Macintosh System 7.5 is the latest release of the Macintosh operating system. It includes more than 50 enhancements that make Macintosh computing easier than ever so that you can be more productive than ever. System 7.5 is ideal for nearly every Macintosh user–plus it offers software optimized for Power Macintosh systems and special features for PowerBook users.
Macintosh System 7.5 gives you a wealth of capabilities for general productivity, printing, collaboration, document appearance, and multimedia.
To boost productivity, an enhanced Finder accelerates the process of accessing menus, copying files, opening windows, and launching applications. Apple Guide provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for unfamiliar system tasks. Using AppleScript, you can automate routine or complex tasks, or combine functions from several applications to create custom solutions. You can even build system functions into your scripts.
When it’s time to print, you can simply drag any file onto a desktop printer icon. Check the status of jobs in the print queue–or change their order–by double-clicking on the same icon. Move a job to another printer by dragging it to a different printer icon.
Macintosh System 7.5 gives you many ways to collaborate with others. You can work with DOS disks just as if they were Macintosh disks. Open and edit most Macintosh, DOS, and Windows documents even if you don’t have their original applications. Or save a Macintosh file as a document that can be opened and printed by other System 7.5 users without requiring the same fonts or applications.
PowerTalk software lets you exchange electronic mail without a server. And built-in TCP/IP protocols let your Macintosh system connect to a wide range of computers.
In conjunction with new or updated applications, the
sophisticated font and graphics capabilities of QuickDraw GX can make your documents look better than ever. And with QuickTime software, Apple’s industry-leading multimedia technology, you can easily in-corporate video, animation, images, and sound for more
effective, attention-getting documents.
Macintosh System 7.5: It upgrades your Macintosh to new levels of individual and work-group productivity.
Features
Improved performance and efficiency
• Easily access recently used documents from the Apple menu
• Take advantage of enhanced Apple desk accessories and tools
Interactive assistance and customization
• Get step-by-step assistance with Apple Guide
• Add new printing options with QuickDraw GX extensions (available separately)
• Use AppleScript to automate tasks and create custom multiapplication solutions
DOS/Windows file compatibility
• Use Macintosh PC Exchange to work with DOS disks and files
• Open and edit Macintosh, DOS, and Windows documents using available applications
Advanced printing
• Check and modify print queues via desktop printer icons
• Share or restrict access to printers
• Save documents that other System 7.5 users can open and print without requiring the original fonts or applications
Collaborative technologies
• Exchange electronic mail using PowerTalk software
• Receive mail from multiple sources in a single desktop mailbox
• Sign documents electronically to streamline your approval process
• Connect to TCP/IP hosts–including ones on the Internet
Multimedia capabilities
• Use QuickTime software to integrate video, animation, high-quality still images, and sound into all types of documents
Special features for PowerBook users
• Optimize battery life with intelligent energy management
• Synchronize files with other computers, hard disks, and servers
• Change frequently used PowerBook settings from one convenient Control Strip
Technical Specification
Enhanced Finder
• Hierarchical Apple menu provides improved access to nested items and instant recall of recently used documents, applications, and servers
• Improved Find File command lets you open files from the Find File window
• The Stickies feature (see screen shot) lets you create on-screen reminder messages
• System and application folder locking prevents accidental deletion of important files
• Scrapbook, Notepad, and new SimpleText application let you move information between documents by simply selecting, dragging, and dropping it
• Script Editor records your actions to automate tasks
• WindowShade feature (see screen shot) reduces screen clutter by letting you collapse windows to access other windows behind them–without closing documents
• Supports hard disk volumes of up to 4GB
• Includes a menu-bar clock, automatic power off, and new audio CD software
Apple Guide
• Interactive, step-by-step guidance for system and application tasks (applications must support Apple Guide)
• On-screen coachmarks for the next required action, skipping any unnecessary steps
• Customizable to meet the unique training and support needs of your organization (requires the Apple Guide Software Developers’ Kit, available separately)
Macintosh PC Exchange and Macintosh Easy Open
• Allow you to work with DOS-formatted disks as though they were Macintosh disks
• Let you open and edit Macintosh, DOS, and Windows files even when you don’t have the original application (appropriate file translators required)
QuickDraw GX
• Lets you create portable “print and view” documents from any application (QuickDraw GX also required on destination system)
• Displays desktop printer icons that allow you to quickly check the status of and change print queues
• Incorporates Apple’s ColorSync technology for consistent colors from scanner to display to printer
• Supports Apple TrueType and Adobe Type Manager GX (ATM GX) font technologies
• Includes seven QuickDraw GX fonts
• Is optimized for enhanced performance on Power Macintosh systems
PowerTalk
• Lets you exchange electronic mail with other PowerTalk users either without a server or through a PowerShare server (available separately)
• Provides a universal desktop mailbox for all mail, whether it’s coming from or going to other personal computers, on-line services, fax machines, voice-mail systems, and so on (may require personal gateway software from other vendors)
• DigiSign offers commercial-grade electronic signatures, compliant with the RSA Public Key Cryptography System (PKCS)
• PowerTalk Key Chain lets you log on just once to access multiple network services and provides desktop security for your PowerTalk Mailbox
Special PowerBook utilities
• Automatically switch your PowerBook to full performance when plugged in–and conserve energy when it isn’t–to extend battery life
• Synchronize files, folders, or disks between PowerBook computers and other Macintosh systems–locally, over a network, or using a floppy disk
• Provide a consolidated Control Strip for convenient access to AppleTalk on/off, battery monitor, file sharing, hard disk spin-down, power management, “Sleep Now,” sound volume, and video mirroring functions
AppleScript
• Create custom solutions by linking functions from different applications–and from the Finder
MacTCP
• Readies your Macintosh system to connect with other systems using the industry-standard Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking protocols
QuickTime
• Enables you to edit and play back digital video
• Uses a cross-platform file format that lets Macintosh QuickTime files play back on Microsoft Windows systems using QuickTime for Windows
• Is optimized for enhanced performance on Power Macintosh systems
System requirements
• Apple Macintosh Plus or later, Power Macintosh, or PowerBook computer
– 68020, 68030, 68040, or PowerPC microprocessor required for QuickTime, PowerTalk, and QuickDraw GX
• Minimum 8MB of RAM required for installation of full System 7.5 suite (16MB on Power Macintosh models)
– 4MB of RAM permits installation of all features except PowerTalk and QuickDraw GX (8MB on Power Macintosh models)
• Hard disk with up to 25MB of available space (depending on your system and configuration) to install System 7.5
• One of the following installation media:
– Apple SuperDrive 1.4MB floppy disk drive for installation from floppy disks
– CD-ROM drive for installation from CD-ROM
– Network connection for installation from network (multiple-user versions only)
Ordering Information
Macintosh System 7.5 on 1.4MB disks
For one user
In the U.S., Order No. M2920LL/A
Outside the U.S., Order No. M2920Z/A
• System software version 7.5 and utilities
• AppleCD Audio Player software version 2.0
• AppleScript software version 1.1, including sample scripts
• Macintosh CD Setup software version 5.0.1
• Macintosh Easy Open software version 1.1
• Macintosh PC Exchange software version 2.0.1
• MacTCP software version 2.0.4
• PowerBook utilities
• PowerTalk software version 1.1, including AppleMail and DigiSign software
• QuickTime software version 1.6.2
• QuickDraw GX software version 1.0
• Upgrade Guide
Macintosh System 7.5 on CD-ROM disc
For one user
In the U.S., Order No. M2925LL/A
Outside the U.S., Order No. M2925Z/A
Same contents as 1.4MB disk version, plus Apple and third-party applications and utilities that enhance and complement Macintosh System 7.5 capabilities.
Macintosh System 7.5
For 10, 30, or 100 users
On CD-ROM disc and 1.4MB disks
Same contents as single-user CD-ROM disc version, plus system administrator tools and appropriate software license for the designated number of users.
Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifi-cations and configurations.
