Mac OS X version 10.2 “Jaguar” is the third major release of Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X operating system. It superseded Mac OS X v10.1 code name Puma and preceded Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther”. The operating system was initially available on August 23, 2002 for a price of US$129, or at a price of US$199 dollars for Apple’s new 'family pack', which allowed five installations on separate computers in one household. The operating system was generally well received by Macintosh users as a large step forward in the areas of stability, general speed enhancements, and the lineup of both graphical and command line applications available; however, many critics still claimed that significant user interface speed issues existed and that the operating system was still immature and awkward to use.
Jaguar was the first Mac OS X release to publicly use its code name in marketing and advertisements. Today Mac OS X products continue the tradition, and Apple officially refers to their operating systems by their code names.
- Supported Computers: Power Mac G3, G4, early Power Mac G5, iMac, eMac, PowerBook G3 or G4, or iBook computer
- Amount of 128 megabytes (Although 256MB to 512MB is highly recommended by many people who have used Mac OS X v10.2.8 as the real amount of RAM used when only the Operating System is running is around 200MB, but it can be run with as low as 96 MB)RAM Required:
- Processor Type: PowerPC G3, G4 or G5
