Mac OS X 10.4 - Final Candidate?

MacRumors · Mar 29, 2005, 01:02 PM

The removal of the "Pre-Release" tag from the most recent seeds on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger has suggested that the upcoming Mac OS X revision has reached Final Candidate stage.

The most recent build is 8A425. Final candidates are considered to be complete/ready versions of software development. If no further issues are determined, the final candidate may be declared Gold Master -- which will be the shipping version of the product.

Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is expected to ship in mid-April, with a rumored announcement this Friday (April 1).

malcom.mac · Mar 29, 2005, 01:04 PM

Go tiger go!!!! eat my powerbook!

Gimzotoy · Mar 29, 2005, 01:05 PM

Here we go. I can't wait. Some of the new features look pretty cool, and I'm holding off on a new Mac mini until this comes out. The sooner the better (unless it's not done, obviously. No need to rush a buggy OS to market, they're at least a year ahead of MS.).

revjay · Mar 29, 2005, 01:10 PM

I'm ready.
My Visa is ready.
My mac at home is ready.
I'll be ordering a 'Book for the office and travels when it's official.
RU ready?
I can't wait to have everything on my 'puter accessed from one starting point!
Cheers!

Zaty · Mar 29, 2005, 01:11 PM

There will be at least one more build before Tiger reaches Gold Master. But an April 1 announcement now seems possible.

nuckinfutz · Mar 29, 2005, 01:11 PM

Have they removed the debug code?

kasei · Mar 29, 2005, 01:13 PM

I am there. With all the hype I really hope Tiger comes without fleas...

~Shard~ · Mar 29, 2005, 01:16 PM

Great news! The early release of Tiger now seems more and more likely. Can't wait to see what happens...

tsunami2k3 · Mar 29, 2005, 01:16 PM

This is great news, but now I'm going to have to decide whether or not I want a new iBook or new Powerbook (that is assuming the iBook gets a little help to meet the recommended specs of Tiger). Stupid battery life vs. power debate

quackattack · Mar 29, 2005, 01:16 PM

Wow, April 1 seems like a pretty safe bet now. Warming up my credit card!

Wonder Boy · Mar 29, 2005, 01:18 PM

$14 credit at the university bookstore AND the student discount? A brand new mac for $55? Sure, I'll take one.

BornAgainMac · Mar 29, 2005, 01:20 PM

I'll remember this talk of bugs when the next version 18 months from now comes out. It will have tons of problems and people are going to be negative and say it will never ship on time. I think this is a normal process of finding bugs and fixing them. Even though they may sound really major, it sometimes a walk-thru of the code will reveal the problem and it isn't a big deal to fix it.

valiatti · Mar 29, 2005, 01:22 PM

now im just waiting the PB G5!!!.. Imagine that.... PB G5 + Tiger!!!!

JJTiger1 · Mar 29, 2005, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quackattack

Wow, April 1 seems like a pretty safe bet now. Warming up my credit card!

April 1st is a safe bet that it's April Fools Day.

I will believe that Mac OS Tiger is available when it's still on Apple.com's website the following day.

This Tiger is available now !!!
... call the house. I'm playing with an antique 6500/250. Getting it ready for transport to it's new owner.
=-=-=
JJ Tiger

Zaty · Mar 29, 2005, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJTiger1

April 1st is a safe bet that it's April Fools Day.

I will believe that Mac OS Tiger is available when it's still on Apple.com's website the following day.

This Tiger is available now !!!
... call the house. I'm playing with an antique 6500/250. Getting it ready for transport to it's new owner.
=-=-=
JJ Tiger

What would people say if Tiger disappeared at midnight of April 2.

rog · Mar 29, 2005, 01:33 PM

Anyone know if it feels signficantly faster? 10.3 was a bit faster than 10.2 and 10.2 was much faster than 10.1 etc. However, 10.4 feature wise isn't very compelling for me personally unless it feels faster. 10.3 still is noticeably slow in things like bringing up contextual menus. Is it much faster on G5s given that they have had much more time to optimize it so G5 owners can finally get the payoff Apple promised that would come with software optimization?

VicMacs · Mar 29, 2005, 01:34 PM

imagine that... !! im doing backup as we speak!

ShiggyMiyamoto · Mar 29, 2005, 01:34 PM

OMG OMG OMG!! *excited* ^_^ I hope 8A425 IS the GM. GO APPLE GO!!

loneAzdgari · Mar 29, 2005, 01:44 PM

Does anyone realise that these rumours are predicting the release of OS X on April Fools? Smells a bit fishy to me... Unless Apple has some sort of joke on it's site about it being April Fools.

bdkennedy1 · Mar 29, 2005, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loneAzdgari

Does anyone realise that these rumours are predicting the release of OS X on April Fools? Smells a bit fishy to me... Unless Apple has some sort of joke on it's site about it being April Fools.

Apple announced the release of OS X 10.0 on April 1, so there's no reason to believe it's a joke.

revjay · Mar 29, 2005, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loneAzdgari

Does anyone realise that these rumours are predicting the release of OS X on April Fools? Smells a bit fishy to me... Unless Apple has some sort of joke on it's site about it being April Fools.

Do you honestly think that Steve and the Jobians would deliberately trick you and I into thinking a product was ready for release, then rip the carpet out from under us???

chelseasian · Mar 29, 2005, 01:53 PM

Yay!!!!!

Finally I can go get that iBook with Tiger loaded I hope.

Coincidentally, I am born under the Chinese zodiac year of the Tiger- I guess it must be my lucky year.

quackattack · Mar 29, 2005, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJTiger1

April 1st is a safe bet that it's April Fools Day.

I will believe that Mac OS Tiger is available when it's still on Apple.com's website the following day.

The April fool's day factor has been well discussed. If it is in fact announced on the first, we have no reason not to trust it. While pranks are fun among friends, I doubt that a big company like Apple would joke about a major product release.

While there is risk that the date is a joke, if we hear from Apple we are safe. I think pre-release being removed is a sign that we are close. If not April 1, I hope we can count on the first half of April. Mmmm.... TIGER.

markoibook · Mar 29, 2005, 01:56 PM

Related to the talk on speed, has anybody tried Tiger on a G3 iBook?

I waited a few weeks when Panther came out to see how people reported it running on G3 iBook, and was pleasantly pleased when I installed it on my machine, and my G3 iBook now runs better than it did on Jaguar.

Any chance that Tiger will run at least as fast as Panther (or maybe quicker?) and how does Spotlight run (bearing in mind the slower speed of the iBooks hard drive?)

Cheers,

Marko

vasu · Mar 29, 2005, 01:56 PM

I thought 10.0 was released (in stores) before that, on March 24th...

Quote:

Originally Posted by bdkennedy1

Apple announced the release of OS X 10.0 on April 1, so there's no reason to believe it's a joke.

Mar 29, 2005, 01:02 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Mac OS X 10.4 - Final Candidate? The removal of the "Pre-Release" tag from the most recent seeds on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger has suggested that the upcoming Mac OS X revision has reached Final Candidate stage. The most recent build is 8A425. Final candidates are considered to be complete/ready versions of software development. If no further issues are determined, the final candidate may be declared Gold Master -- which will be the shipping version of the product. Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is expected to ship in mid-April, with a rumored announcement this Friday (April 1).

Mar 29, 2005, 01:13 PM	#7
kasei macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA	I am there. With all the hype I really hope Tiger comes without fleas... __________________ 13" 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook; 17" 1.33 GHz PowerBook with 1 Gig of RAM; 32 GB 3GS iPhone/Black; 8GB iPhone 1st Gen; 4GB iPod Mini; 4GB iPod Nano;

Mar 29, 2005, 01:16 PM	#8
~Shard~ macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1123.6536.5321	Great news! The early release of Tiger now seems more and more likely. Can't wait to see what happens... __________________ My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - J. Brotherton

Mar 29, 2005, 01:16 PM	#10
quackattack macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boise, ID	Wow, April 1 seems like a pretty safe bet now. Warming up my credit card! __________________ Alum iMac 24" 2.8, 4GB RAM Powerbook 15" G4 1.5 iPhone / 5G iPod / TV "Be true to yourself, if it lands you in hell at least now you know."

Mar 29, 2005, 01:18 PM	#11
Wonder Boy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Windsor, CT	$14 credit at the university bookstore AND the student discount? A brand new mac for $55? Sure, I'll take one. __________________ girls are pretty.

Mar 29, 2005, 01:04 PM	#2
malcom.mac macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: rome	Go tiger go!!!! eat my powerbook!

Mar 29, 2005, 01:05 PM	#3
Gimzotoy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2003	Here we go. I can't wait. Some of the new features look pretty cool, and I'm holding off on a new Mac mini until this comes out. The sooner the better (unless it's not done, obviously. No need to rush a buggy OS to market, they're at least a year ahead of MS.).

Mar 29, 2005, 01:10 PM	#4
revjay macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Beautiful Vancouver Island	I'm ready. My Visa is ready. My mac at home is ready. I'll be ordering a 'Book for the office and travels when it's official. RU ready? I can't wait to have everything on my 'puter accessed from one starting point! Cheers!

Mar 29, 2005, 01:11 PM	#5
Zaty macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Switzerland	There will be at least one more build before Tiger reaches Gold Master. But an April 1 announcement now seems possible.

Mar 29, 2005, 01:11 PM	#6
nuckinfutz macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Middle Earth	Have they removed the debug code?

Mar 29, 2005, 01:16 PM	#9
tsunami2k3 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2005	This is great news, but now I'm going to have to decide whether or not I want a new iBook or new Powerbook (that is assuming the iBook gets a little help to meet the recommended specs of Tiger). Stupid battery life vs. power debate

Mar 29, 2005, 01:20 PM	#12
BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	I'll remember this talk of bugs when the next version 18 months from now comes out. It will have tons of problems and people are going to be negative and say it will never ship on time. I think this is a normal process of finding bugs and fixing them. Even though they may sound really major, it sometimes a walk-thru of the code will reveal the problem and it isn't a big deal to fix it.

Mar 29, 2005, 01:22 PM	#13
valiatti macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2005	PB? now im just waiting the PB G5!!!.. Imagine that.... PB G5 + Tiger!!!!

Mar 29, 2005, 01:33 PM	#16
rog macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Kalapana, HI	Anyone know if it feels signficantly faster? 10.3 was a bit faster than 10.2 and 10.2 was much faster than 10.1 etc. However, 10.4 feature wise isn't very compelling for me personally unless it feels faster. 10.3 still is noticeably slow in things like bringing up contextual menus. Is it much faster on G5s given that they have had much more time to optimize it so G5 owners can finally get the payoff Apple promised that would come with software optimization?

Mar 29, 2005, 01:34 PM	#17
VicMacs macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dominican Republic	this would be good imagine that... !! im doing backup as we speak! __________________ @ MacWorld

Mar 29, 2005, 01:34 PM	#18
ShiggyMiyamoto macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Just outside Boston, MA.	OMG OMG OMG!! excited ^_^ I hope 8A425 IS the GM. GO APPLE GO!!

Mar 29, 2005, 01:44 PM	#19
loneAzdgari macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK, KENT	Does anyone realise that these rumours are predicting the release of OS X on April Fools? Smells a bit fishy to me... Unless Apple has some sort of joke on it's site about it being April Fools.

Mar 29, 2005, 01:53 PM	#22
chelseasian macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York, NY (Chelsea)	Yay!!!!! Finally I can go get that iBook with Tiger loaded I hope. Coincidentally, I am born under the Chinese zodiac year of the Tiger- I guess it must be my lucky year. __________________ Work: MacBook Air Work: Mac Pro 2.8 Antique: iBook G3 Graphite :

Mar 29, 2005, 01:56 PM	#24
markoibook macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Reading, UK.	Related to the talk on speed, has anybody tried Tiger on a G3 iBook? I waited a few weeks when Panther came out to see how people reported it running on G3 iBook, and was pleasantly pleased when I installed it on my machine, and my G3 iBook now runs better than it did on Jaguar. Any chance that Tiger will run at least as fast as Panther (or maybe quicker?) and how does Spotlight run (bearing in mind the slower speed of the iBooks hard drive?) Cheers, Marko __________________ Macbook c2d 2.16ghz, 2gb ram, 120gb; PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0ghz, iBook G3, Apple TV, 2nd gen 10gb iPod

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