Manage updates with the Download AppApple Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Manufacturer: Apple Part number: M8712LLA
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- Take a good, hard look at Mac OS X 10.2 if you're adding a Mac to a Windows network--Jaguar's new tools can't be beat. But home users, beware the $129 upgrade price if you're not looking for networking options.
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CNET editors' review
Apple Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar price range: $48.79
- Reviewed by: John Rizzo
- Reviewed on: 08/21/2002
The good: Greatly improves Mac, Windows, and Internet networking; refines Web and hard drive search tool; upgrades performance and responsiveness; includes Bluetooth support; new discount for five-user licenses.
The bad: No upgrade pricing for copies of OS X purchased before July 17; bundled iChat 1.0 isn't as versatile as AIM; still no Google search in Sherlock.
The bottom line: Take a good, hard look at Mac OS X 10.2 if you're adding a Mac to a Windows network--Jaguar's new tools can't be beat. But home users, beware the $129 upgrade price if you're not looking for networking options.
User reviews
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Gets better with every upgrade!
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Summary: Like the rest of the world, I don't think Apple should have charged the full $129 if you're using some form of OSX. With that said... It's ...
Summary: Like the rest of the world, I don't think Apple should have charged the full $129 if you're using some form of OSX. With that said... It's excellent software. I started with 10.1 on a 400mhz G3 and it ran like a dog. By the time 10.5 came around it was running much faster. I have since bought a flat panel iMac and run 10.2.4 on both my iMac and my old G3, and they both run perfectly fine. Withe every minor release, the software fixes tiny bugs and improves it's speed. If you're a die-hard OS9 fan, I urge you to bite the bullet and make the switch. I'm sure that will happen the day Quark pulls their thumbs out their @$$'s and FINALLY releases their long overdue OSX version.
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All in all excellent...
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Summary: An excellent OS with a bunch of features. Easy too use, easy to get familiar with. Performance is OK, but Apple should give some more control over desktop animations & ...
Summary: An excellent OS with a bunch of features. Easy too use, easy to get familiar with. Performance is OK, but Apple should give some more control over desktop animations & FXs. I'd like to decide by myself, how much performance is wasted by transparent window etc. Nothin the less: MacOS Jag is real good work..
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Excellent upgrade for slow macs.
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Summary: I have a PowerPC 350Mhz Macintosh with 320 MB of RAM. When I install MacOS X 10.1 from 9.1, I noticed that the OS X was slower than ...
Summary: I have a PowerPC 350Mhz Macintosh with 320 MB of RAM. When I install MacOS X 10.1 from 9.1, I noticed that the OS X was slower than the previous one. So I install OS X 10.2 and I rapidly noticed that this is the real upgrade from 9.x MacOS. The system is very responsive, I don't think that my old PowerPC is slow any more. Excuse my english
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Best consumer OS ever
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Summary: Stable, pretty, fast, secure, flexible, standards compliant, easy to use, powerful, tons of software (retail and from the Linux world), true plug and play, zeroconf support (rendevouz), CUPS printing supports ...
Summary: Stable, pretty, fast, secure, flexible, standards compliant, easy to use, powerful, tons of software (retail and from the Linux world), true plug and play, zeroconf support (rendevouz), CUPS printing supports just about any printer ever made, excellent multi-processor support, and comes with nice free wallpaper.
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not any better then windows
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Summary: I am a long time windows+unix user that decided to switch to Mac. I have to say that it is not even close to what I expected. G4 is ...
Summary: I am a long time windows+unix user that decided to switch to Mac. I have to say that it is not even close to what I expected. G4 is noisy like hell. OS 10.2.2 keeps going into the panic mode. Nice idea but after spending almost 3K I am not sure that I did a right thing.
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I wish
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Summary: I am a windows user i wish i could have this but seeing that i am dumb and keep on buying pc's i cant soo i dont recommend it
Summary: I am a windows user i wish i could have this but seeing that i am dumb and keep on buying pc's i cant soo i dont recommend it
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OS X as it should be
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Summary: This is indeed the operating system I expected when I first switched from OS 9 to 10.1. Jaguar fills in the gaps left in 10.1 and adds much ...
Summary: This is indeed the operating system I expected when I first switched from OS 9 to 10.1. Jaguar fills in the gaps left in 10.1 and adds much improved stability and ease of use. Like most others, I was annoyed by the price of the upgrade less than a year after buying a new mac with 10.1. Espescially since most of the improvements seemed to come in Apple's redundant "iSoftware" applications that mirrored other apps I was already satisfied with. However, after exploring jaguar and it's integrated software architecture, I have to say I'm sold. It's really the details of this upgrade that make it worthwhile. But where were they a year ago?
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Not yet...
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Summary: OS X may actually get into life with G5 running at 3 MHz...great looking and fun, but still much too slow.
Summary: OS X may actually get into life with G5 running at 3 MHz...great looking and fun, but still much too slow.
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Don't try booting in OS 9
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Summary: I'm really rather neutral. I'm a graphic designer and have worked on MAC's since 93. That said I'm not very literate in the software/ networking language ...
Summary: I'm really rather neutral. I'm a graphic designer and have worked on MAC's since 93. That said I'm not very literate in the software/ networking language or what GREAT networking abilities it has with Windows - Who cares. I just want to crank out work on my computer. When I decided that I needed an upgrade from my '97 iMac with 40G external hard drive I purchased the G4 with dual 867 processor. Thank god it came with Jaguar OS after reading and hearing the horror stories of OS X.1, however they still somewhat persist. I say this because I was reading my owners manual and decided "wouldn't it be neat to boot up in OS 9 then I might be able to use Adobe Streamline" (why Adobe got rid of this I'll never know). Anyhoo- I selected OS 9 in the system pref's and rebooted only to have my new computer take a SERIOUS NOSE DIVE to the feared FLASHING "?". What a perfect start to an evening before the Soprano's finale. After calling Apple support their solution ended up being reinstall the OS. Brilliant advice - with what little tech knowledge I have even I knew to do that. But do I dare rebot in OS 9 - HELL NO!!! On top of that I use PC zips and burn CD's with work to be produced - now odd little 1k files with "._filename" appear along with the actual file - what's up with that? OS in a nutshell is quirky and I'm just accepting it. I did get Adobe Streamline to work eventually with help and my UMAX scanner. Just as when I bought my iMac in '97 USB was just coming out and there was very little you could do with regards to hardware. I'm sure the new Jaguar OS will eventually have its way. -A
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The Way It Should Be
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Summary: Simply put: This is the future and I like it. After years of coddling Windows, it was such a relief to have such a well designed OS. Yes, 10.2 ...
Summary: Simply put: This is the future and I like it. After years of coddling Windows, it was such a relief to have such a well designed OS. Yes, 10.2 still has limitations but these will be fixed in time and are not as serious as the problems I faced as a M$ Windows user.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Apple
- Part number: M8712LLA
- Description: Referred to by its code name, Jaguar, Mac OS X v10.2 is a different breed of operating system. Jaguar combines the rock-solid reliability of UNIX with the ease of use of Macintosh. This version of Mac OS X is as innovative as the computers that run it. And whether you're a Mac user who's upgrading, a Windows user who's looking at switching to the Mac or a UNIX user who loves the idea of using key applications like Microsoft Office on top of a state-of-the art BSD UNIX implementation, this is the OS for you. Mac OS X v10.2 is loaded with over 150 compelling new features - like an instant messaging client that's compatible with AOL, an enhanced Mail application that lets you filter out junk mail, an address book that's an activity center for all your contacts, and a full-featured search engine so useful that you'll soon feel lost without it. Mac OS X v10.2 also features QuickTime 6, the next-generation multimedia standard with support for MPEG-4 video. Quartz Extreme, the hardware accelerated, fully composited graphics system, gives it souped up 2D and 3D capabilities. Plus, it features a significantly enhanced Finder with spring-loaded folders. Rendezvous, a revolutionary technology that lets you create an instant network of computers and peripheral devices. Not to mention a host of features and capabilities that will impress hardcore UNIX users.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Operating System Apple MacOS X 10.2
- Version 10.2
- License pricing Standard
Operating System
- License Type Complete package
- License Qty 1 user
- License Pricing Standard
- Media CD-ROM
- Package Type Retail
System Requirements
- Min Processor Type PowerPC G3
- Min RAM Size 128 MB
- Min Hard Drive Space 3 GB
- Peripheral / Interface Devices Graphics card,
CD-ROM
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