News Burst: Mac OS 8.5 coming in October

Summary: Forget a September release date, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Tuesday during a keynote speech that the next major rev of the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS 8.5, will be released in October.

By Sean Silverthorne | September 2, 1998 -- 06:26 GMT (23:26 PDT)

Some observers had expected a release next month. Jobs also said that Mac OS X will come out "in a little over a year".

Topic: Tech Industry

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