Leopard to ship Oct 26


Apple has announced that Leopard will go on sale Friday, Oct 26 at 6pm. The online Apple Store
is now accepting pre-orders for the company's next-gen operating system, as well.

"Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we've ever released," said Steve. "And, everyone gets the 'Ultimate' version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129."

Leopard is packed with more than 300 new features and introduces a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; and Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac.

The all-new iMac. Beautifully redesigned
20- and 24-inch models from $1199.