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Macintosh OS X is a desktop operating system based PC environment. It was made by Apple Computer and will run on IBM PowerPC. It combines the power of UNIX with the simplicity and elegance of Macintosh. It was built on this powerful framework, makes Mac OS X faster and more responsive. It will also have a runtime library for Windows. Mac OS X version 10.1 is the latest version of Mac OS X.
How it built on …
Mac OS X is a completely rebuilt implementation of the older Macintosh operating system, offering stability, power and interoperability, beneath an elegant user interface. Built upon an open source, UNIX-based core called Darwin, Mac OS X lays the groundwork for a new generation of developer innovation.
Mac OS X offers multiple paths to development. The integration of Java 2 Standard Edition allows Java developers to develop and deploy easily on Mac OS X. Cocoa, the object-oriented, native Mac OS X development framework, allows rapid access to advanced, high-level functionality, such as multimedia rendering and speech recognition. Combining Cocoa with Java or UNIX applications allows developers to maintain maximum portability of core logic, while taking full advantage of power unique to Mac OS X..
Macintosh OS X can be handled 32 maximum number of processors & it can be operate under 64-bit processors. HFS+ (NRWF) and UFS (NRWF) are preferable file systems that are supported by the Mac OS X operating system. Also FAT32, VFAT, UFS, DVD-R, DVD-R/W, DVD-RAM, SMB file systems can be read & write, but above file systems cannot be format in the Mac OS X. Quartz (called Enhanced QuickDraw) and OpenGL for 3D graphics are well accelerate in the graphical interface.
Mac OS X version 10.1 also features enhanced AppleScript support throughout the system. Not only is the Finder far more scriptable but also many of the system components like Print Center, Internet Connect and Terminal. AppleScript also uses the Internet standard SOAP and XML protocols to enable communication across networks so AppleScript events can be send from one Mac OS X sysem to another. Add toolbar scripts to Finder windows. AppleScript Studio lets you create full-fledged Mac OS X applications complete with a user interface. These applications can script regular Mac applications as well as the UNIX shell.
Features & Performance
In Mac OS X, the operating system improved performance itself. It also has the very much attractive desktop environment such as Windows. Menus are visibly faster to react, drawing quickly and smoothly. Most of the applications will launch two to three times faster in Mac OS X other than previous versions of Mac OS. Finder windows feel more responsive when we resize them, regardless of whether manipulating files in icon, list or column view. To get windows out of the way in a hurry, we can choose a Scale option instead of the cool genie effect. Available in Dock Preferences, Scale cuts down the time it takes to minimize an active window to the Dock.
OpenGL (Graphics manipulating system) is 20% faster in Mac OS X, with full native support for the super fast NVIDIA GeForce 3 card allowing applications to take maximum advantage of advanced 3D applications. More done, more quickly and efficiently, with Mac OS X can be got
The DVD Player application is the best way to watch movies at 30,000 feet. Choose to watch them in a window or full screen. The sleek new controller lets to navigate the DVD’s with ease, and we can choose to arrange its controls vertically or horizontally. The new iDVD 2 is also available with Mac OS X, advances the tools that need to record the DVD-Video discs. The enhanced MPEG encoder in iDVD 2 and the Mac OS X architecture work together to provide background encoding and to accelerate the DVD recording process.
System Preferences are arranged logically by use, making it even easier to find the panel that need at a glance. The desktop pictures (wallpapers) can be set from System Preferences in Mac OS X, instead of from the Finder’s preferences. Use one of the default pictures from the preinstalled selection, or choose the picture. All available pictures can be automatically previewed in any folder and select any one instantly.
The General Preference Panel lets to choose how many Recent Items to show in the Apple menu. In addition, for more readable text at smaller sizes, we can now choose to turn off font smoothing for applications that choose the threshold of font size 9, 10 or 12. The Sound Preference panel has more features too, letting to select different settings for each sound output device.
With Dock extras, we could also access some system-wide preferences from the Dock. Rather than take up valuable Dock space, the Mac OS X menu bar now displays icons for battery life and AirPort signal strength, as well as controls for system audio, display settings and modem connection right next to the system clock. As with the clock, these controls can be chosen to show or hide from the associated System Preference. In addition, the clock can be changed to display with analog hands with the Date and Time preference.
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Web @ Apple …
Mac OS X has a browser that is high speed, highly optimized, tightly integrated implementation of Java 2 speeds web performance. AirPort allows having a wireless connection to surf the Internet and network with others, even from the back yard. The QuickTime Player provides high-quality playback of video, sound, animation, music and more in the web. Mac OS X integrates easily file sharing through Mac, Windows and UNIX networks.
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Compiled by Sachintana Dissanayake