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From Santa Jobs (12/6/98)
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And the big question on everyone's lips is, what's Apple getting for us this year? After all, who kept the faith when everyone else was jumping ship and saying Apple was going down the toilet? Why, the fiercely loyal Mac installed base, of course. And not to sound grabby or anything, but hey-- doesn't bleeding six colors during the Amelio Dynasty count for something?
Well, hold out your stockings, boys and girls, because Christmas comes early this year. If you shelled out the $99 for Mac OS 8.5, you may have noticed that while it's a great upgrade, there are some problems with it; Sherlock has trouble working through certain firewalls, for example, and AppleScript leaks a little RAM here and there. Plus, some ADB dongles didn't work right under Mac OS 8.5, and of course there's that little matter of massive hard disk corruption that appeared under certain unusual circumstances. Not to worry--
Apple's made amends, and stuffed our stockings with Mac OS 8.5.1, which fixes all kinds of little glitches. Download the 3 MB of holiday cheer right now from Apple's servers.
Granted, getting a free software upgrade that fixes problems that shouldn't have existed in the first place isn't the world's most exciting present, but what did you expect-- a free iMac and vegan cookies baked by Steve Jobs himself? (Maybe next year.) And anyway, getting these bug fixes now is a lot more pleasant than having to sit around and wait for Mac OS 8.6, right? Share and Enjoy.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 12/6/98 episode: December 6, 1998: If you're looking to buy someone's love this holiday season, it's worth noting that PowerBook G3s have just dropped in price. Meanwhile, check those stockings for the latest software update from Apple's little worker elves, and after you read the initial specifications, you'll be sleeping with visions of Sawtooth dancing in your head...
Other scenes from that episode: 1194: Merry X-Mas. Consume. (12/6/98) You friendly neighborhood AtAT staff just loves this time of year; the nip in the air (though it's a freakish 72° here in Boston), the specials on TV, the impending time off of work, and-- most importantly of all-- the holiday shopping... 1196: Dreaming of Sawtooth (12/6/98) Okay, forget 1998-- what do you want next Christmas? It's never too early to start dropping hints, you know, and if you write letters to Santa, we hear he looks smilingly on punctuality. Also, if you were more naughty than nice this year, you're going to want to make some serious New Year's resolutions in a few weeks, because the payoff could be huge if you can top Santa's "Nice" list in 1999...
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