The Mac OS Report

The Mac OS Report Number two in a series-the facts about Mac OS 8

Mac* OS 8 is coming. It will give you,

and millions of otter Macintosh* users,

a whole new way of working.

It will give your Apple*

Macintosh amputer (or, for that

matter, any otter

Mac OS computer of

your choice) a dramatic new

to^ii^^^ong with all kinds of enhanced capa-

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t an entirely new standard of powerful,

i n t u i t ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r a standard the œmpetition can try

WÊÊÊÊÊM^^^M^'-The minent you start using Mac OS 8, youll feel

the difference; youll find yourself accomplishing more in

les time. A multi-threaded Findeflets you execute mul­

tiple tasks simultaneously such as launching applications

and copying files. Mac OS 8 includes new information-

management took, such as contextual pop-up menus

and spring-loaded folders, that give you quicker and easier

access to aU your information. A scalable environment

tets you either limit your menu and window options, or

expand them-whichever works better for you. A new,

dimensional look makes the interface more dynamic

and engaging than ever. And Mac OS 8 also includes the

latest versions of QuickTime* with its MPEG support,

QuickTime VR and

QuickDraw^.

How easy is it

to get going with all

these new technolo­

gies and features?

Mac OS 8 includesTCP/IP and PPP for easy network

or modem access direct from the Finder. You get Netscape

Navigator™ and the PointCast Network: And a new

Iliernet Setup Assistant makes it easier than ever to

on the Net, whether you're doing it from home with

â raxtem or from work with a high-speed connection.

Personal web sharing is standard, so you can turn

any Macintosh into

an Internet web server.

And Java™ support is

built in, so you can run

Java applications just

®β$8βφ they were any other desktop applications. (If you mn Watering, Windows* 95 can't do this.)

It's the PointCast Network: It comes with Mac OS 8. And it grabs the news you want directly off the Net to create customized desktop news pages. Daily.

Hourly. As often as you want.

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will cdnfeiB foryears.

At the same time, we're also working on an industrie

strength OS, code-named Rhapsody, that will offer feature

such as protected memory, preemptive multitasking an<

symmetric multiprocessing. Rhapsody will also provide

backwards compatibility, so you can be sure that the vas

majority of your Mac OS apps will run on Rhapod^liq

In other words: Apple is still < t e ^ ^ l ^ ^ é t o |

innovative, uses-friendly ma consiste^ w$$^0M

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When you get Mac OS 8, you also get built-in Java support,

I so you can run both local and %network-based Java software just like I other desktop applications.

^^^.^want to use Netscape Navigator ^^^^owse the Net, you'll lêe this: ^^^^ntegrated part of Mac OS 8.

software. Once you're up and running, PowerPC~iî&£jte

ante improves your performance. Mac OS 8 is alsaceah

itoely compatible with all PowerPC and 68040-terf

hardware and software.

A new way of accessing the Internet

Very. Because our new installer and setup assistants take

you through each slq^aîfigHft^y(w new system