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This presentation provides a beginner-friendly overview of Mac OS X architecture, new folder hierarchy, and networking. It is aimed at those needing to support the system without deep technical knowledge.
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Mac OS X for the Wary Surajit A. Bose Stanford University
About this Presentation • Intended as an introduction to Mac OS X
About this Presentation • Intended as an introduction to Mac OS X • Not intended as a technical dissection
About this Presentation • Intended as an introduction to Mac OS X • Not intended as a technical dissection • So if you’re the kind who types awk -F: ‘{print $7}’ /etc/passwd | sort |uniq -cinto a command line just because you get off on login shell stats, you’re in the wrong presentation
About this Presentation • Intended as an introduction to Mac OS X • Not intended as a technical dissection • Aims more toward those who need to support the operating system, but aren’t too familiar with it
About this Presentation • Intended as an introduction to Mac OS X • Not intended as a technical dissection • Aims more toward those who need to support the operating system, but aren’t too familiar with it • Far from comprehensive; your mileage may vary
About Mac OS X • New architecture
About Mac OS X • New architecture • New folder hierarchy
About Mac OS X • New architecture • New folder hierarchy • Networking Mac OS X
Typical Directory Structure • Far more rigid than previous versions of the OS