Customer Reviews

Mac OS 8 Revealed, with CD-ROM

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This book is based on Mac OS 8 as conceived in the
"Copland" days (back when it was intended
to be the "next-generation" operating
system for Mac OS.) Although some of
the topics are relevant and interesting,
this is NOT a book about the Mac OS 8
that was released in July of 1997.
Buyer beware.

This book is based on Copland, the planned 'next generation' operating system that was scrapped in late 1996 or early 1997. It has nothing to do with the Mac OS 8.0, which was released in '97. Its an entirely different product.

If you are interested in what -could have been- had Copland not been scrapped, this is the book.

I know why many of the reviewers gave the book only one or two stars. They were disappointed in that it had nothing to do with the actual product MacOS 8, but instead deals with the vaporware product also known as Copland.

As far as it's review of Copland is concerned it is a very interesting book. I wish there was some more detail in regards to some of the low level stuff (such as task scheduling etc.). The book however provided a very interesting view of how Apple was going to try and transition between it's then current OS and a new "modern" OS. The level of detail is high enough to be informative, yet technical enough to provide potential developers with some understanding of how to (re)design their software to work under MacOS 8 Copland.

My hats off to the author, even though it turned out to be a waist of paper from a productivity standpoint.

This book is WONDEROUS!!! It's got everything I need for my schools computer club to be busy for the next 4 YEARS!!! We can't wait to finish the project, and show off our shiny new OS, with modern browser and all. We may even sell it!!! With everything described in this book, Copland won't be finished 'til I'm a Senior!

I represent a Mac User who, one year ago, would have never used a Mac ... but I'm working a Help Desk job, and roughly 10% of my traffic is a Mac ... this book has been an indespensible Godsend !! Sure, the else-metioned confusion with Copland is a bane for this title, what IS here is much appreciated !!