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OS X Update II: Son Of 10.0.1 (4/4/01)
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And the illegal updates just keep on coming! Sure, the first leaked Mac OS X 10.0.1 updater has been available for quite a while, but according to the faithful viewer dynamic duo of Oren Krinsky and the M@d H@tter, now there's a new and improved leaked 10.0.1 updater that's allegedly even better-- though the file posted at MacUpdate has apparently been removed at Apple's request. Go2Mac, however, notes that Apple Onlooker is still distributing this second leaked updater, and we're sure it's not hard to find floating around out there if you're so inclined.
What this means, of course, is that there are crazy thrill-seekers out there with the first version (build 4L5) and other crazy thrill-seekers with the second version (build 4L7)-- and they're all running something called "Mac OS X 10.0.1." That can't be good. Especially since when Apple finally releases the official 10.0.1 update, we'd be surprised if it didn't differ slightly from both of the leaked versions. That means there may soon be three distinct flavors of Mac OS X 10.0.1-- a situation that will clearly anger the Version Gods.
The good news is that several people report successfully installing the 4L7 version right over the top of the 4L5 build with no problems. The bad news is that if Apple's official update doesn't install cleanly over 4L5 and/or 4L7 (and a little bird tells us that's a distinct possibility), you can bet that Apple's tech support people won't be terribly sympathetic when you go crying to them about it. Heck, we wouldn't be surprised if some people running the illicit 4L builds will have to reinstall 10.0 from scratch just to get things working properly again. In other words, don't try this at home, kids. Seriously. The latest word is that the real 10.0.1 will probably show up tomorrow, so why risk it?
Of course, all of the finger-wagging and stern looks in the world aren't going to stop some of you from rushing right out and grabbing 4L7; after all, anyone who's running Mac OS X at this early stage is already riding the bleeding edge, and that sort of mentality is drawn to perilous situations. All we can say is this: if you're planning to bungee-jump off of 4L7 bridge, don't blame us if the rope breaks. Carry on.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 4/4/01 episode: April 4, 2001: Another illicit Mac OS X 10.0.1 update hits the 'net; we imagine Steve's in leak-plugging mode right now. Meanwhile, at least one analyst still thinks that Apple will release a PDA one of these days, and the Mac-only chain ComputerWare bites the dust after seventeen years of serving California's Mac freaks...
Other scenes from that episode: 2968: MacPDA: The Dream Lives On (4/4/01) Still waiting for a new Apple handheld computer to replace the long-dead Newton? Well, believe it or not, you're not the only one. As faithful viewer Eric Wright reports, there's a nifty CNBC article about how Apple's stock remains a stellar buy right now, due to the company's massive piles of cash and the possibility of Great Things™ in the future, driven in part by the recent release of Mac OS X... 2969: And, Sadly, They Die Mac, Too (4/4/01) Drat this darn economy! First we had to endure the loss of all those lovable dotcoms, which were clearly the Pet Rock-style novelty of the late '90s (instead of blowing a buck on a rock with two eyes glued on, you could sink your life savings into a fly-by-night company whose business plan was "secure venture capital, spend like mad, and pray it doesn't run out before the IPO happens.")...
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