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- The information contained in this message is under nondisclosure.
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- 4/30/99
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- Mac OS Developers,
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- The Veronica team is proud to present you with the Golden Master
- version of Mac OS 8.6. Included is both the update only version, as
- well as the full install.
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- We've heard a great deal of positive experiences from you about the
- stability and performance of 8.6. We appreciate the feedback and are
- encouraged by the reports.
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- This Golden Master build is being provided to developers some time
- before the public release. Please respect the Non-disclosure
- agreement, keep this release confidential, and allow us the ability to
- release this product at the appropriate time.
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- We'll begin seeding Sonata, the next revision of Mac OS 8 very soon.
- Stay tuned for more information!
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- WWDC is just around the corner, if you haven't signed up to go yet, we
- strongly encourage you to do so. There will be some exciting news and
- tons of information. Don't miss it!
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- If you know of other developers at the Select or Premier level who
- are not working with the pre-release seeds of Mac OS, be sure to
- encourage them to do so. It's important to you as a developer, for
- the platform, and certainly to our mutual customers. If you know of
- developers who are not being seeded because they are not current
- Apple Developer Connection members, encourage them to join at the Select
- or Premier membership levels to gain access to the seeds.
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- Thank you for helping make Mac OS 8.6 a great product!
- We hope it serves you well.
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- Tim Holmes
- Mac OS Technology Manager
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- Eric Simenel
- Developer Technical Support Engineer
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- *** Veronica GM Seed Developer Release Notes ***
- *** Copyright (c) 1999 Apple Computer, Inc. ***
- *** (This work is unpublished.) ***
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- Table of Contents
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- A Note on Confidentiality
- Seed Download Tips
- Digital Signature Information
- Veronica Fundamentals
- List of New Features
- Veronica GM Release Notes (read before Install) revised for GM
- A Note on Component Versions
- Top Testing and Compatibility "Gotchas"
- Contact Information
- Veronica Seed Release Notes Errata
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- A Note on Confidentiality
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- The vast majority of developers seeded abide by their nondisclosure
- agreements, and for that we thank you; however, some continue to
- violate this trust.
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- These violations reduce the amount of time Apple is able to spend on
- the very things developers most need: better software and better
- support. In addition, these violations may have a severely negative
- effect on our ability to continue these seeds.
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- We appreciate any help in tracking down violations and appreciate the
- help we have received to date. Please see the contact information
- below to report infractions.
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- Seed Download Tips
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-
- Here are some tips and information we hope will ease the burden of the
- process of downloading the seed. Also remember that downloading during
- off-hours will reduce connection problems and result in faster download
- speeds.
-
- -- Be sure to use an FTP client (not a web browser) which
- is set to bypass any firewall you may be behind and
- which allows only one login session at a time. Also
- beware that your FTP client may time out your connection
- if inactive for more than a minute, thereby forcing you
- to get a new password and start over.
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- -- Be sure to enter your current developer information in
- the fields.
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- Digital Signature Information
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-
- The Veronica seed archive has been digitally signed, allowing you to
- verify if the software has been corrupted during download or modified or
- replaced in any way. It is not necessary to verify the file to use the
- software. The signature is merely a precaution against tampering.
-
- PGP will report the signature is bad in all of these cases. The most
- likely culprit is corruption during download. Please download the
- file(s) again.
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- To verify the file's integrity, perform the following steps:
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- -- Obtain PGP 5 or later, commercial and freeware versions
- are available:
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- <http://www.nai.com/products/security/security.asp>
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- For information about or support for PGP, consult PGP as
- this is not an Apple product.
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- -- Obtain the public key for Tim Holmes (key ID 0x9E22EA50)
-
- -- Verify the disk image file by opening the signature file
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- Veronica Fundamentals
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- Veronica is the next in a series of regular Mac OS update releases.
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- Veronica supports the same set of machines as Mac OS 8.5 and any which
- may ship before the release of this OS version. This includes Apple
- branded Macintoshes which originally shipped with PowerPC processors.
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- List of New Features:
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- -- New Nanokernel with the following features:
- Multitasking integrated into the nanokernel.
- Multiprocessor library can run with VM enabled.
- Existing apps will run without changes
- Full symmetric multiprocessor capability.
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- -- Game Sprockets will be installed on all CPUs by
- default. Includes InputSprockets, NetSprockets, and
- SoundSprockets.
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- -- ColorSync 2.6.1.
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- -- AppleScript 1.3.7 (bug fix).
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- -- UDF 1.5.2, supporting read/write DVD.
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- -- Firewire 2.0.
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- -- Sherlock 2.1 with bug fixes, human interface
- improvements, and new proxy server support via URL
- Access.
-
- -- URL Access, a method for applications to obtain
- information via Internet protocols. (formerly known as
- SubWoofer.)
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- -- PlainTalk 1.5.4 with support for 44.1 Khz input sound
- sources, and filtering for the built-in microphone on
- iMac class machines.
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- -- Help Viewer 1.2, a new updated help display engine.
- SDK still to come, so that developers can adopt Apple
- Help facilities for use with their products.
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- -- LaserWriter 8.6.5 & Desktop Printer Utility 1.2 with
- support across the entire platform for secure printing,
- and USB support for PostScript printers.
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- -- ATSUI 1.1, Unicode imaging and layout. Enhancements from
- System 8.5 include client control over memory management
- and memory allocation and font fallbacks.
-
- -- Installer 4.5.3/ Upgrader 1.2.4, which is more
- Appearance savvy, now supports volumes greater than
- 20Gb (2275099), supports extended Finder information,
- and contains miscellaneous bug fixes.
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- -- Unicode Utilities work with international text to sort
- and collate without translating to the Mac OS character
- set and back.
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- -- Added locale support as a way of storing information
- associated with cultural conventions such as calendars,
- date and time formats, number and currency formats, text
- sorting orders, etc.
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- Veronica GM Release Notes
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- Release GM is the last seeded build of Veronica. This release
- should work on all machines supported by Mac OS 8.5 and any which may
- ship before the release of this OS version.
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- Important Note about GM:
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- Since this is a final candidate, Macsbug is no longer installed.
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- Known issues with the GM build:
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- None
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- A Note on Component Versions
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- Some of the components in Veronica may be earlier versions than those
- shipping at the time of release of this OS update. This is due to
- extensive, time-consuming integration quality assurance that is
- required to achieve the quality goals for such a large project.
- Integrating later versions of components impacts testing and could
- compromise the quality of the Veronica release.
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- In Apple's OS release strategy, the latest version possible of any
- given component will integrate into the next OS update or release, but
- those components will continue to improve and be distributed as
- appropriate in parallel to the OS releases.
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- Top Testing and Compatibility "Gotchas"
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- There are many changes in Veronica. There are some specific areas we
- know have a relatively high potential of causing trouble for a
- significant number of programs. Here are some testing recommendations
- which we believe should be part of your testing regimen:
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- -- Print, Print, Print! - there have been changes made to the
- LaserWriter driver. Be sure to test any printing facilities
- to uncover any issues.
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- -- AppleScript Folder Actions server has changed, be sure to
- test any folder actions you may have created to ensure
- compatibility and report any problems to us ASAP!
-
- -- Changes have been made to the Startup Disk control panel
- If you use this in any way, verify your functionality.
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- Contact Information
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- Seed Note Feedback
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- Comments about and requests for additional information
- to be included in the seed note should be sent to:
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- <mailto: "Eric Simenel" simenel.e@apple.com>
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- Downloading and Decoding
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- Before contacting Apple for assistance with the seeding
- process or obtaining this seed, please consult the
- Seeding Frequently Asked Questions web page:
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- <http://developer.apple.com/faq/faqseed.html>
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- If this page does not help you resolve the problem,
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- <mailto: "developer seeding" devseed@apple.com>
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- Bug Reports
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- For bug reports (but not Veronica enhancement requests):
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- <http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter>
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- Security Breaches ("Leaks")
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- We encourage you to report anyone you know to have
- distributed Veronica, in whole or in part, or information
- about Veronica (including but not limited to screen dumps)
- to anyone who is not under nondisclosure with Apple.
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- We have been successful at closing down many sources of
- leaks thanks to your reports. Please keep them coming to:
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- <mailto: "Tim Holmes" shortstop@apple.com>
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- Veronica Seed Release Notes Errata
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- Clarifications:
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- Corrections:
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- (none)
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