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Apple Updates Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) to 9A528d
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Which build? If you are talking about a Leopard build then any number of bugs could have prevented an upgrade.
Apple is inhouse testing all new, secret Macs right now for compatibility with Leopard. It would be interesting to check the new build for any left low level drivers or configuration files which could give a hint what's going on behind the curtains.
Well then they'll just not be candidates for a downloadable OS then...
I wish Apple did something like this, the problem is I seem to find this but for the most part the cost isn't much different from the actual physical software (games in my case, to my foggy memory though) I think it should be around 20-30% less.
I think it was 466. But the update said something like the copy was not in their known user database or something to that effect.
I hope Apple has pulled it together in the past month since the last build because the last build was nowhere near ready.
Well, first thing I noticed is...
Safari seems snappier...
Other than that, 9A528d doesn't seem much different. Some of the icons seem improved again for cover flow, I noticed a few new desktop wallpapers, such as "Sea Mist Blue" in Black & White. Also, "iPhoto Albums" is a new option in "Desktop" in "System Preferences" (unless I didn't notice it before). Under "iPhoto Albums" there's "Photo's", "Last 12 Months", "Last Import", and "Flagged".
Other than that, Safari isn't crashing as much as it did. Safari was so bad for me in 9A527 I had to move to Firefox.
Running 9A528d on a slave drive on my Mac Pro 2.66.
Oh, and "Video Effects" is much smoother in iChat, doesn't stammer like before and works better overall.
Safari seems snappier...
Other than that, 9A528d doesn't seem much different. Some of the icons seem improved again for cover flow, I noticed a few new desktop wallpapers, such as "Sea Mist Blue" in Black & White. Also, "iPhoto Albums" is a new option in "Desktop" in "System Preferences" (unless I didn't notice it before). Under "iPhoto Albums" there's "Photo's", "Last 12 Months", "Last Import", and "Flagged".
Other than that, Safari isn't crashing as much as it did. Safari was so bad for me in 9A527 I had to move to Firefox.
Running 9A528d on a slave drive on my Mac Pro 2.66.
Oh, and "Video Effects" is much smoother in iChat, doesn't stammer like before and works better overall.
According to that account of 9A528d's stability... It seems like Apple may actually be wrapping Leopard up for retail. I mean, if everything runs smoothly and all the bugs seem to be/are worked out, what's stopping Apple from taking Leopard to Golden Master within a week or so? I for one am really excited either way.
1. yeah that would be mad - save the environment
2. god grant me patience - right now!
Well, when you bu software in a store, alls you get is a license to use it in the form of a serial number or similar. The software on the disk is totally outdated and you're usually updating it by dowloading basically the whole thing from the internet.
Great, so I have a big ugly outdated box, a serial number that will probably get lost somehow, a paper wasting users manual (at least, in PDFs, you can search). I remember Half Life 2, took almost a day to unlock it through steam and you had to be online to play the single player.
I have loads of windows keys (Get them for free from our tech school) and I usually end up downloading XP or Vista without the bloat. There are nice versions of XP that don't even take 5 minutes to install via boot camp and hardly take up a gigabyte.
I'm kinda glad iPods don't come packaged with CDs. For Computers it makes sense to ship them tho for recovery and such.
Back to topic: Yay, can't wait for Leopard to get official. My Mac's getting kinda slow lately... shouldn't install so much bloatware
I was actually reading my Macbook user manual in front of my Macbook one time and pressed command-f while reading to try and search for something... Then I realized...
As much as you may like this, it 'aint gonna happen, at least not exclusively(at most, they may provide a downloadable version as a backup, but even this is doubtful). The reason is because Apple promotes an "It just works" experience. That experience does not include resetting your router, or resetting your cable modem, or entering in pppoe settings for your DSL modem, or waiting 5-10 hours for an OS to install. Users might get the cheaper version based on price, then get mad at Apple for selling them something that doesn't work. While you may find it convenient, many users lack the technical expertise to do this, and don't have the time nor patience to let an install take 5 hours.
I'm worried...
So I am starting to worry some that Leopard is going to be delayed. The fact that it has been A MONTH since the last update, and that we aren't hearing anything about RC1 or RC-anything, and that one month is needed to get the thing on shelves... it stresses me.
Anyone else worried?
So I am starting to worry some that Leopard is going to be delayed. The fact that it has been A MONTH since the last update, and that we aren't hearing anything about RC1 or RC-anything, and that one month is needed to get the thing on shelves... it stresses me.
Anyone else worried?
hmmm this kind of worries me.
traditionally as software approaches gold master the frequency of updates increases pretty rapidly. once a week, then a couple of times a week then once every couple of days, then release candidate, then gold master.
for each release of OS X so far it has taken right around a month from GM declare to being able to walk in to an apple store any buy it.
that means best case scenario, if leopard is declared GM tomorrow apple would just about make their end of october deadline. i'm really hoping next week we see some more builds arrive. if we don't see a GM declared by next friday i think apple misses october.
traditionally as software approaches gold master the frequency of updates increases pretty rapidly. once a week, then a couple of times a week then once every couple of days, then release candidate, then gold master.
for each release of OS X so far it has taken right around a month from GM declare to being able to walk in to an apple store any buy it.
that means best case scenario, if leopard is declared GM tomorrow apple would just about make their end of october deadline. i'm really hoping next week we see some more builds arrive. if we don't see a GM declared by next friday i think apple misses october.
Update or not Leopard is still far behind Windows XP, not to mention Vista
Leopards finder at least 10 years behind Windows. Compatibility wise, behind--don't even ask!
I hope that was sarcasm.
step 1: back up data
step 2: format with old discs and create 2 hard drive partitions.
step 3: download and mount osx image onto second hard drive partition
step 4: boot from that partition.
Although this isn't really a solution....just saying that it can be done and it works.
Apple still has about a week and a half until the end of September. By the time I have my iPod Touch (October 3rd), I hope to see the headline "Leopard Gold Master?" on my nifty little MacRumors widget. Otherwise, I agree with people who have said this... Apple may not make the October deadline.
I second that! I used Mac OS for a few minutes at my local Comp USA and I already love it better than crappy Windows. I didn't even bother to upgrade to Vista back in Feb 'cause I knew sooner or later I'd be getting my macbook pro (yeah, I've been waiting THAT long lol)