Arnold Kim
Arnold is the Editorial Director of MacRumors and founded the site in February, 2000.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold Kim's Articles
Apple Securty Update 2002-08-02
In your Software Update for OS X:
Security Update 2002-08-02 includes the following updated components which provide increased security to prevent unauthorized access to applications, servers, and the operating system.
Apache v1.3.26
OpenSSH v3.4p1
OpenSSL v0.9.6e
SunRPC
mod_ssl v2.8.10
...
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More on Phasing out OS 9, and Pinot (10.3)
eWeek provides some confirmation on the possibility of a lack of OS 9 support in future Macs:
A tweak to new models in its Macintosh line of desktop and portable computers will prevent booting into Mac OS 9, sources said, leaving the Unix-based Mac OS X as the sole operating system.
Spymac provides some further details and confirms that 10.2 will not ship with OS 9. ...
Jaguar 6C115: Final Candidate, Not Gold Master
Despite various reports of build 6C115 being GM (MacRumors, ThinkSecret, MacMinute, MacOSRumors), it appears that it is only the GM candidate (aka FC1)
RailHeadDesign has a screenshot of the wording in the 6C115 release:
Jaguar build 6C115, the GM candidate of Mac OS X version 10.2
According to them 6C116 has already been seeded. While this is all hair-splitting at this...
iMac Price Drops in the UK
CNet reports that Apple has dropped the prices of the iMac in the UK:
The low-end model now sells for 1,149 pounds ($1,792.53), a 100-pound drop. The mid-range model, which comes with a combination drive that can burn CDs and play DVD movies, now sells for 1,349 pounds ($2,104.55), a 50-pound drop.
On Tuesday, MacNN reported that US prices would quietly follow and return to...
Quake 3 and Doom 3 OS X
Graeme Devine of idsoftware.com updated his .plan yesterday with reports of Quake 3 and Doom (presumably 3):
Hey.
We will be releasing the Macintosh Quake 3 client hand in hand with the Win32 / Linux clients. We'll also require Mac OS X 10.1 or later for this release.
DOOM is up and running under 10.2, which as an OS is really quite cool (speed is much better than 10.1,...
Quark 6 OS X in January
neilt notes this eWeek article where sources indicate Quark 6 will be Mac OS X native (Carbon) and is likely due in early 2003:
Sources predicted that Mac and Windows versions of XPress 6.0 will debut in early 2003, perhaps in time for January's Macworld Expo/San Francisco. In addition to Carbon support, the upgrade will feature PostScript 3 support and a new XML engine to replace ...
Amazon Rebate Pulled
MacMinute reports that the $50 Amazon Rebate has been pulled due to overwhelming demand.
Fortunately the rebate will be honored for those customers who placed an order up until 19:00 PT yesterday (July 31,...
Apple and Adobe Speakers at Seybold
Seybold announced that Apple and Adobe executives will be amongst those who will be presenting keynote addresses at Seybold San Francisco 2002.
Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing "will present Apple's current developments and strategies for creative professionals" on Sept 10, 2002 and 9am.
Other keynote speakers are listed at Seybold's site. ...
Phasing out OS 9, Here Comes Jaguar
MacBidouille (english) posts that Jaguar will no longer contain OS 9 install CD's.
Meanwhile, anecdotal reports from MWNY indicate that Steve Jobs hinted that next year's Macs would not support booting into OS 9. (Classic would presumably remain supported). Previous rumors had also hinted that the new motherboards would not OS 9. (Note: all current Macs, except the XServer, will boot OS...
Quartz Extreme Presentation
AllOSX points us to a PDF Presentation recently presented at SIGGRAPH 2002 by Peter Graffagnino, Apple's Director of Graphics and Imaging.
The slides describe how Quartz Extreme uses OpenGL and the desktop is simply a 3d scene. It also reiterates that only 16MB of video memory is required (with AGP...
MacWorld Boston to Return?
The NY Post suggests that MacWorld Expo is considering a return to Boston:
Fed up with rising prices at the Javits Center, and enticed by a free offer for Boston's brand-spanking new convention center, IDG World Expo is considering moving its MacWorld trade show out of New York.
Boston was the site of the East Coast MacWorld for years until the move to New York back in...
NVidia/Jaguar Demo
Architosh reports that NVidia was showing GeForce 4 Demos under Jaguar last week at SIGGRAPH:
Nvidia was showing a demo of the GeForce4 Titanium running their impressive demos (previously only available for Windows) under Jaguar (10.2) which now supports all of the vertex capabilities of the cards. Things were running at an impressive rate, full screen, on an Apple Cinema HD display...
IBM 90-nm Production
OKComputer posted this CNet link which discusses the opening of a new IBM chip plant in N.Y with plans on producing 90nm process chips in the near future:
IBM is manufacturing chips using the 130-nanometer process at the plant. The company plans to increase manufacturing quickly and reach full capacity early next year. It also plans a quick move to 90-nanometer production, which...
PowerMac Supply Low?
Update: According to one reseller, the channel from Ingram Micro is empty of PowerMacs, and on backorder....
...however, current Ingram inventory apparently shows 300+ Dual 1GHz machines (all localized in one warehouse), 900+ 800MHz, and no 933MHz machines available (with no supply for the past month).
An upgrade to the PowerMac line has been expected for the past few weeks, with...
Apple Superdrive Updates
The Inquirer reports that, according to their sources, Apple is preparing for an update on their SuperDrives.
The updates hinted at include 4x DVD-R and 12x CD-R as well as long awaited TiBook/Superdrive options.
Link submitted by Barry...
OpenOffice OS X, not Star Office
Newsfactor clarifies some misrepresentation of the previous article regarding Star Office:
As it turned out, the story was based on a misunderstanding. Sun Microsystems spokesperson Marie Domingo confirmed on Monday that the Sun-Apple collaboration actually took place before Sun decided to release the source code for StarOffice, and that Sun's current plans for a Mac version are focused...
More iTools Integration
Spymac reports that .Mac services will see ongoing feature integration with current iApps, including iMovie.
This direction seems to fit with their recent introduction of iCal and integrated calender publishing with .Mac.
Spymac had originally published rumors of a Pro iTools (.Mac) back in...
nForce Speculation
The Inquirer speculates that chip positioning on the leaked PowerMac Motherboard may hint at an NVidia NForce 2 connection with the new PowerMacs:
The one chip in recent years to buck the trend is Nvidia's nForce northbridge, positioned at 45 degrees to a mobo's main axes. Alas the blurry snapshots of the alleged Apple product make the info printed on top of the part unreadable, but its...
Apple Portables Feedback
Xlr8yourmac.com published a mailing to Apple Developers, requesting general feedback about the iBook and Powerbook lines:
"Portables Team Requests Feedback
Apple's Portables development team would like to know how they're doing with the PowerBook and iBook. From your perspective as users and developers, please comment on current PowerBook and/or iBook product features and...
Upcoming Apple Stores and Jaguar Preview
Several readers have noted that Jaguar is presently available for your preview at your local Apple stores. So, if you haven't seen it yet... :)
Ken Moulton provides a list of upcoming Apple Stores that was provided at opening of the most recent Apple Store at The Grove in Los Angeles:
Bay Street - Emeryville, CA
Colorado Boulevard - Pasadena, CA
Cherry Creek -...
