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42-666: Active Channel was a technology introduced by Internet Explorer 4.0 in 1997. It allowed synchronizing website content and viewing it offline. It made use of the Channel Definition Format , which was designed to "offer frequently updated collections of information, or channels, from any web server for automatic delivery to compatible receiver programs." Microsoft unveiled the Active Channel component as part of an Internet Explorer 4.0 preview release in July 1997, and brought out

84-563: A Channel Bar. Active Channel support was removed from Internet Explorer in version 7 , as it had been superseded by the more popular and standards-based RSS format. Internet Explorer 4 It was one of the main participants of the first browser war . Its distribution methods and Windows integration were involved in the United States v. Microsoft Corp. case. It was superseded by Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 in March 1999. In addition

126-471: A greater emphasis on color than prior versions. Released over a series of updates, Mac OS 8 represents an incremental integration of many of the technologies which had been developed from 1988 to 1996 for Apple's overly ambitious OS named Copland . Mac OS 8 helped modernize the Mac OS while Apple developed its next-generation operating system, Mac OS X (renamed in 2012 to OS X and then in 2016 to macOS). Mac OS 8

168-408: A natural segmentation model. The Mac OS 8.5 installer generally required very little user interaction once it was started. Customisation options were also much more detailed yet simpler to manage. From Mac OS 8.5 onward, MacLinkPlus document translation software is no longer bundled as part of the Mac OS. Mac OS 8.5 was the first version of the Mac OS to support themes , or skins, which could change

210-415: A new faster Java virtual machine and Security Zones that allow users or administrators to limit access to certain types of web content depending on which zone (for example Intranet or Internet) the content is coming from. At the same event, Apple announced the release of Mac OS 8 .1, which would be bundled with IE4. At the following year's San Francisco Macworld Expo on January 9, 1999, Microsoft announced

252-428: A new file system named HFS+ , also named Mac OS Extended, which supported large file sizes and made more efficient use of larger hard drives via using a smaller block size. To upgrade, users must reformat the hard drive, which deletes the entire contents of the drive. Some third-party utilities later appeared that preserved the user's data while upgrading to HFS+. The 68040 systems do not support booting from HFS+ disks;

294-456: A new, more efficient file system named HFS Plus . Mac OS 8.5 is the first version of the Mac OS to require a PowerPC processor. It features PowerPC native versions of QuickDraw , AppleScript , and the Sherlock search utility. Its successor, Mac OS 9 , was released on October 23, 1999. Starting in 1988, Apple's next-generation operating system, which it originally envisioned to be "System 8"

336-410: A palette of buttons. This palette could be customized in many ways, by removing the window frame and changing the size and layout of the buttons. Apple provided no user interface to set these options, instead making them available via AppleScript and Apple Events and relying on third parties to provide a user interface for the task. By setting it to display horizontally and turning off the window border,

378-669: A parental rating system, and the ability to 'subscribe' to a website in favorites, where it would notify the user of an update. Stephen Reid of PC Pro noted in his review: But it was the Web-style view that surprised me so much on first using IE 4. This changes the way you look at Windows, with files and folders now acting like hyperlinks on a Web page; you move your cursor over them to select them, then single click to launch. Individual folders are viewed as Web pages, including My Computer and Control Panel, and any folder you wish can be customised with your choice of background. Active Desktop

420-421: A process that is Multiprocessing Services-aware still has a portion that runs in the "blue task", which also runs all programs that are unaware of it, and was the only task that can run 68k code. While CNET's initial review of Mac OS 8 was more circumspect, its editorial staff named it one of the best products of 1997 in their year-end roundup. (download) [1] (download) Archived December 4, 2010, at

462-411: Is a website type which allows synchronizing website content and viewing it offline. It makes use of the Channel Definition Format , which is a way of defining a website's content and structure. Each country had different channels, so picking a country during the installation of IE 4 was important. Channels could be displayed in a Channel Bar and made heavy use of Dynamic HTML . Windows Desktop Update

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504-400: Is a feature of Internet Explorer 's optional Windows Desktop Update that allows the user to add HTML content to the desktop , along with some other features. Active Desktop placed a number of "channels" on the user's computer desktop that provided continually-updated information, such as news headlines and stock quotes, without requiring the user to open a web browser . Active Channel

546-536: Is one of Apple's most commercially successful software releases, selling over 1.2 million copies in the first two weeks. As it came at a difficult time in Apple's history, many pirate groups refused to traffic in the new OS, encouraging people to buy it instead. Mac OS 8.0 introduces the most visible changes in the lineup, including the Platinum interface and a native PowerPC multithreaded Finder . Mac OS 8.1 introduces

588-586: Is the earliest version of the Mac OS that can run Carbon applications. Carbon support requires a PowerPC processor and installation of the CarbonLib software from Apple's website; it is not a standard component of Mac OS 8.1. Applications needing later versions of CarbonLib will not run on Mac OS 8.1. More recent versions of CarbonLib require Mac OS 8.6. As part of Apple's agreement with Microsoft , 8.1 included Internet Explorer 3 initially, but soon switched to Internet Explorer 4 as its default browser. Mac OS 8.1

630-465: The Multiprocessing Services 2.x and later developer API. Mac OS 8.6 improved PowerBook battery life, added Sherlock 2.1, and is faster and much more stable than either version of 8.5.x. It is the first version of Mac OS to display the version number as part of the startup screen. However, there is no process separation; the system still uses cooperative multitasking between processes, and even

672-530: The Sherlock search utility. This allowed users to search the contents of documents on hard drives (if the user had let it index the drive), or extend a search to the Internet. Sherlock plug-ins started appearing at this time; these allowed users to search the contents of other websites. Mac OS 8.5 includes several performance improvements. Copying files over a network was faster than prior versions and Apple advertised it as being "faster than Windows NT". AppleScript

714-481: The Internet Explorer layout engine MSHTML (Trident) was introduced. It attained just over 60% market share by March 1999 when IE5 was released. In August 2001 when Internet Explorer 6 was released, IE4.x had dropped to 7% market share and IE5 had increased to 80%. IE4 market share dropped under 1% by 2004. Internet Explorer 4 is no longer available for download from Microsoft. However, archived versions of

756-464: The Mac OS following a six-month release cycle. These updates began with Mac OS 7.6, released during WWDC . Mac OS 8.0, released six months later, continued to integrate Copland technologies into the Mac OS. Developed with the codename "Tempo", Mac OS 8.0 was announced on July 22, 1997, and released on July 26. The early beta releases of the product which were circulated to developers and Apple internal audiences, were branded as Mac OS 7.7, superseding

798-512: The boot drive must be HFS. Mac OS 8.1 was the first system to have a Universal Disk Format (UDF) driver, allowing for DVD support on the Mac for the first time. It also shipped with the new Java runtime (JDK 1.1.3). Mac OS 8.1 also included an enhanced version of PC Exchange , allowing Macintosh users to see the long file names (up to 255 characters) on files that were created on PCs running Microsoft Windows , and supporting FAT32 . Mac OS 8.1

840-426: The bottom of a scroll bar. Along with themes support, 8.5 was the first version to support 32-bit icons . Icons now had 24-bit color (16.7 million colors) and an 8-bit alpha channel , allowing for transparency-translucency effects. The application palette made its debut with 8.5 – the application menu at the right side of the menu bar could be resized to show the active application's name, or 'torn off' into

882-468: The default Apple Platinum look of the Mac OS to "Gizmo" or "HiTech" themes. This radical changing of the computer's appearance was removed at the last minute, and appeared only in beta versions, though users could still make (and share) their own themes and use them with the OS. The Appearance control panel was also updated to support proportional scroll bars, and added the option for both scroll arrows to be placed at

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924-470: The final version with the launch of the 4.0 browser in September that year. Most Active Channels were provided by bigger entertainment companies like Disney , WB or AOL and also made heavy use of DHTML (Dynamic HTML) . Channel defaults varied by country, and were controlled by the choice of country during the installation of Internet Explorer 4 (and therefore Windows 98 ). Channels could be displayed in

966-499: The palette's look and function could be configured to resemble the Windows 95 task bar. Mac OS 8.5.1, released December 7, 1998, was a minor update to Mac OS 8.5 that fixes several bugs that caused crashes and data corruption. Mac OS 8.6 was released on May 10, 1999 as a free update for Mac users running 8.5 and 8.5.1. It added support to the Mac OS nanokernel to handle preemptive tasks via

1008-709: The project continually falling behind schedule. In August 1996, Apple chief technology officer Ellen Hancock froze development of Copland and Apple began a search for an operating system developed outside the company. This ultimately led to Apple buying NeXT and developing Rhapsody which would eventually evolve into Mac OS X in 2001 (now named macOS). At the Worldwide Developers Conference in January 1997, Apple chief executive officer (CEO) Gil Amelio announced that, rather than release Copland as one monolithic release, Copland features would be phased into

1050-436: The release of Internet Explorer 4.5 Macintosh Edition . This new version dropped 68K processor support, introduced Form AutoFill, Print Preview, and Page Holder pane, which allowed user to hold a page of links on one side of the screen that opens pages in the right hand and support for Mac OS technology like Sherlock . On November 5, 1997, a beta of IE for Unix 4.0 was released for testing on Solaris. On January 27, 1998, it

1092-417: The same functionality but also allows connections to AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) servers. The installation process was simplified considerably in Mac OS 8.5. In earlier versions the installer worked in segments and often required a user to click to continue in between stages of the installation. This was a holdover from the days when the OS was distributed on multiple floppy disks, disk swapping promoting

1134-457: The software can be found on various websites. The Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview was released in April 1997, and Platform Preview 2.0 in July that year. Internet Explorer 4 was released to the public on September 22, 1997, and deepened the level of integration between the web browser and the underlying operating system. Installing version 4 and choosing " Windows Desktop Update " would result in

1176-529: The then-current release, Mac OS 7.6. The software was renamed Mac OS 8 before final release. Major changes in this version included the Platinum theme , a Finder which was PowerPC-native and multithreaded, and greater customization of the user interface . Other features introduced in Mac OS 8.0 include the following: Released on January 19, 1998, Mac OS 8.1 was the last version of the Mac OS to run on Macs with Motorola 68000 series processors. It addressed performance and reliability improvements. It introduced

1218-454: The traditional Windows Explorer being replaced by a version more akin to a web browser interface, as well as the Windows desktop itself being web-enabled via Active Desktop . The integration with Windows, however, was subject to numerous packaging criticisms (see United States v. Microsoft Corp. ). This option was no longer available with the installers for later versions of Internet Explorer but

1260-506: The web browser and retrieve element values. Events from the WebBrowser control can also be captured. MSHTML functionality becomes available by connecting the file mshtml.dll to the software project. A Browser Helper Object ( BHO ) is a DLL module designed as a plugin for Internet Explorer 4.0, and provides added functionality. Most BHOs are loaded once by each new instance of Internet Explorer. IE4 supported 68k Macs, although this

1302-555: Was 4.0 Service Pack 2. Uninstalling IE4 became the subject of concern to some users and was a point of contention in later lawsuits (see Removal of Internet Explorer and United States v. Microsoft Corp. .) On January 6, 1998, at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco , Microsoft announced the release of the final version of Internet Explorer version 4.0 for Macintosh . Version 4 includes support for offline browsing , Dynamic HTML ,

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1344-496: Was also rewritten to use only PowerPC code, which improved AppleScript execution speed significantly. Font Smoothing, system-wide antialiasing for type was also introduced. The HTML format for online help, first adopted by the Finder's Info Center in Mac OS 8, was now used throughout. This made it easier for software companies to write online help systems. The PPP control panel was removed and replaced with Remote Access, which provides

1386-415: Was an optional feature included with Internet Explorer 4, which provided several updated shell features for older versions of Microsoft Windows . The Windows Desktop Update also added the ability to create desk-bands like the quicklaunch bar. It also updated the Windows file manager, explorer.exe (also a shell), to be more modular and extensible. MSHTML (Trident) was a layout engine introduced with IE4. It

1428-563: Was available for Solaris 2.5.1 on SPARC and Intel, SunOS 4.1.4, Irix 5.3, Irix 6.2, HP UX 10.2, and IBM AIX 4.1.5. On March 4, 1998, IE 4.0 for Unix on Solaris was released. Later that year, a version for HP-UX was released. IE4 came with Active Desktop , Windows Desktop Update , Channels , Frontpage Express , Netmeeting , NetShow , Web Publishing Wizard, Microsoft Chat 2.0 and Progressive Networks RealPlayer . Outlook Express 4 replaced Internet Mail and News . Other new features including Dynamic HTML , inline PNG , Favicons ,

1470-456: Was available or included for these versions: If it is not possible to upgrade to 128-bit, then 40-bit (SGC) is standard. Mac OS: Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 is the eighth major release of the classic Mac OS operating system for Macintosh computers, released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997. It includes the largest overhaul of the classic Mac OS experience since the release of System 7 , approximately six years before. It places

1512-499: Was codenamed Copland. It was announced in March 1994 alongside the introduction of the first PowerPC Macs. Apple intended Copland as a fully modern system, including native PowerPC code, intelligent agents , a microkernel , a customizable interface named Appearance Manager , a hardware abstraction layer , and a relational database integrated into the Finder. Copland was to be followed by Gershwin , which promised memory protection spaces and full preemptive multitasking . The system

1554-451: Was designed as a software component to allow software developers to easily add web browsing functionality to their own applications. It presents a COM interface for accessing and editing web pages in any COM-supported environment, like C++ and .NET . For instance, the WebBrowser control can be added to a C++ program and MSHTML can then be used to access the page currently displayed in

1596-656: Was dropped in Internet Explorer 4.5. For Windows, 16MB of RAM, 11MB of disk space (minimum for install). The 16-bit version required a 486, 12 MB of RAM (or 16 MB for Java support), and 25 MB of disk space. System Requirements for initial release of 4.0 for Mac: IE 4.5 did not support 68k Macs. Internet Explorer 4 was the first version of the browser to support TLS 1.0. Internet Explorer 4 supported 40-bit and later 128-bit encryption through an add-on, using Server Gated Cryptography (SGC). A 256-bit encryption would not become available in IE for nearly 10 years. 128-bit encryption

1638-573: Was free for Mac OS 8 owners and was available in February 1998 via the apple.com website. Released October 17, 1998, Mac OS 8.5 was the first version of the Mac OS to run solely on Macs equipped with a PowerPC processor. If Mac OS 8.5 is installed on a 68k system, the Sad Mac error screen will appear. As such, it replaced some, but not all, of the 680x0 code with PowerPC code, improving system performance by relying less on 680x0 emulation . It introduced

1680-465: Was intended to be a full rewrite of the Mac OS, and Apple hoped to beat Microsoft Windows 95 to market with a development cycle of only one year. The Copland development was hampered by many missed deadlines. The release date was first pushed back to the end of 1995, then to mid-1996, late 1996, and finally to the end of 1997. With a dedicated team of 500 software engineers and an annual budget of $ 250 million, Apple executives began to grow impatient with

1722-483: Was not removed from the system if already installed. Internet Explorer 4 introduced support for Group Policy , allowing companies to configure and lock down many aspects of the browser's configuration. Internet Mail and News was replaced with Outlook Express , and Microsoft Chat and an improved NetMeeting were also included. Version 4.5 (only for Mac) dropped support for 68k Macs, but offered new features such as easier 128-bit encryption. The last non-Mac version

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1764-566: Was reported that IE 4.0 for Solaris was due in March; Tod Nielsen, general manager of Microsoft's developer relations group, joked that "he wanted to launch Internet Explorer 4.0 for Unix at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in San Francisco " because of skepticism from those who suspected IE for Unix was vaporware . It was further reported that versions for " HP-UX , IBM AIX , and Irix " were planned. The software used to enable this, MainWin XDE,

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