10.0.4: A Significant Update for PowerBook Users
Date: Monday, February 1st, 1999, 00:00
Category: Archive
Apple’s fifth official iteration of OS X, 10.0.4 is available now and in addition
Apple’s fifth official iteration of OS X, 10.0.4 is available now and in addition
At first I was very wary of the possibility of a third laptop making the product lineup. The new iBook is so feature rich, it makes it hard to believe that a product could be sold between the iBook and the PowerBook. But then I took a closer look at these offerings.
I just returned from NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) atMcCormick Place in Chicago where Steve Jobs was the keynote speaker. Hisaddress was full of the customary pro-Apple/pro-education info which onemight expect. In fact, it may have been a bit too predictable.
I arrived at McCormick Place at 6:45 this morning, to find registration infull swing and about 100 people already in line for Steve Jobs’s 8:30keynote address. I noticed almost immediately when entering the facilitythat Apple had the predominant corporate presence, with an impressive boothjust inside the door of the show floor, Apple-logo goodie bags, and lots ofpeople wandering around with Apple Distinguished Educator polo shirts.