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Mac OS X 10.1
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<h2 id="system-requirements">System requirements</h2> <p>Supported computers: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Power_Mac_G3/3bTpQqMn">Power Mac G3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Power_Mac_G4/VdKDJM1D">Power Mac G4</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Power_Mac_G4_Cube/IJpLgeUK">Power Mac G4 Cube</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IMac_G3/PtcWF9bT">iMac G3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IMac_G4/uAvPa7CH">iMac G4</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/EMac/3NsSpUyq">eMac</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PowerBook_G3/X6S8G71z">PowerBook G3</a>, except for the original PowerBook G3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/PowerBook_G4/WgRI74X7">PowerBook G4</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/IBook/fC8Pgapc">iBook</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li></ul> <p>RAM: </p> <ul><li>128 <a href="/facts/Megabyte/RBF4XpWb">megabytes</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> (MB) (unofficially 64 MB minimum)</li></ul> <p>Hard Drive Space: </p> <ul><li>1.5 <a href="/facts/Gigabytes/s2hb2SEg">gigabytes</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> (GB)</li></ul> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>Apple introduced many features that were missing from the previous version, as well as improving overall system performance. </p><p>This system release brought some major new features to the Mac OS X platform: </p> <ul><li>Performance enhancements — Mac OS X 10.1 introduced large performance increases throughout the system.</li> <li>Easier <a href="/facts/Compact_disc/g51GRloc">CD</a> and <a href="/facts/DVD/7fJsHJrN">DVD</a> burning — better support in <a href="/facts/Finder_(software)/LD3gHLDo">Finder</a> as well as in <a href="/facts/ITunes/pdXPE33T">iTunes</a></li> <li>DVD playback support — DVDs can be played in <a href="/facts/Apple_DVD_Player_(software)/a4XthVXd">Apple DVD Player</a></li> <li>More printer support (200 printers supported out of the box) — One of the main complaints of version 10.0 users was the lack of printer drivers, and Apple attempted to remedy the situation by including more drivers, although many critics complained that there were still not enough.</li> <li>Faster 3D (<a href="/facts/OpenGL/xQoMWePr">OpenGL</a> performs 20% faster) — The OpenGL drivers and handling were vastly improved in this version of Mac OS X, which created a large performance gap for 3D elements in the interface, and 3D applications.</li> <li>Improved <a href="/facts/AppleScript/cc3rc4wD">AppleScript</a> — The scripting interface now allows scripting access to many more system components, such as the Printer Center, and Terminal, thus improving the customizability of the interface. As well, Apple introduced <a href="/facts/AppleScript_Studio/cc3rc4wD">AppleScript Studio</a>, which allows a user to create full AppleScript applications in a simple graphical interface.</li> <li>Improved filehandling - The <a href="/facts/Finder_(software)/LD3gHLDo">Finder</a> was enhanced to optionally hide <a href="/facts/File_extension/cJgfAym4">file extensions</a> on a per-file basis. The <a href="/facts/Cocoa_(API)/p10p5aFI">Cocoa</a> API was enhanced to allow developers to set traditional Mac <a href="/facts/OSType/4AxE2jJa">type and creator</a> information directly without relying on Carbon to do it.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ColorSync/7uDAhFUz">ColorSync 4.0</a>, the <a href="/facts/Color_management/4PtNuCee">color management</a> system and API.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Image_Capture/rpgp6gJ4">Image Capture</a>, for acquiring images from <a href="/facts/Digital_camera/LSGTserm">digital cameras</a> and <a href="/facts/Image_scanner/7DEJFTwx">scanners</a>.</li> <li>Menu Extras, a set of items the user can add to the system menu, replacing the supplied Dock Extras from Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul> <p>Apple switched to using Mac OS X as the default on all then-new Macs with the 10.1.2 release.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h3>Applications found on Mac OS X 10.1 Puma</h3> <ul><li>Address Book</li> <li>AppleScript</li> <li><a href="/facts/Calculator_(Apple)/yMRPvvPW">Calculator</a></li> <li>Chess</li> <li>Clock</li> <li>CPU Monitor</li> <li><a href="/facts/DVD_Player_(macOS)/a4XthVXd">DVD Player</a></li> <li>Image Capture</li> <li><a href="/facts/IMovie/nXmcvVwf">iMovie</a></li> <li>Internet Connect</li> <li><a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer_for_Mac/5UFTCbja">Internet Explorer for Mac</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ITunes/pdXPE33T">iTunes</a></li> <li>Mail</li> <li>Preview</li> <li>Process Viewer (now Activity Monitor)</li> <li><a href="/facts/QuickTime_Player/rA3GQp2j">QuickTime Player</a></li> <li>Sherlock</li> <li>Stickies</li> <li>System Preferences</li> <li><a href="/facts/StuffIt_Expander/1cGAhVVs">StuffIt Expander</a></li> <li>TextEdit</li> <li>Terminal</li></ul> <h2 id="release-history">Release history</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Build</th><th>Date</th><th><a href="/facts/Darwin_(operating_system)/DogI3ptd">Darwin</a> version</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>10.1</td><td>5G64</td><td>September 25, 2001</td><td>1.4.1</td><td>Original retail CD-ROM release; 5L14 and 5L17b available after certain security updates</td></tr><tr><td>10.1.1</td><td>5M28</td><td>November 12, 2001</td><td>5.1</td><td>Mac OS X Update 10.1.1: Information and Download</td></tr><tr><td>10.1.2</td><td>5P48</td><td>December 21, 2001</td><td>5.2</td><td>Mac OS X Update 10.1.2: Information and Download</td></tr><tr><td>10.1.3</td><td>5Q45</td><td>February 19, 2002</td><td>5.3</td><td>Mac OS X Update 10.1.3: Information and Download</td></tr><tr><td>10.1.4</td><td>5Q125</td><td>April 17, 2002</td><td>5.4</td><td>Mac OS X Update 10.1.4: Information and Download</td></tr><tr><td>10.1.5</td><td>5S60</td><td>June 5, 2002</td><td>5.5</td><td>Mac OS X Update 10.1.5: Information and Download; 5S66 after networking update</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="timeline">Timeline</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Timeline of Mac operating systems <ul><li>v</li><li>t</li><li>e</li></ul></th></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/apple/2001/10/macosx-10-1">Mac OS X 10.1</a> review at <a href="/facts/Ars_Technica/zvnX7pnh">Ars Technica</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040405223435/http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2029.html">Mac OS X 10.1 - Technical Note TN2029</a> at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (archived April 5, 2004) from <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc/oTJYta3k">Apple</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040222132354/http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2043.html">Mac OS X 10.1.1-10.1.3 - Technical Note TN2043</a> at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (archived February 22, 2004) from <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc/oTJYta3k">Apple</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Seybold San Francisco Keynote 2001". September 25, 2001. <a href="https://archive.org/details/2001-09-25-seybold-san-francisco-keynote" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/2001-09-25-seybold-san-francisco-keynote</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. 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Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20011118012210/http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL%2FA</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Mac OS X v10.1". Apple Inc. 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. 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Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2014. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170702023110/http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/cocoa/38552-mac-os-10-1-file-name-extension-guidelines.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170702023110/http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/cocoa/38552-mac-os-10-1-file-name-extension-guidelines.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Mac OS X 10.1 - Page 9 - (10/2001)". archive.arstechnica.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2020. <a href="https://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/01q4/macosx-10.1/m-macosx-10.1-9.html" target="_blank">https://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/01q4/macosx-10.1/m-macosx-10.1-9.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Apple Makes Mac OS X the Default Operating System on All Macs" (Press release). Apple. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2018. <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/01/07Apple-Makes-Mac-OS-X-the-Default-Operating-System-on-All-Macs" target="_blank">https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/01/07Apple-Makes-Mac-OS-X-the-Default-Operating-System-on-All-Macs</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>