Apple Ships OS 9 Steve Jobs, Apple's iCEO, announced that OS 9 is officially shipping. OS 9 is the next upgrade to the MacOS and contains a host of new features and performance improvements. Mac OS 9 features the debut of Sherlock 2, now the ultimate search engine for news and people on the Web plus the perfect personal shopper on the Internet, letting users find products, compare prices, pinpoint availability and even participate in auctions. Sherlock 2 is a groundbreaking way to search and shop on the Internet. Sherlock 2, the ultimate search engine for news and people on the Web, is also now the perfect personal shopper on the Internet.
Users can create their own custom channels as well.
Multiple users can now share one Macintosh while protecting their private files and maintaining all their Internet settings, system and application preferences. Voiceprint Password allows users to log onto their Mac simply by speaking a pass phrase. The Keychain manages each user's multiple IDs and passwords and stores them securely. When users log in, they automatically gain access to those password-protected sites and accounts without having to retype individual passwords. Auto Updating allows users to automatically update their software over the Internet with the latest software and performance enhancements from Apple.