What is Mac OS X Public Beta?
{{Infobox OS version |name = Mac OS X Public Beta |logo = OS X-Logo.svg |screenshot = |developer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]] | family = {{Flatlist| * [[Macintosh operating systems|Macintosh]] * [[Unix-like]] }} |first_release_date = September 13, 2000 |first_release_url = http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2000/sep/13macosx.html |version of = [[macOS]] |source_model = |kernel_type = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]] ([[XNU]]) |preceded_by = [[Mac OS 9]] |succeeded_by = [[Mac OS X 10.0|Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah]] |support_status = Unsupported as of March 24, 2001 |license = |working_state = Historic, not supported |website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109010200/http://www.apple.com:80/macosx/ |date=November 9, 2000 |title=Apple - Mac OS X}} |date = January 2009 }} Mac Os X Public Beta is a Operating System of Apple Computers which are Developed by Apple Inc. Which is later on Updated to the version [https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mac_OS_X_10.0&action=edit&redlink=1 Mac OS X 10.0] The '''Mac OS X Public Beta''' was an early, test version of the Mac OS X operating system released to the public in late 2000 for USD $30. Hardcore Macintosh fans could therefore get a taste of the upcoming operating system before its final release. It was named Kodiak internally by Apple. The name was not publicly used. The Public Beta was the first time people could use the Aqua interface. Virtually everything was new in the operating system: fonts, the Dock, even the menu bar (with an Apple logo at the centre, which was later repositioned). The icons exploded in size, and new OS eye candy was all the rage. As it was a public beta, this version was not without its bugs and inconveniences. Apple used user feedback to improve upon the OS, so that a vastly improved Golden Master version of Mac OS X was ready for release by March 2001. The Public Beta version came with a