Apple Mac OS X v10.4.3 "Tiger" Family Pack MA191N/A User Manual
Product codes
MA191N/A
38
Product Guide
Mac OS X Tiger
Mac OS X Tiger
Remappable modifiers. The rich history of UNIX includes a wide range of platforms
and keyboard layouts. In particular, various traditional keyboards popular with the
UNIX community had the Control key where Caps Lock is on modern keyboards. You
can now custom-configure the modifier keys on your keyboard in the Keyboard and
Mouse preference pane.
and keyboard layouts. In particular, various traditional keyboards popular with the
UNIX community had the Control key where Caps Lock is on modern keyboards. You
can now custom-configure the modifier keys on your keyboard in the Keyboard and
Mouse preference pane.
SMP. Every portion of the kernel (especially networking and file systems) has been
hand-tuned with carefully chosen locks, to minimize thread contention when using
multiple processors. This improves the efficiency of the kernel, resulting in faster
system performance.
hand-tuned with carefully chosen locks, to minimize thread contention when using
multiple processors. This improves the efficiency of the kernel, resulting in faster
system performance.
Xgrid: Distributed computing for the rest of us. Xgrid in Mac OS X Tiger is Apple’s
easy-to-use solution for distributed computing. Xgrid makes it easy to turn an ad hoc
group of Mac systems into a low-cost supercomputer by streamlining the process of
assembling nodes, submitting jobs, and retrieving results. Scientists, animators, and
digital content creators now have the opportunity to run a single job across multiple
computers at once, dramatically improving performance and responsiveness.
easy-to-use solution for distributed computing. Xgrid makes it easy to turn an ad hoc
group of Mac systems into a low-cost supercomputer by streamlining the process of
assembling nodes, submitting jobs, and retrieving results. Scientists, animators, and
digital content creators now have the opportunity to run a single job across multiple
computers at once, dramatically improving performance and responsiveness.
Access control lists (ACLs). Capability-based ACLs have been fully integrated into
the system permissions model. These kernel-level checks for read, write, and execute
permissions are fully compatible with existing standards, including respect for Active
Directory authorizations with Windows clients and servers. Traditional UNIX groups can
now be nested, and individual users can belong to more than 16 groups.
the system permissions model. These kernel-level checks for read, write, and execute
permissions are fully compatible with existing standards, including respect for Active
Directory authorizations with Windows clients and servers. Traditional UNIX groups can
now be nested, and individual users can belong to more than 16 groups.
HFS+ tool support. These extended-attribute APIs provide a consistent way for UNIX
command-line utilities to support multifork files as found in UDF (the DVD format),
NTFS, and HFS+ resource forks. All the common UNIX file manipulation commands in
Tiger have been updated to properly handle HFS+ metadata, eliminating the need for
custom versions.
command-line utilities to support multifork files as found in UDF (the DVD format),
NTFS, and HFS+ resource forks. All the common UNIX file manipulation commands in
Tiger have been updated to properly handle HFS+ metadata, eliminating the need for
custom versions.
UNIX enhancements in Tiger
• 64-bit libSystem and Accelerate framework
for high-performance computing
• Encrypted swap file
• RAID 0+1, 1+0, JBOD, and faster mirror
• RAID 0+1, 1+0, JBOD, and faster mirror
rebuilds
• SSL-enabled WebDAV file system
• SQLite open source database
• Updated UNIX tools, libraries, and commands
• SQLite open source database
• Updated UNIX tools, libraries, and commands
– FreeBSD 5: Darwin 8, the open source
core of Mac OS X, includes the latest
components from the FreeBSD project.
components from the FreeBSD project.
– GCC 4: The latest open source compiler is
fully integrated into the Xcode developer
tools, with optimizations for 64-bit
development.
tools, with optimizations for 64-bit
development.
– Updated scripting languages: Versions
include Perl 5.8.6, Tcl 8.4.7, Ruby 1.8.2,
Python 2.3.5, and PHP 4.3.10.
Python 2.3.5, and PHP 4.3.10.
• Enhanced XML processing using Perl, Python,
and Tcl. New XML processing tools include
xsltproc for transforming XML using XSLT,
and tidy, which cleans up HTML and converts
HTML to XML.
xsltproc for transforming XML using XSLT,
and tidy, which cleans up HTML and converts
HTML to XML.