Apple seeds 10.5.8 9L14

[tirerim]

Apple said they want "every Leopard user" upgrade to SL, which means early Intel Macs that shipped with Tiger and were later upgraded to Leopard will also have to be eligible for the cheaper upgrade. So if it checks something, it will ask the Leopard install DVD.

If they wanted "every Leopard user" to upgrade to SL, they would release it for PPC.

Finder's version number has always been 0.0.1 ahead of the OS version number.

Sort of; it's been ahead by various amounts since System version 2.0, when it jumped to 4.1. It spent most of the mid-80s several versions ahead, and then the System version started to catch up; it was 0.1 ahead for all of System 6, for example. (Though the Multifinder, which was still optional back then, had the same version as the System Software -- confused yet?) I don't think they standardized on 0.0.1 ahead until OS X (though maybe they did earlier; I never ran Mac OS 9, and I'm too lazy to boot up my PowerBook 3400 to check on 8.6).

 

[Xapplimatic]

My suspicion based on the radical pricing departure and Apples view that Snow Leopard is basically a radical refinement of Leopard is that eventually they might trickle down some of the changes to the existing Leopard after SL launches, as there is a large installed base of PPC still that would like to see some of those peculiar little "features" that were snuck into the refinements such as the changes in Finder and Exposé. G5 owners would also love to see more 64 bit capability, but that may not happen. Apple is obviously tired of maintaining two code bases. This certainly lets them "trim" the fat by getting rid of PPC so to speak.

 

[TheSpaz]

Does anyone want to share the 10.5.8 video drivers for ati 48x0 cards?

Also, why couldn't Apple make a separate version of Snow Leopard that is just for PPC users that includes some of the cool tweaks like the new Dock and Finder? It's kind of unfair that PPC users won't get the little changes like the put back function in trash and the new preference to search current folder.

 

[kolax]

Also, why couldn't Apple make a separate version of Snow Leopard that is just for PPC users that includes some of the cool tweaks like the new Dock and Finder? It's kind of unfair that PPC users won't get the little changes like the put back function in trash and the new preference to search current folder.

Maybe 10.5.8 will drop in a couple of newish things for PPC users. But it's Apple.. they'll just want you to buy new hardware.

 

[archer75]

nm

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

That's not entirely true. That upgrade price is ONLY for people who purchase a mac after June 8th I believe.
People who are mac owners prior to that have to pay full price for snow leopard.

No, only those who got a Mac after June 8th get SL for $10. The rest of us who run Leopard (on Intel, obviously) get it for $30.

 

[Val-kyrie]

I've been using Macs since 10.5.2 and 10.5.7 has been the worse by far. Lost Time Machine on both computers and had to archive and install my laptop to get networking to work. Was not a good experience. I hope .8 fixes the networking issues that .7 brought. .6 was the best for me by far. I wish I could revert back. The "fixes" have not been worth it for me. After having read the SL comments, I am looking so forward to it.

I also have been using Leopard since 10.5.2, but I have been having networking errors since 10.5.5; even on this fresh install of 10.5.7 (my hard drive died ). My wireless connection will just drop for no reason - even if I am within 10 feet of my LinkSys WRT54G, and will only reconnect when it wants to. My wireless will see my network, but I constantly receive connection timeout errors. I am tired of being told by AppleCare to do a power reset (turn off, take out battery, hold power button, reinsert battery, restart). Perhaps it is time to take it to the Apple store and make them replace the Airport card.

Has anyone found any resolution to this problem?

 

[Djcyder]

Finally! They broke midi in 10.5.7 and doing support for Mac I've heard all about it for weeks. I'm glad to see it fixed and I can finally stop using 10.5.6 and those with midi problems can be happy as well.

 

[iMaggot]

My Mail wont hide on startup, so hope they fix it.