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Series: Mac OS 8.1

All about new features, bug fixes, OT 1.3, and Macintosh Extended Format (HFS Plus)

Jeff Carlson No comments

LaserWriter Edges Up to 8.5.1

LaserWriter Edges Up to 8.5.1 -- Apple's recent release of LaserWriter 8.5.1 may not appeal to all, but it promises to catch the eyes of publishing professionals

Geoff Duncan No comments

Open Transport 1.3

Open Transport 1.3 -- Mac OS 8.1 includes Open Transport 1.3, an update to Apple's networking software. OT 1.3 offers general performance improvements, better recognition of serial ports - particularly in conjunction with PC Card modems - and numerous tweaks and bug fixes

Geoff Duncan No comments

Mac OS 8.1 Delivers Under the Hood

Apple has released Mac OS 8.1, and the Macintosh community is buzzing with talk about the new components and trying to figure out the new (and optional) disk format, Macintosh Extended Format, also known as HFS Plus

Geoff Duncan No comments

All About Macintosh Extended Format (HFS Plus)

The most talked-about but least understood feature of Mac OS 8.1 is an optional new file system known as Macintosh Extended Format (formerly known as HFS Plus)

Adam Engst No comments

OT 1.3 & Single-Link Multihoming

OT 1.3 & Single-Link Multihoming -- Mark Kriegsman of ClearWay Technologies writes: It's nice to see Open Transport 1.3 (OT) receiving good press, but I think you missed two important points in "Open Transport 1.3" in TidBITS-414. Although you focus on the multiple IP address functions of OT 1.3, you overlooked the far more universal and significant point of OT 1.3 for Web servers: it's much faster for Web servers than older versions of OT