Mac OS X 10.2

Mac OS X 10.2
developer	Apple Computer, Inc.
License (s)	EULA ; APSL , BSD , GPL , among others
First publ.	August 23, 2002
Current  version	10.2.8 of October 3, 2003 (16 years and 333 days ago)
Basic system	Darwin
Kernel	hybrid ( XNU )
ancestry	Unix → BSD ↳ NeXTStep / OPENSTEP ↳ Rhapsody ↳ Mac OS X (macOS) Mac OS Classic ↳ Mac OS X 10.0+
Architecture (s)	PowerPC
timeline	10.1 ← 10.2 → 10.3
compatibility	POSIX , FreeBSD , Mac OS Classic
Languages)	multilingual ( details ), u. a. German
unavailable; www.apple.com/de/macosx ( Memento August 1, 2003 in the Internet Archive )

Mac OS X 10.2 " Jaguar " is the third major version of macOS , the desktop operating system from Apple , which was introduced under the name Mac OS X at the time. Apple released Jaguar on August 23, 2002, the last version is 10.2.8 from October 3, 2003. Mac OS X 10.1 "Puma" followed and was replaced by Mac OS X Panther .

Since this version, the big cat-inspired code and project names have been part of the official product names.

Innovations

Apple introduced the following new features for Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar":

• Address Book, a program for managing contact information
• Bonjour, also known as Zeroconf , a protocol for automatic network configuration
• CUPS ( Common Unix Printing System ), a free printing system for Unix
• the Finder now has an integrated search field in each window
• iChat now supports AOL instant messenger
• Inkwell, a program for handwriting recognition
• Mail with an optional spam filter
• Quartz Extreme, an improved version of Quartz with increased use of the graphics processor and reduced load on the CPU
• Speed ​​increase

System requirements

• Power Mac G3, G4, Power Mac G5 (from 10.2.7), iMac , eMac , PowerBook G3 or G4, or iBook with more than 233 MHz
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB to 512 MB recommended)
• 3 GB of free space on the hard drive
• CD drive for installation

Old programs that run under Mac OS 9 are still supported through the Classic environment . However, the real Mac OS 9 required for virtualization must be purchased separately.

history

Mac OS X version	Build	Publication date	annotation
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2	6C115	August 23, 2002	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.1	6D52	September 18, 2002	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.2	6F21	November 11, 2002	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.3	6G30	December 19, 2002	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.4	6I32	February 13, 2003	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.5	6L29	April 10, 2003	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.6	6L60	May 6, 2003	-
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.7 G5	6S80	August 18, 2003	Version for the Apple Power Mac G5 , only available on recovery media.
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.8	6R65	September 22, 2003	This version was withdrawn shortly after publication.
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.8	6R73	October 3, 2003	For Macintosh computers with a G3 or G4 processor only.
Older version; no longer supported: 10.2.8 G5	6S90	October 3, 2003	For the Power Mac G5 only.
Legend: Old version Older version; still supported Current version Current preliminary version Future version

Web links

• John Siracusa: Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar . Ars Technica, September 5, 2002

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information about 10.2.1 at Apple
2. ↑ Information about 10.2.2 at Apple
3. ↑ Information about 10.2.3 at Apple
4. ↑ Information about 10.2.4 at Apple
5. ↑ Information about 10.2.5 at Apple
6. ↑ Information about 10.2.6 at Apple
7. ↑ Apple Press Info: Apple Ships New Power Mac G5 , accessed on September 29, 2015
8. ↑ Information about 10.2.8 at Apple
9. ↑ Mac OS X 10.2.8, G5: About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 (G5) Update , accessed September 29, 2015