As the first release for Intel systems Apple introduced Rosetta, a translation layer to allow old PowerPC code to run on Intel chips. Tiger was the last release which supported Classic mode on PowerPC Macs. As Spotlight and search capabilities in general evolve they are replacing the filesystem as the primary way we locate information on our computers. The latter was a mixed blessing under Tiger, definitely a rev 1 release, but pointed the way to the future for Apple. After this release Apple slowed down rate of OS X upgrades to no more than once every 18 months, largely at the request of developers who were having trouble keeping up.ġ0.4 introduced Dashboard to the masses – similar to Desk Accessories from the Classic Mac OS – and replaced Sherlock Find with the heavily hyped Spotlight. Tiger spent about two and a half years on the market and spanned the Mac’s transition from PowerPC to Intel processors. The look and feel of the OS also started to evolve at this time, with Apple utilizing a mixed use of Aqua’s striped transparency and iTunes’ Brushed Aluminum themes.Īpple’s next big cat spent the longest time on the prowl of any Mac OS X release to date.

Safari, Apple’s new web browser, was introduced as an alternative if Microsoft discontinued Internet Explorer for Macintosh shortly after release, Microsoft killed Explorer for Mac. The iLife suite and Digital Hub concepts made their debut as this time, the iPhoto icon was added to dock and the iTunes icon changed to purple. Rendezvous appears with this release, a TCP/IP equivalent of AppleTalk. Jaguar offered notable performance improvements, better printing options, and introduced Quartz Extreme graphics. 10.2 was the default boot choice on new Macs, and was the first to publicly use the development code name for marketing – the name “Jaguar” leaked out before launch, and people liked it, so Apple capitalized on the term.

Jaguar was the first truly popular Mac OS X release, and most longtime Mac users made the jump to OS X with this version.

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