It's Public Beta time, Mac OS X Public Beta that is. Apple scores a coup by including QuickTime on the new Madonna album. We explore the beta and find out how close or (different) the original iteration of Mac OS X really was from OS 9 and we discuss John Siracusa's Ars Technica review. It's a Best in Show kind of episode, folks.

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Hot Cocoa * Interview with Jeff Raskin - the original Macintosh Project Manager * Apple Borrows Amazon's "1-Click" Ordering Method * Apple Nabs Madonna's New Release In QuickTime Format * Macworld Expo Paris Recap

Mac OS X Public Beta: * Apple Expo 2000 - OS X Available For US$29.95 Via The Apple Store * Revisiting the first OS X beta, Kodiak * John Siracusa’s Kodiak Review * First Principles of Interaction Design (Revised & Expanded)

Recommendations: * Josh & Matt: + Movie: Best in Show