PRESS RELEASE September 25, 2001

New Mac OS X v10.1 Upgrade Available Free to All Mac OS X Owners

SEYBOLD SF 2001, SAN FRANCISCO, California–September 25, 2001–Apple® today announced that Mac® OS X version 10.1, the first major upgrade to Apple’s next generation operating system, will be available in stores this Saturday. Mac OS X v10.1 combines the power of UNIX with the simplicity and elegance of the Macintosh®. This major upgrade to Mac OS X delivers dramatically enhanced performance, a refined Aqua® user interface, and unprecedented support for digital media and devices including DVDs, MP3 CDs, MP3 players, printers, digital cameras and DV camcorders.
Mac OS X users can find more than 1,400 native applications in all categories that fully leverage the modern architecture and features of Mac OS X. The most anticipated application for Mac OS X is Microsoft’s Office v.X for Mac, featuring a bold new Aqua user interface. Major Mac OS X applications available today include Intuit Quicken Deluxe 2002, Alias|Wavefront’s Maya, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, Macromedia Freehand 10, Aspyr’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, Aladdin’s Stuffit Deluxe, Pro Create Painter 7, FileMaker Pro, MYOB’s AccountEdge, World Book Encyclopedia 2002 and a host of products from Symantec including Norton AntiVirus, Norton Personal Firewall and Norton Internet Security.
  • a new DVD Player with simplified interface compatible with Mac systems equipped with DVD-ROM drive and AGP graphics;
  • burning of DVD-R data discs directly in the Finder™ on Mac systems with SuperDrive™;
  • improved iDisk now based on the internet-standard HTTP web server extension WebDAV, providing users in schools and businesses with easier access to iDisk and the ability to stay connected, even behind corporate firewalls;
  • easier printing with new print drivers from HP, Canon and Epson, automatic set-up for the most popular inkjet printers, and better support for professional-grade PostScript printers including PPD files for over 200 PostScript printers from HP, Lexmark and Xerox;
  • enhanced 3D graphics performance with updated OpenGL software and full support for NVIDIA GeForce3;
  • ColorSync® 4.0 with support for ICC color management and a simpler user interface;
  • the most advanced audio architecture delivering high-resolution 32-bit/96-kHz audio, multi-channel support, low-latency performance, and built-in MIDI; and
  • substantial improvements to AppleScript® throughout the system, and full support for Internet scripting using SOAP and XML.

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