Editor's note September 13, 2010 marks the tenth anniversary of the Mac OS X Public Beta. To mark the occasion, we're running John Siracusa's review of the public beta that originally ran on October 15, 2000. Enjoy the trip down memory lane! If you're looking for some analysis and historical context, check out "Here's to the crazy ones: a decade of Mac OS X reviews," published in January of this y
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