I stumbled upon an Apple Developer Connection email, or as they spelled it at the time, “A P P L E D E V E L O P E R C O N N E C T I O N” from January 10, 2003. It is stamped Issue 332, and it appeared just after MacWorld. Enjoy:
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MACWORLD ANNOUNCEMENTS
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[1] Mac OS X Adoption Soars With More Than 5 Million UsersApple is entering 2003 with more than 5 million active Mac OS X
users and more than 5,000 native Mac OS X applications. This year
also marks the first “All Mac OS X” Macworld Expo with every
developer on the show floor featuring Mac OS X products.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07macosx.html—————————————-
[2] Apple Introduces X11 for Mac OS XX11 for Mac OS X allows X11-based applications to run side-by-side
with native Mac OS X applications on the same desktop and makes it
even simpler to port X11-based applications to the Mac. Apple’s
implementation of X11, the common windowing environment for UNIX
operating systems, is easy to install and is optimized to take full
advantage of Apple’s innovative Quartz graphics system.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07×11.html—————————————-
[3] Apple Delivers AirPort Extreme 802.11g Wireless NetworkingAirPort Extreme is the next generation of Wi-Fi wireless networking
technology based on the new ultra-fast 802.11g standard. With speeds
up to 54 Mbps, AirPort Extreme delivers almost five times the data
rate of 802.11b based products, yet is fully compatible with the
millions of 802.11b Wi-Fi devices around the world.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07airportextreme.html—————————————-
[4] TiVo, Brother, & Aspyr Announce Rendezvous Networked Products
The rapid adoption of Rendezvous continues with TiVo, Brother, and
Aspyr announcing new products incorporating Rendezvous networking.
Rendezvous is Apple’s innovative networking technology for automatic
discovery and connection of devices over industry-standard IP
networks such as Ethernet and 802.11 wireless networks.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07rendezvous.html—————————————-
[5] Apple Unveils World’s First 17-inch Notebook, Apple Introduces
Its Smallest Notebook EverThe 17-inch PowerBook G4 is the world’s first notebook computer with
a 17-inch display, the largest ever in a notebook. Encased in a
durable aluminum alloy enclosure, the new PowerBook measures only
1-inch thin and weighs just 6.8 pounds. It’s also the first notebook
to offer built-in AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless
networking, new high-speed FireWire 800, a backlit keyboard with
ambient light sensors, and built-in Bluetooth for wirelessly
connecting to cell phones and other Bluetooth-equipped peripherals.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07pbg4_17.htmlThe new 12-inch PowerBook G4 features a brilliant 12-inch,
active-matrix display housed in a lightweight, durable aluminum
alloy enclosure weighing just 4.6 pounds. It offers a speedy 867 MHz
PowerPC G4 processor, fast NVIDIA graphics, a standard slot-loading
Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive, built-in Bluetooth, and
industry-leading battery life of up to five hours on a single
charge, all for just $1,799 (US).
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[6] Apple Launches the Fast Safari Web Browser, New Web Rendering
Frameworks, Safari SDK InformationSafari is the fastest and easiest to use web browser ever created
for the Mac. Its highly tuned rendering engine loads pages over
three times faster than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the Mac
and runs Javascript over twice as fast. Users have downloaded more
than 500,000 copies since the public beta was posted on January 7.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07safari.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/10safari.htmlApple is releasing the source code to two new frameworks underlying
its new Safari web browser. Both are based on code derived from the
KDE project - WebCore from KHTML and JavaScriptCore from kjs. Apple
is releasing our enhancements as well as Objective-C++ wrappers
which make them easy to integrate into Cocoa applications.
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/webcore/index.htmlIn addition to providing the best web browser for Mac users, one of
the goals of Safari is to provide a fast and efficient HTML
rendering engine for Mac application developers. Apple is actively
preparing a Safari SDK that will be available later this year.—————————————-
[7] Other Macworld Announcements: Burton and Apple Deliver the
Burton Amp Jacket, “X for Teachers” Program Extended through
March 31; Apple Releases Final Cut Express, Apple Unveils
Keynote Presentation Software, iLife Integrates iPhoto, iMovie,
iDVD & iTunesBurton Snowboards and Apple unveiled the limited-edition Burton Amp,
the world’s first and only wearable electronic jacket with an
integrated iPod control system that allows snowboarders and other
active users to control their music on the sleeve of their jacket.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07burtonipod.htmlAlmost 300,000 educators have taken advantage of Apple’s “X for
Teachers” program that gives a free copy of Mac OS X 10.2 “Jaguar”
to every K-12 teacher in the U.S. Apple announced plans to extend
this program through March 31, 2003.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07macosx.htmlFinal Cut Express is a new product based on Apple’s award-winning
Final Cut Pro and optimized for the DV format. It includes all the
key features video editors need, such as the same interface and
workflow as Final Cut Pro, powerful video editing tools, hundreds of
special effects, and easy delivery to DVD, web, or tape.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07fcexpress.htmlKeynote is a new generation of presentation software that brings the
ability to create stunning, professional-quality presentations to
everyone. It includes professionally designed themes, amazing
typography, pro-quality image resizing, animated charts and tables
that can be created in seconds, and cinematic-quality transitions.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07keynote.htmliLife is an integrated suite of Apple’s industry-leading digital
lifestyle applications, featuring brand new versions of iPhoto,
iMovie and iDVD, and the recently released iTunes 3.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/jan/07ilife.html
