OS X Beta Release Date Announced
Seybold - OS X Beta Release Date Announced
by , 2:00 PM EDT, August 29th, 2000
It appears that the seemingly never ending wait for OS X is actually drawing to an end. During his keynote at today's Seybold Conference, Steve Jobs announced that OS X beta will be released on September 13th, just one week before "summer" officially ends.
While there is no word on how users will actually be able to get their hands on Beta, it has been reported that the product will be available on CD only, and users will have to pay a nominal shipping fee. In actuallity, this will likely get the product into users hands and on to their systems near or after September 22nd.
Almost all agree that the delay in shipping the product will be beneficial to the overall stability and performance, allowing Beta to essentially server as one's everyday OS. Apple originally planned 6 months of beta testing, and if that time table hold true (as a MacUser source last week said it would) then the final release of OS X will be ready for consumption in March. However, with no major Apple events planned at that time of year, the officiall rollout with all the fanfare may not actually take place until May's World Wide Developer Conference, an appropriate forum for such an announcement.
As of yet there are no details on exactly when or how users will be able to obtain OS X Beta, but we will release that information as soon as it is available.
The Mac Observer Spin:
And there was much rejoicing! This is the product that many of us, including this author, have been anxiously waiting on for the last four years. If OS X is half of what it promises to be, and Beta is half of that, then we will still have the best operating system in the world. OS X aims to fundamentally change the way people use their computers, and the expectations that people will have.We plan on bringing you full coverage of the OS X Beta release, including an in-depth first look, in the coming weeks. We hope the product lives up to its hype.
One note: The Editor-in-Chief, Bryan Chaffin, and the Assistant Editor, Kyle D'Addario, had a bet for US$5 on whether Beta would ship before September 20th. Looks like Bryan is going to be a five-spot richer... :-)
Observer Comments
Comments are currently closed. Please email the author instead.
Recent Headlines - Updated July 6th
- Mon, 11:17 AM
- Ted Landau's User Friendly View - Apple’s LED Cinema Display: A Too Short Story
- 11:11 AM
- Product News - Photo Recovery for Mac Adds Photoshop Support
- 10:39 AM
- Hot Forum Topic - iPhones in Education
- 8:47 AM
- News - Apple Employee Injured in Store Shooting
- Fri, 10:29 AM
- News - Apple Warns of Learning Interchange Security Breach
- 7:30 AM
- News - Happy Fourth of July!
- Thu, 6:07 PM
- TMO Scoop - Psystar Moves to Drop Bankruptcy Ahead of Apple Legal Battle
- 5:37 PM
- News - Uncomfirmed Reports Say Apple & Nvidia On The Outs
- 4:57 PM
- News - Microsoft Sick Over Barf Ad
- 4:09 PM
- Product News - KRK Ships R6 Passive Studio Monitor for Recording
- 3:45 PM
- John Martellaro's Blog - Particle Debris (week ending 7/2) Juiced, Joost and Goosed
- 3:12 PM
- Product News - ExactScan 2 Pro Released
The Mac Observer Reader Specials
- Download Typestyler, still the Ultimate Styling Tool for Internet, Print and Video Graphics. Works great in Classic with a Native OS X Version on the way. Free Tryout: www.typestyler.com
OWC: Big Drives, High Performance - Not High Prices! SATA 3.5" up to 1.5TB. Notebook up to 500GB. FW up to 6.0TB. 1.0TB Drive Models from as low as $97.99 www.MacSales.com
If you're using a Mac, then you've gotta check out Full Tilt Poker for Mac. This Full Tilt Poker bonus code does the unthinkable, it actually rewards!
RamJet Memory: MacBook and MacBook Pro 4GB kits for $57.99! Mac Pro 4GB Kits $99.99! iMac and Mac mini 4GB Kits for $57.99! 1TB SATA Hard Drives for $109.99! Click hereFor the latest Apple products use Ciao, a price comparison website, to find laptops like MacBook Air. Then find the best prices on MP3 players and use our comparison tool to evaluate mobile phones like the Apple iPhone.
Laptop Hardware Provided by TechRestore - Overnight Mac & iPod Repairs.

