Microsoft Office 2001
Encyclopedia
Microsoft Office 2001, launched in 2000, was the last Office suite for Mac OS
, or the Classic
operating system; it required Mac OS 8
, although version 8.5 or later was recommended.
. Entourage, an e-mail client, included information management tools such as a calendar, an address book, task lists and notes.
operating system, an upgrade was available when OS X
was released.
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
, or the Classic
Classic (Mac OS X)
Classic, or Classic Environment, was a hardware and software abstraction layer in Mac OS X that allowed applications compatible with Mac OS 9 to run on the Mac OS X operating system...
operating system; it required Mac OS 8
Mac OS 8
Mac OS 8 is an operating system that was released by Apple Computer on July 26, 1997. It represented the largest overhaul of the Mac OS since the release of System 7, some six years previously. It puts more emphasis on color than previous operating systems...
, although version 8.5 or later was recommended.
Applications
Office 2001 included Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, and Excel, like previous releases, however Office 2001 introduced EntourageMicrosoft Entourage
Microsoft Entourage was an e-mail client and personal information manager developed by Microsoft for Mac OS 8.5 and higher. Microsoft first released Entourage in October 2000 as part of the Microsoft Office 2001 office suite; Office 98, the previous version of Microsoft Office for Mac OS included...
. Entourage, an e-mail client, included information management tools such as a calendar, an address book, task lists and notes.
OS X Upgrade
While Office 2001 was initially designed for the ClassicClassic (Mac OS X)
Classic, or Classic Environment, was a hardware and software abstraction layer in Mac OS X that allowed applications compatible with Mac OS 9 to run on the Mac OS X operating system...
operating system, an upgrade was available when OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
was released.