Mac OS X Developer Preview 2

Mac OS X Developer Preview 2 is the second Developer Preview of Mac OS X Public Beta. It was distributed to insiders and developers on 10 November 1999.
Compared to the previous developer preview, this build has a visual resemblance closer to that of Mac OS 9 rather than Mac OS X Server 1.x. Workspace Manager has been replaced by a carbonized Finder, and the Mac OS X Installer has been massively overhauled. This is the last build to default to the Platinum theme, which would be replaced by the Aqua theme in the next developer preview.
The XNU build for Mac OS X Developer Preview 2 is Mac OS Version 10.0: Mon Oct 25 23:31:09 PDT 1999; root(rcbuilder):xnu/xnu-44:xnu/xnu-44.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC powerpc
== System requirements ==
According to the installation documentation, this developer preview requires the following:
==New features and changes==
=== Mac OS X Installer ===
The Mac OS X Installer has been massively overhauled. The Mac OS 8.6 pre-installation environment was updated to Mac OS 9, in order to support the PowerMac G4. Instead of displaying the EULA, the option to customize the install, or the option to select the disk in the pre-installation environment, the computer instead reboots to a secondary partition on the CD which loads the installer inside of Mac OS X.
Once the installer is loaded, the user is presented with a new, purple-accented, design for the installation flow. From there, the user can select which components they want to install and to what disks they want to install it to.
Unlike Developer Preview 1, which first installed the kernel and basic utilities, then (after a restart) installed the Base System and Applications, the installer in this Developer Preview instead installs the entire Base System and applications as a whole, then restarts.
=== Desktop ===
Workspace Manager has been replaced by a carbonized Finder, and the menu bar had some options removed. These include Tools, Window and Services. These were instead replaced with the Go and Special options respectively. The default wallpaper has also changed, replacing the purple solid color present since NEXTSTEP 3.0. The About This Mac dialog was completely overhauled, removing credits and the disk size, while including a picture of Finder with "Mac" under it on the left.
The Apple menu was revamped. "About Workspace Manager" was renamed to "About This Mac". Hide This Application, Hide Others and Show All was added. All icons were removed with PrintManager, Terminal and Mac OS as an option to launch. However, if in a different app, all of the apps will contain icons. User Preferences and Computer Settings were also combined into one option named "Mac OS Preferences".
=== Finder ===
The Finder's File Viewer received a major overhaul. This includes replacing the item count and the storage available on the disk with a "Go to" toolbar. The view is now set to "as Icons" by default and the Sidebar can no longer be enabled. The bar used to select folders was also shrunk down. The column view also received icons.
=== Preferences ===
Preferences received an overhaul. The option to select an option is now on the top, and the preference is now shown on the bottom. Most preferences were also redesigned.
=== Setup Assistant ===
Minor adjustments were made to the Setup Assistant. AppleTalk is no longer selected by default in the Ethernet Port Planning section. In the Add User section, the password is now blanked out when creating a user, and a verify password section was also added.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* The boot screen was updated to include the number 2 next to "Developer Preview".
* The Classic (Blue Box) emulator was updated to Mac OS 9. However, Classic.app is already included.
==Bugs and quirks==
* Trying to create a folder on the desktop will throw out an error message.
* Chess and BoinkOut contain graphical glitches.
==Gallery==
MacOS-10.0-Boot.png|Happy Mac
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup.png|Setup
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup2.png|Select disk
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup3.png|Easy Install
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup4.png|Custom Install
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup5.png|Copying files
MacOS-10.0-DP2-SetupDone.png|Finished copying files
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup6.png|Setup Assistant
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup7.png|Date and time
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Setup8.png|End of Setup Assistant
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Boot.png|Boot screen
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Login.png|Login screen
MacOS-10.0-DP2-FirstBoot.png|First boot
MacOS-10.0-DP2-Shutdown.png|Shutting down
=== Miscellaneous ===
File:MacOSX-DP2-CD.png|Original CD
Category:Mac OS X Public Beta builds