Puma
Macintosh Recovery - Puma
Mac OS X version 10.1, code named ‘Puma’ is the second major release of Mac OS X, an operating system designed by Apple for desktop computers and servers. Released on September 25, 2001, Puma was a free update to version 10.0. Apple upgraded the OS five times to suit different models of computers. Starting with version 10.1.2, Apple made Mac OS X the default operating system on new Macs.
Version 10.1 includes several features that were missing in the previous version. Performance enhancement is one among them. It also supported Finder as well as iTunes DVD playback. By including more printer drivers, version 10.1 offered solution to the problems of version 10.0 which did not have printer drivers.
By including the OpenGL drivers, it increased the speed by 20 percent. The scripting interface AppleScript allowed scripting to be done to several other system components such as Printer Center and Terminal thus improving the customizability of the interface. AppleScript Studio, which was included in this version, allowed a user to create full AppleScript applications in a simple graphical interface. It was also provided with ColorSync 4.0, the color management system and API. Using Image Capture, it captured images from digital cameras and scanners.
Puma was given out free of cost to Macintosh users in October 2001 through Apple Stores and other retail stores that sold Apple products. This operating system was better received than Mac OX version 10.0, although it was lacking several features and was plagued with bugs.
