Open Transport 1.0.8: Apple Adoption of OT Q & A

This article is a series of questions and answers on Apple's adoption of Open Transport 1.0.8.

Newer versions of Open Transport are now available, and Apple recommends upgrading.
Question: When will Open Transport become part of the Mac OS?

Answer: Open Transport will be made available as a component of the Mac OS with a future system software integration release, currently expected in the first half of 1996.

Question: What Apple products will support Open Transport? Will these also be native on Power Macintosh?

Answer: Apple plans to include support for Open Transport in the following products, as well many other unannounced products:

* QuickTime Conferencing
* Apple Remote Access
* AppleShare
* MacSNMP
* PowerTalk

Plans call for these services to go native either before, or at the same time as, they support Open Transport.


Question: When will Apple products offer Open Transport support?

Answer: Apple QuickTime Conferencing, Apple Remote Access, and AppleShare are projected to become available late in 1995 through early 1996.

Other projects have different schedules; information will be released at a later date.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012