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Copland
Visual Interface System
User control over Visual Desktop
(colors, windows, menus, buttons, sound, screen savers)		 95% Native
Hardware Abstraction Layer (Allows use of MacOS on any PPC - no need for Mac ROMs.)
Custom Workspaces
(multiple workspaces can be switched without restarting, login with password linked to PowerTalk)		 Protected Memory & Pre-Emptive Multitasking
(for kernel and I/O only. macToolbox, Finder, apps run in one partition. Also has 32 priority levels for I/O use by apps.)
Open/Save Dialog Box redone
(similar to OpenWide/DFaultDir)		 Multi-Threaded Finder
(Allows background copying, etc)
Drawers Application Memory Partitions
(gone, app can use as much or little memory as it needs without having to preset the heap size. Virtual memory will be much more efficient
Views Incompatible w/ extensions that patch the OS
Apple Assist (new pro-active AppleGuide) Schedule Tasking(schedule events-based tasks in the background - like backups, virus checks - like Unix cron)
Integrated Components Going Native
QuickDraw GX File Manager (256 TeraByte HD Max.)
QuickDraw 3D PowerTalk
QuickTime VR I/O Systems (rewrite, up to 2x speed increase)
QuickTime Video Conferencing (MovieTalk) Open Transport (protocol independant networking, native)

If you have anything to add to my list please send me some <="mailto:kirk@sfu.ca">e-mail

Also visit the Copland Suggestions Page

Other Copland Pages
MacOS 8 Web Austin Shoemaker's Copland Info Page

Running Man's Copland Page

<="ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/info-mac/gui/grf/brentos-copland-icons.hqx">Brento's Copland Icons



<="ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/info-mac/gui/aaron-131.hqx">Aaron 1.3.1 (icons, windows & Scrollbars)


Interesting Reading 

 Mac OS 8 Web 

<="ftp://ftp.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Developer_Services/Technical_Documentation/Tools_Demos_%26_Tech_Overviews/Copland_WWDC_Materials.sit.hqx">Copland WWDC Materials (ftp)


Apple Directions

May   96  Copland Blitz
May   96  Multitasking Under Copland
Apr   96  Strategy Mosaic: Looking Forward to the Copland User Experience
Mar   96  Copland Communications and Collaboration to Rely on Internet Protocols, OpenDoc
Feb   96  Getting Ready for Copland Developer Release: Compatibility Edition
Jan   96  International Development From Here to Copland
Jan   96  Errata and Clarifications (Copland printer drivers)
Dec   95  Copland Drivers--Time to Put the Pedal to the Metal
June  95  Copland: Technology for Customers' Sakes


MacWeek

 5/13/96  Apple may release interim system software before Copland
 4/26/96  Apple rolls back Copland releases
 4/26/96  Two forward, one back
 4/09/96  Dual booting: Copland, 7.5 to share Mac
 3/11/96  Copland not in cards for PowerBook 500s
10/16/95  Apple: Copland schedule in flux
 8/07/95  Copland may miss ship date
 5/15/95  Copland revealed at WWDC
 5/15/95  Copland's flexible Finder to play themes
 5/15/95  Cyberdog to sink teeth into Internet, OpenDoc
11/28/94  Copland grapples with multitasking
10/03/94  Face of things to come: New GUI taking shape


MacUser

Jan   96  The Road to Copland
July  95  Countdown to System 8
              The Copland Desktop
              A New Foundation
              New Styles
              Open and Save
              Easy Automation
Jun   95  Corralling Copland


MacWorld

          Apple Unveils New Copland Features
Feb   96  Systems Watch: Copland Beta Released
July  95  The New Mac OS Unveiled
* References for specific components (such as QuickDraw 3D, Open Transport, etc) can be found on my MacOS SW Rumors Page

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May 14, 1996