Apple Seeds OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A411 to Developers

MacRumors · Jul 14, 2009, 09:15 PM

Close on the heels of the iPhone OS 3.1 Beta 2 developer release today, Apple has also seeded OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A411 to registered developers. The new seed comes just five days after the release of Build 10A402.

The new update weighs in at about 750 MB, considerably smaller than last week's 1.3 GB update. Specific changes in the latest build have not yet been revealed.

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This Snow Leopard Developer Preview Update is recommended for all users running the Snow Leopard Developer Preview Build 10A402 or later. This update includes general operating system fixes for stability, compatibility, and security.

The public release of OS X Snow Leopard is slated for September, and the update will cost $29 for current OS X Leopard owners. Users who purchase a new Mac between June 8th and the Snow Leopard release can receive the updated operating system for $9.95 though Apple's "Up to Date" program.

Article Link: Apple Seeds OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A411 to Developers

MikhailT · Jul 14, 2009, 09:18 PM

It is very interesting to see Apple seeding all the new builds via software updates. I don't think they done that before, not that I am complaining. I am happy and it also feels like they are ramping up the development of 10.6 considering that they are almost done with 10.5.8. We could be seeing updates coming every week.

iGuardian · Jul 14, 2009, 09:22 PM

Wow, that was fast. Any visual changes? (Marble, anyone?)

glasserp · Jul 14, 2009, 09:25 PM

Details plz.

I'm an eager beaver... if you catch my drift

windywoo · Jul 14, 2009, 09:26 PM

How come all the updates are so big? The last one was 1.3GB and seemed to introduce only a few minor cosmetic changes.

nictan · Jul 14, 2009, 09:27 PM

i just went online to register for the uptodate SL release. i filled in the online form and all, after that it directed me to the 'shopping cart' page, which has zero items in it. may i know if thats how its supposed to be? isnt snow leopard supposed to be in the shopping cart? im from singapore btw. i accessed it through the singapore apple store.

damesJ · Jul 14, 2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by windywoo

How come all the updates are so big? The last one was 1.3GB and seemed to introduce only a few minor cosmetic changes.

Under the hood refinements

Nitrocide · Jul 14, 2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by iGuardian

Wow, that was fast. Any visual changes? (Marble, anyone?)

Heres hoping, i am a fan of the new style dock menus, for some reason they seem way more responsive also (usually if i accidentally click an application + quickly right click it to force quit i have to wait a few seconds for the menu to pop up, it seems pretty much instantaneous now).

As a side note, is spelling auto correction system wide, or planned to be, as it doesnt seem to have an effect within safari?

MartiNZ · Jul 14, 2009, 09:28 PM

Yeah I reckon the same - 1.3GB was pretty huge for what has been found out that it changed. Maybe this one will make 'sort' in stacks work and stop Mail.app crashing with Exchange.

Maybe it will stop colour calibrations resetting often on wake from sleep, but that has been a problem since 10.5.0 so then again, maybe not.

stellaclose · Jul 14, 2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by windywoo

How come all the updates are so big? The last one was 1.3GB and seemed to introduce only a few minor cosmetic changes.

I believe it was a new kernel and under-the-hood changes.

BittenApple · Jul 14, 2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by iGuardian

Wow, that was fast. Any visual changes? (Marble, anyone?)

I doubt we will see anything that has to do with any UI changes at least until the next update.

vansouza · 09:47 PM

Here is hoping that my iMac 7,1 will finally run in 64bit.

edit: No Joy.

Maclver · Jul 14, 2009, 09:30 PM

downloading now!

im hoping this fixes the issue with Mail RSS failing all the time

MikhailT · Jul 14, 2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by windywoo

How come all the updates are so big? The last one was 1.3GB and seemed to introduce only a few minor cosmetic changes.

You do understand that 10.6 is just for under the hood changes mostly right?

The huge size is probably for the kernel image integrity. It is much better to replace the whole kernel at once than changing certain files. A lot of frameworks probably got updated, more extensions were recompiled for 64bit and so on.

windywoo · Jul 14, 2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by damesJ

Under the hood refinements

Yes, looking back at the other thread I can see it wasn't an official list, just the things testers had noticed.

ventro · Jul 14, 2009, 09:32 PM

Looks like they've spread the purple UI beyond Safari to the Finder, iCal, and Mail

BittenApple · Jul 14, 2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ventro

Looks like they've spread the purple UI beyond Safari to the Finder, iCal, and Mail

pictures?

Sky Blue · Jul 14, 2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by iGuardian

Wow, that was fast. Any visual changes? (Marble, anyone?)

urgh, please. Marble is the PowerBook G5. Let it die.

mistabaka · 09:36 PM

Is it possable that Software Update or some other download is how they will confirm you have Leopard to qualify for the $29 upgrade?

Maybe even just Download SL the installer realizes you have Leopard & then they send you the disk for later use? Or even a "Pick up at the Apple Store" option?

BittenApple · Jul 14, 2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mistabaka

Is it possable that Software Update or some other download is how they will confirm you have Leopard to qualify for the $29 upgrade?

Maybe even just Download SL the installer realizes you have Leopard & then they send you the disk for later use?

I don't think they do that to see who qualifies. What do you mean by downloading Snow Leopard?

excalibur313 · Jul 14, 2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MikhailT

It is very interesting to see Apple seeding all the new builds via software updates. I don't think they done that before, not that I am complaining. I am happy and it also feels like they are ramping up the development of 10.6 considering that they are almost done with 10.5.8. We could be seeing updates coming every week.

I personally love that they can issue the updates this way now, it's just so much easier. It's like Christmas every time that I update. Does that make me a nerd?

Sky Blue · Jul 14, 2009, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistabaka

Is it possable that Software Update or some other download is how they will confirm you have Leopard to qualify for the $29 upgrade?

Maybe even just Download SL the installer realizes you have Leopard & then they send you the disk for later use? Or even a "Pick up at the Apple Store" option?

errr..... no.

mistabaka · Jul 14, 2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BittenApple

I don't think they do that to see who qualifies. What do you mean by downloading Snow Leopard?

The SL beta's are being distributed via software update. Isn't it possable that they could be testing there servers for the general public to Download Snow Leopard. This could be how they confirm that you have Leopard before you get the $29 upgrade price. It's just a thought.

iGuardian · Jul 14, 2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by excalibur313

I personally love that they can issue the updates this way now, it's just so much easier. It's like Christmas every time that I update. Does that make me a nerd?

Yes, and it's a good thing

MikhailT · Jul 14, 2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BittenApple

pictures?

It's a joke. There is no purple stuff. People need to stop that crap.

One thing I noticed right away is the font in Dock Menus are now bigger and looks to have a different font. I have no idea which font.

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MikhailT macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2007	It is very interesting to see Apple seeding all the new builds via software updates. I don't think they done that before, not that I am complaining. I am happy and it also feels like they are ramping up the development of 10.6 considering that they are almost done with 10.5.8. We could be seeing updates coming every week. Attached Thumbnails

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iGuardian macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC	Wow, that was fast. Any visual changes? (Marble, anyone?) __________________ Even Steve Jobs isn't perfect.

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glasserp macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: East Lansing, MI	Details plz. I'm an eager beaver... if you catch my drift __________________ MacBook, 2.0GHz CD, 2GB RAM, Mac OS X 10.5.7; iPhone 3G, 16GB

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Jul 14, 2009, 09:26 PM	#5
windywoo Banned Join Date: May 2009	How come all the updates are so big? The last one was 1.3GB and seemed to introduce only a few minor cosmetic changes.

Jul 14, 2009, 09:27 PM	#6
nictan macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	i just went online to register for the uptodate SL release. i filled in the online form and all, after that it directed me to the 'shopping cart' page, which has zero items in it. may i know if thats how its supposed to be? isnt snow leopard supposed to be in the shopping cart? im from singapore btw. i accessed it through the singapore apple store.

Jul 14, 2009, 09:28 PM	#9
MartiNZ macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Auckland, NZ	Yeah I reckon the same - 1.3GB was pretty huge for what has been found out that it changed. Maybe this one will make 'sort' in stacks work and stop Mail.app crashing with Exchange. Maybe it will stop colour calibrations resetting often on wake from sleep, but that has been a problem since 10.5.0 so then again, maybe not.

Jul 14, 2009, 09:32 PM	#16
ventro macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006	Looks like they've spread the purple UI beyond Safari to the Finder, iCal, and Mail

Jul 14, 2009, 09:34 PM	#19
mistabaka macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2005	Is it possable that Software Update or some other download is how they will confirm you have Leopard to qualify for the $29 upgrade? Maybe even just Download SL the installer realizes you have Leopard & then they send you the disk for later use? Or even a "Pick up at the Apple Store" option? Last edited by mistabaka : Jul 14, 2009 at 09:36 PM. Reason: Added pickup at store option

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