Mac OS & OS X

System software releases, point updates, betas and what changed, from Mac OS 8 to Snow Leopard. 1,740 items, 1997 to 2026.

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May 2, 1998Hands On: Mac OS 8.11997–98
Mar 28, 1998Free Mac OS 8.11997–98
Mar 24, 1998My Latest Lesson1997–98
Mar 12, 1998Mac Users, Flood the Stores!1997–98
Feb 12, 1998Mac OS 8.1 CD1997–98
Feb 6, 1998Free Mac OS 8.1 on a CD?1997–98
Feb 4, 1998SCOOP!1997–98
Jan 31, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 8 --1997–98
Jan 31, 1998Apple1997–98
Jan 30, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 7 --1997–98
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Jan 27, 1998The Great Mac-out1997–98
Jan 26, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 6 --1997–98
Jan 24, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 5 --1997–98
Jan 24, 1998Open Transport and 68K Macs1997–98
Jan 24, 1998AppleTalk Problem1997–98
Jan 23, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 4 --1997–98
Jan 23, 1998Eccentricity1997–98
Jan 22, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 3 --1997–98
Jan 21, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 2 --1997–98
Jan 20, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Update 1 --1997–98
Jan 20, 1998Installation1997–98
Jan 20, 1998Initial Observations1997–98
Jan 17, 1998BeOS News1997–98
Jan 10, 1998Mac OS 8.1 Order Update1997–98
Jan 2, 1998Best New Mac Software -- Mac OS 81997–98
Dec 30, 1997According to NEWS.COM, IBM's java-enabled Net Computers are doing well. Sun and Oracle lag. Hopefully, Apple will get it1997–98
Dec 29, 1997Apple posted Data Detectors v1.02. The detectors, an AppleScript project, currently available are Internet Addresses and1997–98
Dec 29, 1997Software updates first seen the past few days on Version Tracker include1997–98
Dec 24, 1997just1997–98
Dec 24, 1997According to a recent note, Kurt Christensen's VersionTracker now provides hourly postings of Mac software updates.1997–98
Dec 24, 1997No Surprise?1997–98
Dec 22, 1997Apple's Mac OS Runtime Java v2.0 (10 MB .bin or 13.5 MB .hqx) is out on the developer server as of Saturday night. As of1997–98
Dec 20, 1997BeOS1997–98
Dec 15, 1997CompUSA, An Upside -- Calling all AMUGS!1997–98
Dec 13, 1997Improving CompUSA?1997–98
Dec 12, 1997all1997–98
Dec 11, 1997Power Computing's Tech Info Library1997–98
Dec 11, 1997Also from Dana Baggett, Microsoft Internet Explorer v4.0 will be bundled with Mac OS 8.1 as the default browser, initiat1997–98
Dec 9, 1997According to Browserwatch, Netscape will soon release the 4.04 Communicator for 68K Macs with Java enabled. [Thanks DanaThanks Dana Baggett1997–98
Dec 9, 1997c't1997–98
Dec 9, 1997Right on the heels of v1.5.2 noted yesterday, Turlough O'Connor released FinderPop 1.5.3 which fixes an "Empty Trash" bu1997–98
Dec 8, 1997From Turlough O'Connor, " FinderPop 1.5.2 (uploaded 07 Dec) is a freebie Control Panel which improves and extends the Ma1997–98
Dec 6, 1997Apple posted G3 Ethernet (Built-In) v2.01 driver (97K) for PowerMacs G3's. Using Mac OS 8 on a high-load ethernet networ1997–98
Dec 3, 1997Apple CD-ROM v5.4 extension (131K) that came with Mac OS 8 is available for everyone. However, I use version 5.3.1 from 1997–98
Nov 27, 1997According to NEWS.COM, it's looking like Mac OS 8.1 will be delayed until early January but will be free to Mac OS 8 own1997–98
Nov 26, 1997QuickTime 3.0 Developer Preview Release1997–98
Nov 25, 1997From Wolfgang Ante, "ARTIS Software today announced the release of version 1.01 of FinderViewContextMenu, a contextual m1997–98
Nov 24, 1997the1997–98
Nov 20, 1997Apple's press release announced the release of the "Blue Box" module for the developer release of Rhapsody, Apple's next1997–98
Nov 19, 1997MacWEEK reported on the PowerPC 750 and 604e computers from Pios, a German Mac OS compatible computer manufacturer.1997–98