Revisiting the first OS X beta, Kodiak<article>
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<p>A little over 15 years ago, Apple released a bear into the wilds. Well, technically, it released
Mac OS X into the wilds with its public beta program, but since this preview version of OS X was codenamed “Kodiak,” a species of bear found in Alaska, I think I can be forgiven for spicing up the opening sentence to an article about an old beta version of an operating system.</p><p>Besides, for many this new OS was as unfamiliar and frightening as if you found a large brown bear sitting on your desk, although if said bear was clothed in pinstripes like OS X was, perhaps the reaction would have been different. Especially if you’d been charged $29.95 for it. Wait, let me take a step back—which is probably shrewd advice when there’s a damned great bear on your desk.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3021418/os-x/revisiting-the-first-os-x-beta-kodiak.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Revisiting the first OS X beta, Kodiak
