OS X Mountain Lion
OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" is an operating system made by Apple Inc. for its Macintosh line of computers. It is a version of OS X, and carries the release number 10.8. It was released on July 25, 2012. According to Apple, "Mountain Lion" contains over 200 changes and improvements since OS X 10.7 "Lion".[1]
| OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion | |
|---|---|
| Part of the OS X family | |
 | |
| Developer | |
| Apple Inc. | |
| Website | Official website |
| Releases | |
| Initial release | July 25, 2012 [info] |
| Stable release | 10.8.5 (Build 12F45) (October 3, 2013) [info] |
| Source model | Closed source (with open source components) |
| License | Apple Public Source License (APSL) and Apple end-user license agreement (EULA) |
| Kernel type | Hybrid |
| Update method | Mac App Store |
| Platform support | x86-64 |
| Preceded by | Mac OS X v10.7 Lion |
| Succeeded by | OS X v10.9 Mavericks |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of August 2015 | |
| Further reading | |
History
"OS X 10.8" was announced February 16, 2012 along with the release of an unfinished (developer preview) version for people who are signed up to its "Developer Portal".[2] The upgrade was released to the public on the Mac App Store on 25 July, 2012 after over 5 months in beta.[3]
Notable New Features
Main features:
- Notification Center - a place to see what has happened on your computer since you last checked.
- Notes - an app to make notes on, similar to that on the iPad and iPhone.
- Messages - send free "iMessages" to other Mac, iPhone and iPad users.
- Reminders - make your Mac remind you about something, similar to the iPhone and iPad app.
- Game Center - play games and compare scores with other Game Center users on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
- AirPlay Mirroring - stream your Mac's screen to an Apple TV.
- Power Nap - allows your Mac to download updates while asleep.
- Safari 6 - includes a new search/address bar and a new way to see all your open tabs.
- Dictation - allows you to dictate words to your Mac so you don't have to type.
Smaller features:
- Updated dock - the dock has a more metallic look, rather than the glass look seen previously.
- Facebook and Twitter integration - share files directly to Facebook and Twitter, and post/tweet from Notification Center.
- Save to iCloud - save Pages, Keynote and Number's documents to iCloud.
- Gatekeeper - stops apps from installing unless from the Mac App Store or approved by Apple.
- Search Launchpad - search for an app in launchpad.
OS X Mountain Lion Media
OS X Mountain Lion was announced at WWDC 2012 at Moscone West.
References
- ↑ "Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - See everything the new OS X can do". Apple Inc. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "Apple Releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview with Over 100 New Features". Apple Newsroom.
- ↑ Andrew Laughlin (25 July 2012). "Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion". Digital Spy.