Preview of 8.1.
via MacOSRumors
>Mac OS 8.1 in mid-alpha, showing promise as useful update
With Mac OS 8.1 (code-named Bride of Buster) midway through the alpha
stage of development, enough detail has become clear about the final
product to make it clear: 8.1 will indeed be a must-install upgrade for most,
if not all, Mac users. A short list of reasons why:
The newly-revamped (Since a2) version of HFS Plus, Apple's new
advanced file storage format, is faster and stabler than before, and
shows great promise in saving Mac users with large drives very
significant amounts of disk space as well as providing for more
reliable storage than with the older HFS format.
The included system MathLib is much faster, making graphics and
other FPU-dependent operations significantly quicker.
OpenTransport 1.3 is looking like a top-notch upgrade for those
with access to the Internet; speed and system resource efficiency
appear improved, and those running Mac servers will rejoice at the
newfound ability to host multiple IP addresses from a single
Internet connection without using tricky third-party tools.
The Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.0 is much faster than 1.5,
finally making the Mac a very viable platform for the use of
cross-platform Java applications.
...and that's the short list. Of course, 8.1 will be required for those using the
new G3 lines of PowerMacs and PowerBooks, as this will be the first
version of the OS to fully and properly support the Gossamer
motherboard.<
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