Editing Mac OS X Jaguar

{{Short description|Third major release of Mac OS X}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox OS version
| name = Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
| version of = [[macOS]]
| logo = Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar.png
| logo size = 64px
| screenshot = Jaguar on G4.png<!--Do not change unless you have read "Wikipedia:Software_screenshots"!-->
| caption = Screenshot of Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
| developer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]]
| family = {{flat list|
* [[Macintosh operating systems|Macintosh]]
* [[Unix-like]]
}}
| source_model = [[Closed source|Closed]], with [[open-source software|open source]] components
| license = [[Apple Public Source License]] (APSL) and Apple [[end-user license agreement]] (EULA)
| kernel_type = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]] ([[XNU]])
| supported_platforms = [[PowerPC]]<!--Only official platforms are listed, not what they played around with and never released-->
| release_version = 10.2.8
| release_date = {{Start date and age|2003|10|3}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120245|title=Mac OS X Update 10.2.8 : Information and Download|publisher=Apple Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015194049/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120245|archive-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref>
| GA date = {{Start date and age|2002|8|23}}<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/08/23Jaguar-Unleashed-at-10-20-p-m-Tonight|title=Jaguar "Unleashed" at 10:20 p.m. Tonight|date=August 23, 2002|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133602/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/08/23Jaguar-Unleashed-at-10-20-p-m-Tonight/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| preceded_by = [[Mac OS X 10.1]]
| succeeded_by = [[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3 Panther]]
| tagline = Wildly innovative.
| support_status = Historical, unsupported as of January 1, 2007
| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030401082613/http://www.apple.com:80/macosx|date=April 1, 2003|title=Apple - Mac OS X }}
}}
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'''Mac OS X Jaguar''' (version 10.2) is the third [[software versioning|major release]] of [[macOS]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] desktop and server [[operating system]]. It superseded [[Mac OS X 10.1]] and preceded [[Mac OS X Panther]]. The operating system was released on August 23, 2002. It was available both for single-computer installations and in a "family pack" that allowed five installations on separate computers in one household.<ref name="familypack">{{cite news|last=Fried|first=Ian|title=Apple gives break to multi-Mac homes|date=August 15, 2002|publisher=[[CNET]]|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/apple-gives-break-to-multi-mac-homes/|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Jaguar was the first Mac OS X release to publicly use its [[code name]] in marketing and advertisements.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[University of California]]|url=http://lscr.berkeley.edu/advice/using/mac-os-x/macosx-2-3|title=About Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar) and 10.3 (Panther)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011031045/http://lscr.berkeley.edu/advice/using/mac-os-x/macosx-2-3|archive-date=October 11, 2013|url-status=dead }}</ref>

==System requirements==
Mac OS X Jaguar requires a [[PowerPC G3]] or [[PowerPC G4|G4]] [[CPU]] and 128 [[megabyte|MB]] of [[RAM]].<ref name="lem">{{cite web|last1=Knight|first1=Dan|title=Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar|url=http://lowendmac.com/2002/mac-os-x-10-2-jaguar|website=Low End Mac|date=August 24, 2002|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-date=September 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913102425/http://lowendmac.com/2002/mac-os-x-10-2-jaguar/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Special builds were released for the first [[PowerPC G5]] systems released by Apple.<ref name="lem"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Power Macintosh G5 1.6 (PCI) Specifications|url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_1.6.html|website=EveryMac.com|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021035903/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_1.6.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Power Mac G5 Specifications|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP96|website=Apple Support|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-date=September 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919180327/https://support.apple.com/kb/SP96?locale=en_US|url-status=live}}</ref>

==New and changed features==
* [[MPEG-4]] support is added in [[QuickTime]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Apple Introduces "Jaguar," the Next Major Release of Mac OS X|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/07/17Apple-Introduces-Jaguar-the-Next-Major-Release-of-Mac-OS-X|date=July 17, 2002|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=August 22, 2019|archive-date=September 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919180257/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/07/17Apple-Introduces-Jaguar-the-Next-Major-Release-of-Mac-OS-X/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Address Book (application)|Address Book]] and [[Inkwell (Macintosh)|Inkwell]] are introduced  for handwriting recognition.<ref name="lem"/>  
* New features are introduced, such as [[Zeroconf]] and [[Bonjour (software)|Rendezvous]] (later renamed to Bonjour), which allows devices on the same network to automatically discover each other and offer available services, such as [[file sharing]], [[image scanner|shared scanners]], and printers, to the user.
* Mac OS X Jaguar Server 10.2.2 added [[journaling file system|journaling]] to [[HFS Plus]], the native Macintosh file system, to add increased reliability and data recovery features.  This was later added to the standard Mac OS X in version 10.3 Panther.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mac OS X: About file system journaling|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204435|website=Apple Support|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511045537/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204435|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Jaguar saw the debut of [[Quartz Compositor|Quartz Extreme]], a technology used to composite graphics directly on the [[graphics processing unit|video card]], without the use of software to composite windows. The technology allotted the task of drawing the 3D surface of windows to the video card, rather than to the CPU, to increase interface responsiveness and performance.
* [[Apple Universal Access|Universal Access]] was added to allow the Macintosh to be usable by [[disability|disabled computer users]].
* The user interface of Jaguar was also updated to add search features to the [[Finder (software)|Finder]], powered by [[Sherlock (software)|Sherlock 3]].
* Internally, Jaguar added the [[CUPS|Common Unix Printing System]] (also known as CUPS), a modular printing system for [[Unix-like]] [[operating systems]], and improved support for [[Microsoft Windows]] networks using the open-source [[Samba (software)|Samba]] as a server for the [[Server Message Block|SMB]] remote file access protocol and a FreeBSD-derived [[virtual file system]] module as a client for SMB.
* The [[Happy Mac]] startup icon that was introduced with the [[Original Macintosh 128K|original Macintosh]] was replaced with a grey Apple logo.

==Marketing==
Jaguar was a $129 upgrade for both Mac OS 9 and existing Mac OS X users.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/151063/17jaguar.html |title=Apple Unleashes Jaguar |first=Jason |last=Snell |website=Macworld |date=June 30, 2002 |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> In October 2002, Apple offered free copies of Jaguar to all U.S. K-12 teachers as part of the "X For Teachers" program. Teachers who wanted to get a copy had to fill out a form and a packet containing Mac OS X installation discs and manuals was then shipped to the school where they taught.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Apple Gives Jaguar Free to All U.S. K-12 Teachers |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/10/17Apple-Gives-Jaguar-Free-to-All-U-S-K-12-Teachers/ |date=October 17, 2002 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |publisher=Apple Inc.}}</ref>

Jaguar was the first version of Mac OS X to use its internal codename as the official name of the operating system. To that effect, the retail packaging featured [[Computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]] jaguar fur designed by animation studio [[Pixar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaguar: New Mac operating system a well-stuffed breed {{!}} The Seattle Times|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20020824&slug=ptmacc24|website=archive.seattletimes.com|access-date=July 14, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714072927/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20020824&slug=ptmacc24|url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting with Jaguar, Mac OS X releases were given a [[felidae|feline]]-related marketing name upon announcement until the introduction of [[OS X Mavericks]] in June 2013, at which point releases began to be named after locations in [[California]], where Apple is headquartered. Mac OS X (rebranded as OS X in 2011 and later macOS in 2016) releases are now also referred to by their marketing name, in addition to version numbers.

==Release history==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Version
!Build
!style=width:128px|Date
!style=width:68px|[[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]] version
!Notes
|-
|style=text-align:center rowspan=2|10.2
|6C115
|rowspan=2|August 24, 2002
|rowspan=2|6.0
|rowspan=2|Original retail release
|-
|6C115a
|-
|style=text-align:center|10.2.1
|6D52
|September 18, 2002
|6.1
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.1 Update, codename Jaguar Red
|-
|style=text-align:center|10.2.2
|6F21
|November 11, 2002
|6.2
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.2 Update, codename Jaguar Blue or Merlot
|-
|style=text-align:center rowspan=3|10.2.3
|6G30
|December 19, 2002
|rowspan=3|6.3
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.3 Update, codename Jaguar Green
|-
|6G37
|
|Updated retail release
|-
|6G50
|
|Server edition; retail release
|-
|style=text-align:center|10.2.4
|6I32
|February 13, 2003
|6.4
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.4 Update, codename Jaguar Pink
|-
|style=text-align:center|10.2.5
|6L29
|April 10, 2003
|6.5
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.5 Update, codename Jaguar Plaid
|-
|style=text-align:center|10.2.6
|6L60
|May 6, 2003
|6.6
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.6 Update, codename Jaguar Black
|-
|style=text-align:center|10.2.7
|6R65
|September 22, 2003
|6.7
|Removed from distribution due to defects
|-
|style=text-align:center rowspan=2|10.2.8
|6R73
|rowspan=2|October 3, 2003
|rowspan=2|6.8
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update; released as 6R50 for one day
|-
|6S90
|About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 (G5) Update
|}

Mac OS X 10.2.7 (codenames Blackrider, Smeagol) was only available to the new [[Power Mac G5]]s and aluminum [[PowerBook G4]]s released before Mac OS X Panther. It was never officially released to the general public.

Mac OS X 10.2.8 is the last version of Mac OS X officially supported on the "[[Beige G3]]" desktop, minitower, and all-in-one systems as well as the [[PowerBook G3]] Series (1998) also known as Wallstreet/PDQ; though later releases can be run on such Macs with the help of unofficial, unlicensed, and unsupported third-party tools such as [[XPostFacto]].

==Timeline==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2002/09/macosx-10-2.ars Mac OS X 10.2] review at [[Ars Technica]]
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204192214/http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2053.html|date=February 4, 2004|title=Mac OS X 10.2 - Technical Note TN2053}} at [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]

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|title=Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)
|years=2002
|before=[[Mac OS X 10.1|Mac OS X 10.1 (Puma)]]
|after=[[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)]]
}}
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