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RE: [microsound] booting os9
this wis the article that is in the apple site...
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Apple Announces Mac OS X-Only Booting For 2003
APPLE EXPO, PARIS-September 10, 2002-Apple=AE today
announced that starting in January 2003, all new Mac=AE
models will only boot into Mac=AE OS X as the start-up
operating system, though they will retain the ability
to run most Mac OS 9 applications through Apple's
bundled "Classic" software. There are nearly 4,000
native applications now available for Mac OS X.=20
"We expect that 20 percent of our entire installed
base will be using Mac OS X by the end of this year,
making it the fastest operating system transition in
recent history," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Now
it's time for Apple and our third-party developers to
focus all of our resources exclusively on Mac OS X,
rather than dividing them between two different
operating systems."=20
All new Macs sold since January 2002 have had Mac OS X
factory-set as the default operating system. Over 75
percent of customers using these Macs have elected to
keep Mac OS X as their default operating system. Apple
estimates that there are over 3 million Mac OS X users
today, and expects to reach 5 million Mac OS X
users-or more than 20 percent of the installed base-by
the end of this calendar year.=20
"We're happy to see Apple take this next step to drive
adoption of Mac OS X," said Kevin Browne, general
manager of the Macintosh Business Unit at Microsoft
Corp. "Mac OS X has really come of age with the
release of 'Jaguar,' and we think the combination of
OS X v10.2 and Office v. X for Mac provides our
customers with the power and compatibility they're
seeking."=20
"Apple is doing the right thing by making their Mac OS
X system transition timeline perfectly clear," said
Shantanu Narayen, executive vice president of
Worldwide Products at Adobe Systems. "By accelerating
Macintosh customer migration to OS X, Apple will make
it easier for Adobe and other ISVs to deliver
innovative publishing solutions on this robust
platform."=20
Customers will be able to run older Mac OS 9
applications using the "Classic" software that will
continue to be bundled with Mac OS X. The newly
released Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" operating system has
an updated version of Classic which launches twice as
fast; awakes from sleep much faster when AppleTalk=AE is
turned on; can share the same desktop and document
folders and Internet preferences as Mac OS X; and can
access all Mac OS X file systems.=20
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the
1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal
computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is
committed to bringing the best personal computing
experience to students, educators, creative
professionals and consumers around the world through
its innovative hardware, software and Internet
offerings.=20
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