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Mac OS X 10.6 Called 'Snow Leopard', All Cocoa?
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OS X Ratatouille. Cant wait to be booting up that bad boy
I vote for Ocelot.
It's a pity they already used the biggest cat (Tiger) already--now it's time to go small. Ocelot, the small big cat.It's got the lowest body temperature at rest of any big cat, making it the coolest cat.
So basically this version is to drop support for PPC.
Is this a move away from tiger?
Either way it seems like there is no real need for the update so don't worry about me buying your copy.
If they really want to increase functionality then why not just release 10.5.4 instead of 10.6
Is this a move away from tiger?
Either way it seems like there is no real need for the update so don't worry about me buying your copy.
If they really want to increase functionality then why not just release 10.5.4 instead of 10.6
Long Live Leopard, no more OS "Upgrades" for 3+ years
Snow is just a modifier to Leopard, if it is just speed and stability it will be cheap or free for Leopard users.
I wouldn't mind being rewarded for having and intel only mac. for one, i'd like to have all the processor supports removed for a leaner OS (like I am too nervous to do myself with monolingual).
I really feel like it have been a whirlwind since 10.1 or so. So many new features and architecture changes for os x since it switched from os 9 and switched to intel and added core*. I think it wouldn't hurt to have a long time frame with the 'same' os. XP wasn't great when it came out but support for it is so fantastic it makes Vista difficult to swallow so no OS should get as comfortable as XP did but yeah, I wouldn't mind sticking with Leopard 3 more years. The thing is, I took a pounding when I upgraded to leopard. I lost functionality of my HP 1012 laser printer (2 years is about all the support you can expect from HP) and my HP 5550C flatbed scanner, both with Tiger drivers....Both F*&*%'ed in Leopard.
So that is where I am coming from.
I'm in.
Snow is just a modifier to Leopard, if it is just speed and stability it will be cheap or free for Leopard users.
I wouldn't mind being rewarded for having and intel only mac. for one, i'd like to have all the processor supports removed for a leaner OS (like I am too nervous to do myself with monolingual).
I really feel like it have been a whirlwind since 10.1 or so. So many new features and architecture changes for os x since it switched from os 9 and switched to intel and added core*. I think it wouldn't hurt to have a long time frame with the 'same' os. XP wasn't great when it came out but support for it is so fantastic it makes Vista difficult to swallow so no OS should get as comfortable as XP did but yeah, I wouldn't mind sticking with Leopard 3 more years. The thing is, I took a pounding when I upgraded to leopard. I lost functionality of my HP 1012 laser printer (2 years is about all the support you can expect from HP) and my HP 5550C flatbed scanner, both with Tiger drivers....Both F*&*%'ed in Leopard.
So that is where I am coming from.
I'm in.
I guess it really is time to start thinking about retiring the ol' G5
The G4/G5's were fantastic cpu's in their time, and have served us well, but yes, it's time to let them go out with a bang.
Again though, can we some UI changes? The gray on gray thing is so boring. And I'll be damned if I'll ever install that Shapeshifter crap.
I know it may sound naive, but when Our Lord and Master Said 'It's True' and announced the move to Intel, I thought this was so we could take advantage of all the latest tech.... Forever!
He then announced 'Universal' Apps that ran on everything.
This, I thought, meant we were future proofed!
Faster Power PC processor comes along in 2010 or so, 3 times Intels latest 12 Core whatyamecallit, and we can jump to that, then back again if another Intel or ARM or Nvidia (Always with the Graphics ) comes along that can double that performance etc.
Aren't we rather burning our bridges by dropping stuff that we might one day need?
He then announced 'Universal' Apps that ran on everything.
This, I thought, meant we were future proofed!
Faster Power PC processor comes along in 2010 or so, 3 times Intels latest 12 Core whatyamecallit, and we can jump to that, then back again if another Intel or ARM or Nvidia (Always with the Graphics
) comes along that can double that performance etc.Aren't we rather burning our bridges by dropping stuff that we might one day need?
Price has not been announced. I don't think Apple's going to sell this for $129 for all users - I'm guessing we'll see something closer to the "crossgrades" they offered for Pro apps from PPC to Universal.
Screw Snow Leopard, what about Black Panther, if we are going to pull names from previous versions of the OS?
Technically, that's a hardware choice not a "feature." The features of the iPod remained the same, but the hardware implementation of those features changed.
Ok, if this is really true, then Steve Jobs has gonna crazy...
This type of release used to be called Mac OS X 10.5.4.
I don't think they are going to waste a release on "bug fixes"
I think 10.6 is going to be a Windows 7 killer.
This type of release used to be called Mac OS X 10.5.4.
I don't think they are going to waste a release on "bug fixes"
I think 10.6 is going to be a Windows 7 killer.
Spaces is huge for me - I use it all day long every day. I had used hacks before but none of them worked as well as Spaces does IMHO. As a graphic Designer it is a God send for screen real-estate.
Time to say bye bye to my Power-Mac G5!
Yep... if this is true it's time to go intel.
I think that they are doing the right thing - speed and stability is always in demand and if they are doing a complete overhaul of the OS for this purpose and making it more optimized for newer hardware - it's a good thing.
I plan to buy the new Mac Pro with Nehalem (codename) CPU. Combined with a optimized OS it should be a significant leap from my current G5. Not to mention whatever GPU it will have compared to the old Radeon 9600
What I find funny is the debate around what type of cat code name it will have! Who cares?!
Yep... if this is true it's time to go intel.
I think that they are doing the right thing - speed and stability is always in demand and if they are doing a complete overhaul of the OS for this purpose and making it more optimized for newer hardware - it's a good thing.
I plan to buy the new Mac Pro with Nehalem (codename) CPU. Combined with a optimized OS it should be a significant leap from my current G5. Not to mention whatever GPU it will have compared to the old Radeon 9600
What I find funny is the debate around what type of cat code name it will have! Who cares?!
here's my view of this...
why can't this be 10.5.x?
if the focus is on security and stability then i'd be pretty annoyed if me, using leopard, was left behind in terms of security and stability and was forced to pay for an upgrade for basically the same OS, but safer and better performance wise.
i know that may not make sense, but the jist of it is there.
why can't this be 10.5.x?
if the focus is on security and stability then i'd be pretty annoyed if me, using leopard, was left behind in terms of security and stability and was forced to pay for an upgrade for basically the same OS, but safer and better performance wise.
i know that may not make sense, but the jist of it is there.
So essentially Snow Leopard fixes Slow Leopard.
You could call it OS X 10.6 Banana Hammock and I'd still grab it if it sped up my machine.
You could call it OS X 10.6 Banana Hammock and I'd still grab it if it sped up my machine.
Right with you there, I only started using it a while back, but ever since - kick ass feature.
The dark side of the Force is a path to many abilities, some considered to be... unnatural.
I still think this as well, but I'm fairly convinced that Apple doesn't. Universal Binaries are a tool for a moment in time, just as "Fat Binaries" were back in the day. It's going to be harder and harder for Apple to maintain two separate codebases in OS X releases moving forward - the days of PPC are waning, and their people are sailing West to the Undying Lands. We'll be lucky if/when the real 10.6 is released if it supports G5.
didn't Adobe announce a couple months ago that they wouldn't be doing a 64-bit version of their apps next update?
Do you think there might be a reason why? Like re-doing it for Cocoa?
But that is for CS5 which is due a year after this OS, and there is also MS Office which won't be going 64 bit for a long time.
Since this is under Steve Jobs watch, instead of "Snow Leopard", how about "Snow Job"?!
Just think for a moment what the sort of sounds like lol
Maybe not the wisest of paths that one!!