Apple Announces Mac OS 9 Apple Announces Mac OS 9 Paul Jones
Apple today announced that Mac OS 9, a major new release of the Macintosh operating system featuring 9 Internet power tools, will be available from U.S. dealers on October 23 at a suggested retail price of $99. Mac OS 9 features the debut of Sherlock 2 and 9 Internet power tools:
Sherlock 2, the "ultimate" search engine for news and people on the Web.
Multiple users can now share one Macintosh while maintaining all their Internet, system and application settings and preferences.
Voiceprint Password allows users to log onto their Mac simply by speaking a pass phrase.
The Keychain manages each user's multiple IDs and passwords and stores them securely. When users log in, they automatically gain access to those password-protected sites and accounts without having to re-type individual passwords.
Auto Updating allows users to automatically update their software over the Internet with the latest software and performance enhancements from Apple.
Encryption uses industrial-strength cryptography to easily password-protect files so they can be securely stored on a computer or sent across the Internet.
File Sharing over the Internet lets users turn their Macs into Internet file servers so they can share files or folders with other users as easily as dragging and dropping.
Internet AppleScript enables customers to automate tasks from the most simple to the most complex, involving a single computer or many Macs working in parallel across the Internet.
Network Browser makes finding file servers, FTP servers and web servers as easy as selecting a local printer, in small workgroups or the largest organizations.
