Acknowledging that Microsoft's Windows dominates the operating system arena, Apple Computer Inc. has its sights set on the newest standards, such as Java and the Internet. The next version of the MacOS -- formerly known as Copland -- will appear in a string of releases starting in January, says Vito Salvaggio, product line manager of MacOS releases. Apple plans to issue upgrades every six months to build on existing technologies rather than starting from scratch.
The first release will be MacOS 7.6. A MacOS release 8 is still in the works, and its availability will be announced in January. Currently, the runtime version of Java for the Macintosh is available for downloading as an add-on to the MacOS, and it is slated to be available on CD in January, Salvaggio says. This version enables users to run Java applets within the operating system without using a browser.
"We want to make Java applets run no matter what on the MacOS, without the need for a browser," Salvaggio says. "Java runtime for Macintosh will be embedded in the MacOS." Runtime Java environments are already available for Windows and Unix.
Currently, Apple is working with Netscape to integrate Navigator into the MacOS desktop via its OpenDoc technology, codeveloped with IBM. In addition, its CyberDog technology allows users to open Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages within documents that support OpenDoc.
Most important, says Salvaggio, "Copland isn't dead." Apple still has engineers working to deliver features to the MacOS that will surprise, and hopefully impress, the user, he says. --Kristi Essick, IDG News Service, San Francisco Bureau 1997
The first release will be MacOS 7.6. A MacOS release 8 is still in the works, and its availability will be announced in January. Currently, the runtime version of Java for the Macintosh is available for downloading as an add-on to the MacOS, and it is slated to be available on CD in January, Salvaggio says. This version enables users to run Java applets within the operating system without using a browser.
"We want to make Java applets run no matter what on the MacOS, without the need for a browser," Salvaggio says. "Java runtime for Macintosh will be embedded in the MacOS." Runtime Java environments are already available for Windows and Unix.
Currently, Apple is working with Netscape to integrate Navigator into the MacOS desktop via its OpenDoc technology, codeveloped with IBM. In addition, its CyberDog technology allows users to open Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages within documents that support OpenDoc.
Most important, says Salvaggio, "Copland isn't dead." Apple still has engineers working to deliver features to the MacOS that will surprise, and hopefully impress, the user, he says. --Kristi Essick, IDG News Service, San Francisco Bureau 1997
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