essential for the new capabilities of File Sharing over
the Internet.
- Apple
Developer Technote 1176 - Mac OS. This report -- although geared
for programmers -- has tons of valuable information understandable to
any advanced Macintosh users or IT manager. This information is quite
extensive -- and there are really good diagrams explaining many of the
new aspects of Mac OS 9 to aid the reader in understanding items --
covers all of the new features in the OS in great detail.
- MacInTouch Mac
OS 9 Special Report: Mac OS 9-Packages. Packages are a very useful
and cool new technology borrowed from NeXTSTEP that allow developers
to represent a hierarchy of files and folders as a single "file"
with internal files and folders hidden from the user. The new NeXTSTEP
packages technology is discussed in detail in
Apple Developer Technotes 1188.
- MacWEEK
and MacCentral Special Mac OS 9 Report. This report not only covers
the new features in summary form but lists resources on the web for
further research (in much the same way the listed items above are referenced).
Good links include Jobs' demos of OS 9 and Mac OS X links.
- Apple's Mac OS 9 product web
pages. Meet your new Internet co-pilot!. Apple's definitive pages
covering the new OS upgrade. Includes info on prices, $20 rebate offer
for Mac OS 8.5/8.6 users.
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