Neowin Forums > Tiger is at RC1

NinjaMonkey82

Mar 29 2005, 15:54

Tiger build 8A425 has been seeded.

http://story.ch/cgi-bin/macnews.cgi/index.html

Mx²

Mar 29 2005, 15:57

Very cool

Devoto.

Mar 29 2005, 16:01

Cool!

Not long to wait now!

Hurmoth

Mar 29 2005, 16:20

Awesome... Think Secret has said that the official announcement will be Friday, April 1st... only three days away

EduardValencia

Mar 29 2005, 16:23

great for apple fanboys.

very cool,i'll keep track of this

Timan

Mar 29 2005, 16:55

Well am I the only one who doesn't feel too excited over Tiger? I mean when Jaguar came out I remember (builds being leaked) and it just being the coolest thing ever coming out. Same thing with Panther. And now its Tiger, (not much leaks tho thats just a minor thing) basically we'll be seeing Panther, with a search box and a dashboard of things most of us will never use?

NinjaMonkey82

Mar 29 2005, 17:12

QUOTE(Timan @ Mar 29 2005, 16:55)

Well am I the only one who doesn't feel too excited over Tiger? I mean when Jaguar came out I remember (builds being leaked) and it just being the coolest thing ever coming out. Same thing with Panther. And now its Tiger, (not much leaks tho thats just a minor thing) basically we'll be seeing Panther, with a search box and a dashboard of things most of us will never use?
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Tiger is a much bigger update than Jag or Panther.

Spotlight is not just a search box, it can be updated by developers with plugins and incorperated into applications. It also allows Smartfolders in the filesystem.

Dashboard will only get better over time. Once Tiger is released we'll start to see all kinds of widgets come out. Some useful, some not.

Automator will allow anyone to use AppleScript which is fantastic, and again is something that developers can add more functionality to with plug-ins.

There's also a new kernel that has been further optomized, improved Open GL, CoreImage, Quartx 2D Extreme, etc. We'll also get a faster version of Safari. There's also tons of little improvments like a built in PDF viewer in Safari, burnable folders in The Finder, PDF bookmarking in Preview, an updated Quicktime.

The coolest thing about Tiger is seeing what good developers can do with what Apple has provided.

Radish™

Mar 29 2005, 17:34

Hopefully 10.3.9 will be out before the end of the week.

Roll on Tiger!

Radish™

PureLogic

Mar 29 2005, 17:50

Yeah great news, it seems that the April 1st deadline rumour is right.

digitalslacker

Mar 29 2005, 17:54

sweet
can't wait....

Stratrix

Mar 29 2005, 18:03

i'm in for the roar

weeeee..... can't wait!

Chad

Mar 29 2005, 20:45

QUOTE(NinjaMonkey82 @ Mar 29 2005, 11:12)

Tiger is a much bigger update than Jag or Panther.

Spotlight is not just a search box, it can be updated by developers with plugins and incorperated into applications. It also allows Smartfolders in the filesystem.

Dashboard will only get better over time. Once Tiger is released we'll start to see all kinds of widgets come out. Some useful, some not.

Automator will allow anyone to use AppleScript which is fantastic, and again is something that developers can add more functionality to with plug-ins.

There's also a new kernel that has been further optomized, improved Open GL, CoreImage, Quartx 2D Extreme, etc. We'll also get a faster version of Safari. There's also tons of little improvments like a built in PDF viewer in Safari, burnable folders in The Finder, PDF bookmarking in Preview, an updated Quicktime.

The coolest thing about Tiger is seeing what good developers can do with what Apple has provided.
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Agreed 100%. I think Tiger is massive. Panther was so-so for me at best. Most of the additions were underneath. Tiger has huge additions on top and under.

Jaguar was easily the largest to date, but I think Tiger will be right up there.

I don't so a lot of gaming on OS X, but Tiger is supposed to considerably increase framerates over Panther

KeR

Mar 29 2005, 21:11

can anyone post the new Wallpapers that are included?

dhan

Mar 29 2005, 21:41

what I think...
1. spotlight
2. automator to certain extent
3. some welcome changes to Mail

is all I am looking forward to

the sooner it roars the better

NeoXY

Mar 29 2005, 21:45

QUOTE(KeR @ Mar 29 2005, 21:11)

can anyone post the new Wallpapers that are included?
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I agree...I wonder what they looks like...

Gaurav Patel

Mar 29 2005, 21:50

If I had a Mac I would be excited.

Chad

Mar 30 2005, 01:37

QUOTE(KeR @ Mar 29 2005, 15:11)

can anyone post the new Wallpapers that are included?
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Please do not post the wallpapers here. However, feel free to post screenshots of them on your desktop

BTallack

Mar 30 2005, 04:17

QUOTE(Radish™ @ Mar 29 2005, 10:34)

Hopefully 10.3.9 will be out before the end of the week.
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Probably not until Wednesday. That's normally when Apple deploys updates.

xxdesmus

Mar 30 2005, 04:21

i just want Tiger server, after playing with a build a while back i've just been waiting for the final...i like the built in blogging system, too bad it creates some horrible looking code...

fuzzy_logic

Mar 30 2005, 05:20

Tiger ranks No.1 on Amazon in both Electronics and Software category. Amazon's offering a $35 mail-in rebate, making the final price $94.99.

Mac-It-Up

Mar 30 2005, 05:22

will be buying this right away. spotlight is going to rock, i'm not going to order anything anymore

Yvo

Mar 30 2005, 06:54

Well if April 1st is the release date then I'll be ready and buying very soon after!

PureLogic

Mar 30 2005, 10:16

QUOTE(dark kyuubi @ Mar 29 2005, 22:45)

I agree...I wonder what they looks like...

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They're really not that great and a bit big to post 22 MB.

Edit:
You can't post them on Neowin btw.

jesda

Mar 30 2005, 10:38

Hope we get it in April... for sure

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Can't wait to try that spotlight and dashboard (love it).

Koyder

Mar 30 2005, 16:40

QUOTE(Chad @ Mar 30 2005, 03:37)

Please do not post the wallpapers here. However, feel free to post screenshots of them on your desktop
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If so, could anyone (if any of you has it) post a screenshot of your desktop with the new Aqua wallpaper that (hopefully) comes with Tiger?

Timan

Mar 30 2005, 17:05

Hmm does Tiger even have a new wallpaper? So far every release (besides .1) had a new wallpaper.

roadwarrior

Mar 30 2005, 17:08

QUOTE(Timan @ Mar 30 2005, 12:05)

Hmm does Tiger even have a new wallpaper? So far every release (besides .1) had a new wallpaper.
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Well, the WWDC build had a tiger-stripe wallpaper. Not sure about newer builds (although I'll find out in a few hours

).

macster

Mar 30 2005, 17:09

Hope its well polished.

Slacker

Mar 31 2005, 18:21

It won't be released on April 1st... it's an obvious joke...

Bling3k12

Mar 31 2005, 19:15

Apple was founded on April 1st...

And that was a huuuuge joke!

You never know... I have friends @ the Apple Store who have played with the latest and they say it's very nice. He could not confirm 8A425 though.

Timan

Mar 31 2005, 19:22

Yes Apple is an utter joke.
Thats why we buy Macs

DouglasLWarren

Mar 31 2005, 19:28

QUOTE(fuzzy_logic @ Mar 30 2005, 00:20)

Tiger ranks No.1 on Amazon in both Electronics and Software category. Amazon's offering a $35 mail-in rebate, making the final price $94.99.
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Here in the states(and possibly overseas) if your a registered student you can get Panther/Tiger for $69.

ahfunaki

Mar 31 2005, 19:29

You can get it for $70 if you are a student?

timmayXL

Mar 31 2005, 19:36

only through the online apple store (education), or so i heard

DouglasLWarren

Mar 31 2005, 19:39

See my updated post. ^^^ That's clipped directly from the Apple website.

I only know this because I used to work for an Apple reseller on a local college campus. We sold it for $69 in the store as well. We sold all our Apple products at the Apple Educational prices(including iPods).

And to think, I'm a Windows guy..