23 August 1983 overlooks one of the pioneers of the RPG genre, Ultima III: Exodus. It was originally developed for the Apple II, but then ported a little more than a dozen platforms.
The game could not boast of the most advanced graphics, plus it was the first RPG with animated characters. And characters, by the way, in the third part was added — instead of one main character, they became four. However, according to the map they moved as one, and to see them individually you can, for example, during the battle with the enemy. The hero, or rather heroes, moved on impressive the map between the many worlds, earning gold and experience, fighting with the forces of darkness — various monsters and enemies. And the experience of each character is pumped in different ways. The game was there are a large number of classes, but some of them differed from each other quite significantly. You can also choose the gender of the hero, but, curiously, the choice is not limited to a man and a woman. In addition, the characters regularly wanted to eat, so as soon as your stock of provisions was ended, began to decrease health. Also the characters could interact not only with enemies but also with the locals. But talk was available, and other actions. For example, some guards can be bribed to leave his post and not hinder you on your way. Besides travelling around the map on foot was provided and two types of transport: horse and ship. The horse not only helped to move faster with its help, the players also spent less food per turn, and had the opportunity to leisurely run away from some monsters. The ship was absolutely necessary to get into a world called “Ambrosia”, where the only weapon against the main villain of the game — Exodus.
Ultima III: Exodus has received numerous accolades in the press, was an example for many game developers, and greatly influenced the RPG genre. Years later, when porting to other platforms, even got a little bit more good graphics. Version in full color even still you can buy for macOS, starting with Tiger and ending with El Capitan. The pleasure will cost free or will have to pay $5 if you want (and you probably want) to defeat the main boss.
August 23, 2002 sale of Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is the last OS where the browser stood Internet Explorer, as Safari was still only in draft.
Starting with this version, Apple starts using the code name for the operating system as official and included in the marketing companies. Even the logo on the box with the disc in the form of a large letter X has been spotted coloring. Also for the first time since the advent 10 series Mac OS X in 2001, the new operating system was welcomed by the audience. This contributed to a noticeable increase in stability and the performance of the OS. In the case of 10.0 and 10.1 users have noted not working fast enough, despite the increased system requirements. 10.2 processing of the graphic interface is moved from the CPU to the GPU, which made the system more responsive. The truth is that the official system requirements prescribe the need 128 MB of RAM, users have noted that it is necessary not less than 512 MB.
The amount requested for Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, was significant — $129. However, for example, teachers could get it for free and without SMS. To do this, they just needed to fill out a short form and picking up my mail at my box with the new OS.