PRESS RELEASE January 9, 2001
  • an open source, UNIX based foundation called Darwin;
  • Apple’s new Quartz™ graphics engine based on the PDF standard for stunning graphics and broad font support;
  • OpenGL for spectacular 3D graphics and gaming;
  • integrated QuickTime™ for streaming audio and video;
  • the Classic API, which runs most existing Mac® applications “as is”;
  • the Carbon™ API, which runs “tuned-up” Mac applications with the full Mac OS X features;
  • the Cocoa™ API, which runs advanced object-oriented applications, providing developers the fastest and most powerful way to create applications for Mac OS X;
  • the full Java 2 API, providing developers the most advanced Java 2 client available; and
  • the Aqua™ user interface, an entirely new user interface with superior ease of use, amazing new functionality and a stunning, elegant new appearance.

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