Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 'Finalized'?

xUKHCx · Oct 9, 2007, 06:39 PM

AppleInsider thinks so

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A source tells AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is now "finalized" and that Apple has begun to provide Leopard-related support training materials to its support staff.

Among these initial training materials were self-paced training modules on some of the operating system's most popular features and components, such as installation methods, Mail and BootCamp.

The last full pre-release of Leopard arrived on September 21st, when Apple provided its vast developer community with Mac OS X Leopard build 9A559 in what was then assumed to be a release candidate.

A week later the company released a small automatic software update for build 9A559 but did not increase or otherwise change the Leopard build number as it had done in previous cases. Therefore, build 9A559 was the last known candidate to be declared Gold Master and released to manufacturing.

All signs have pointed to a public release of Leopard during the business week of Oct 22nd, with sources specifically singling out Oct 26 for the official launch.

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Mac OS X 10.4.11

Meanwhile, AppleInsider has also heard that Apple on Tuesday pumped out two new builds of Mac OS X 10.4.11 -- widely expected to be the final update to the Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system.

The new builds -- 8S161 (for PowerPC Macs) and 8S2161 (for Intel Macs) -- focus primarily on Dashboard, according to some of the people testing the releases. This reportedly includes a fix the the software's underlying Webkit foundation and word of two existing issues with number-oriented widgets.

Mac OS X 10.4.11 is now set to deliver over four dozen minor bug fixes and code corrections to users of Mac OS X Tiger.

Multimedia · Oct 9, 2007, 06:45 PM

Looking like the final candidate has left the building.

Peace · Oct 9, 2007, 06:46 PM

9a567 like I've said.

( internal build M67)

Just got the exact date wrong.

xUKHCx · Oct 9, 2007, 06:54 PM

its getting harder and harder for apple to keep secret. Just waiting for the official release, any day now.

mwxiao · Oct 9, 2007, 07:08 PM

Nothing new. Appleinsider just wrapped up old rumors and told us what we already know.

Freg3000 · Oct 9, 2007, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by xUKHCx

its getting harder and harder for apple to keep secret. Just waiting for the official release, any day now.

I'm pulling for an announcement tomorrow. 16 days in advance of the Friday the 26th release.

mwxiao · Oct 9, 2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Freg3000

I'm pulling for an announcement tomorrow. 16 days in advance of the Friday the 26th release.

Why not Friday, Oct. 12? That's 14 days ahead.

MacRumors · Oct 9, 2007, 08:09 PM

According to a source of AppleInsider, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is "finalized" and support staff have been provided Leopard-related training materials.

The last publicly available Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard seed (9A559) was released to developers on September 21st, 2007. There is no word whether or not this seed represents the "Gold Master".

Apple has previously announced that Leopard will be shipping in October, but no official release date has yet been set. Circulating rumors have pegged October 26th as the likely date for the launch.

Article Link

OdduWon · Oct 9, 2007, 08:10 PM

SWEET

just in time for macBOO

swingerofbirch · Oct 9, 2007, 08:13 PM

Do they normally announce the final version is available the days it ships, or will they have another keynote showing off the final version?

plumbingandtech · Oct 9, 2007, 08:13 PM

Nice.

I think I will wait a couple weeks though personally before installing.

Or a couple of minutes if photoshop cs 3 is fine with it.

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Originally Posted by swingerofbirch

Do they normally announce the final version is available the days it ships, or will they have another keynote showing off the final version?

they will prob. announce store events on day X later this month.

Karpfish · Oct 9, 2007, 08:14 PM

Sweet. Still haven't decided if I will buy it on release day, if I don't I will wait until 10.5.1.

superleccy · Oct 9, 2007, 08:15 PM

Well, if it's not "finalized" by now, it'd be a bit late for an October release.

SL

pieman02 · Oct 9, 2007, 08:16 PM

Well at least it wasn't the 30th or something ahahah....aw man can't wait!

Multimedia · Oct 9, 2007, 08:17 PM

Looking like we'll be able to pre-order tomorrow. Pre-orders get delivered on shipping day.

Muzzway · Oct 9, 2007, 08:17 PM

Almost time for that new iMac...

emegmac · Oct 9, 2007, 08:17 PM

Bring on the new cat. I'm tired of hearing about it. Its oct. 9th. We need a date!!

WebbDogg · Oct 9, 2007, 08:18 PM

running 9a559 here. I hope there is another version that's gold. Most everything runs fine but I have a couple programs that just crash.

Quicksilver867 · Oct 9, 2007, 08:19 PM

Wow, I can't wait to get this running on the Quicksilver! I'm not so sure about the eMac though...

synth3tik · Oct 9, 2007, 08:20 PM

Oh, how I want 10.5. My life at work will be so much easier. I will basically be getting rid of any need for Win XP.

A Finalized Golden Master will be great. The next few weeks will be full of sleepless nights.

xUKHCx · Oct 9, 2007, 08:20 PM

i agree that we will have an announce this week (tomorrow) with pre-ordering. Hopefully they will also announce the new macbooks also with pre-ordering.

BornAgainMac · Oct 9, 2007, 08:23 PM

I hope the Apple website is updated with all the details of any features they still have close to the vest.

andrewag · Oct 9, 2007, 08:24 PM

Woohoo!!!!! We're almost there!

occ10dog · Oct 9, 2007, 08:25 PM

Any idea on what the EDU pricing will be? It seems like they have raised their software prices (iWork and iLife now cost $71 not $49) - do you think this will continue with 10.5?

thejadedmonkey · Oct 9, 2007, 08:25 PM

Sweet deal! I can't wait!

Oct 9, 2007, 06:45 PM	#2
Multimedia Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Santa Cruz CA, Silicon Beach	Looks Like We Have A Silent Golden Master Already In Production Looking like the final candidate has left the building.

Oct 9, 2007, 06:54 PM	#4
xUKHCx Thread Starter Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Kop	its getting harder and harder for apple to keep secret. Just waiting for the official release, any day now. __________________ The red men: Paul William Carlile (19), Raymond Thomas Chapman (50), Gary Christopher Church (19), Joseph Clark (29), Paul Clark (18)

Oct 9, 2007, 08:09 PM	#8
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 'Finalized'? According to a source of AppleInsider, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is "finalized" and support staff have been provided Leopard-related training materials. The last publicly available Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard seed (9A559) was released to developers on September 21st, 2007. There is no word whether or not this seed represents the "Gold Master". Apple has previously announced that Leopard will be shipping in October, but no official release date has yet been set. Circulating rumors have pegged October 26th as the likely date for the launch. Article Link

Oct 9, 2007, 08:10 PM	#9
OdduWon macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CaliVerse	SWEET just in time for macBOO __________________ "Don't Sprung Me Bro!"

Oct 9, 2007, 08:13 PM	#10
swingerofbirch macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Amalgamated States of Central North America	Do they normally announce the final version is available the days it ships, or will they have another keynote showing off the final version? __________________ Blog of Failure After using a PC all day, coming home to my Mac is like a tall, cold glass of peach iced tea.

Oct 9, 2007, 06:46 PM	#3
Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	9a567 like I've said. ( internal build M67) Just got the exact date wrong.

Oct 9, 2007, 07:08 PM	#5
mwxiao macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT	Nothing new. Appleinsider just wrapped up old rumors and told us what we already know.

Oct 9, 2007, 08:14 PM	#12
Karpfish macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006	Sweet. Still haven't decided if I will buy it on release day, if I don't I will wait until 10.5.1. __________________ Macbook Pro;2.4GHz C2D;4GB RAM;200GB 7200RPM HD HK Soundsticks A lot more external HD space than I need(2.77TB) Nikon SLR Gear

Oct 9, 2007, 08:15 PM	#13
superleccy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England	Well, if it's not "finalized" by now, it'd be a bit late for an October release. SL __________________ 15" MBP: 2.4GHz C2D SR; now 4GB RAM; 160GB 5400rpm HD; Matte; 20" Cinema Disp. 14" iBook G4: 1.33GHz; 768MB RAM; 80GB HD. Switched Nov '04.

Oct 9, 2007, 08:16 PM	#14
pieman02 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	26th of October ay? Well at least it wasn't the 30th or something ahahah....aw man can't wait!

Oct 9, 2007, 08:17 PM	#15
Multimedia Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Santa Cruz CA, Silicon Beach	I Can't Wait To Place My Order With Apple Tomorrow Looking like we'll be able to pre-order tomorrow. Pre-orders get delivered on shipping day.

Oct 9, 2007, 08:17 PM	#16
Muzzway macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Almost time for that new iMac... __________________ MacBook 2.2 GHz; 2GB RAM; GMA X3100 Introducing the iV: Revolutionizing the way you stay alive. Designed by Apple in California

Oct 9, 2007, 08:17 PM	#17
emegmac macrumors member Join Date: May 2007	Bring on the new cat. I'm tired of hearing about it. Its oct. 9th. We need a date!! __________________ Macbook Pro 2.16 Ghz \|3gb ram \| 320gb HD Macbook 2.0 Ghz media center 2g iPhone \| 8 gb \| T-mobile Airport extreme n

Oct 9, 2007, 08:18 PM	#18
WebbDogg macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA	running 9a559 here. I hope there is another version that's gold. Most everything runs fine but I have a couple programs that just crash.

Oct 9, 2007, 08:19 PM	#19
Quicksilver867 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY	Wow, I can't wait to get this running on the Quicksilver! I'm not so sure about the eMac though... __________________ G4 Quicksilver \| OWC 1.2GHz \| 1GB \| 160GB \| Radeon 9200 \| OS X 10.5 \| E8500@4.13GHz \| ASUS P5Q Pro \| 4GB Corsair Dominator @1092MHz \| XFX 8800GTX \|

Oct 9, 2007, 08:20 PM	#20
synth3tik macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN	Oh, how I want 10.5. My life at work will be so much easier. I will basically be getting rid of any need for Win XP. A Finalized Golden Master will be great. The next few weeks will be full of sleepless nights. __________________ Come check out my music! http://www.batteriesarentfood.com http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BatteriesarentFood

Oct 9, 2007, 08:23 PM	#22
BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	I hope the Apple website is updated with all the details of any features they still have close to the vest.

Oct 9, 2007, 08:24 PM	#23
andrewag macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia	Woohoo!!!!! We're almost there! __________________ Every iPod detail database My macs: MacBook (Alu) 2008 2.4GHz ; PowerMac G5 2005 2x2GHz ; MacBook (black) 2006 2GHz Moof! - a history of dogcow

Oct 9, 2007, 08:25 PM	#24
occ10dog macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2006	Any idea on what the EDU pricing will be? It seems like they have raised their software prices (iWork and iLife now cost $71 not $49) - do you think this will continue with 10.5?

Oct 9, 2007, 08:25 PM	#25
thejadedmonkey macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pa	Sweet deal! I can't wait! __________________ Mac Mini G4 • MacBook Pro • iPod Nano "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement. - Mark Twain

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