Awesome! I can't wait to see how many additional interface designs they've thrown into the mix. Is it really to much to ask for a consistent interface? Really?
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Build 10A432 Designated 'Golden Master'
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It probably won't be - but I guess nobody can say anything for sure until we've got the DVD's with the OS in our hands .. My money is on it won't be tied to just one computer.
Yup. The gray discs that came with the computer are tied to that specific configuration, excluding RAM and HDD. And the Up-To-Date program takes your serial number, I believe, so they know exactly what your computer is.
There are plenty of ways and legitimate uses for getting around the OS X installers. Be honest and pay up like everyone else.
That or get a site/volume license.
That or get a site/volume license.
OpenCL
Sometimes Apple's penchant for implementing innovative technology asap combined with their fan-base creates a certain amount of unnecessary bunching of the panties.
Using a graphics card as a general cpu, of which OpenCL is one implementation, is a new technology, and Snow Leopard is the first wide spread implementation of it. There are no applications written that require it, very few applications will utilize it in a appreciable way in the next year or two, and all of it was written after most existing mac hardware and their GPUs were designed and manufactured.
The fact that some intel macs' GPUs don't support OpenCL must be frustrating for some people, but so will Snow Leopard's lack of support for PPC. At the end of the day, 10.6 is about re-tooling OS X to be future-compatible, not backwards-compatible. including OpenCL in SL is mainly for developers, not users. Users won't experience the upshot to OpenCL for at least a year, likely 2 - 3.
If you're concerned about getting a proper speed bump from SL, it's there already, and its mainly coming from Grand Central (unless you happen to be one of the 10 people who bought a single core Mac Mini in '06). the last few years we've all had dual core computers that ran software that was mostly only using one core. Snow Leopard turns on that other core for any software (including almost the entire OS) that was written to use Grand Central's APIs.
All these concerns about OpenCL and 64-bit (unless you have more than 4gb or RAM) are unnecessary.
Sometimes Apple's penchant for implementing innovative technology asap combined with their fan-base creates a certain amount of unnecessary bunching of the panties.
Using a graphics card as a general cpu, of which OpenCL is one implementation, is a new technology, and Snow Leopard is the first wide spread implementation of it. There are no applications written that require it, very few applications will utilize it in a appreciable way in the next year or two, and all of it was written after most existing mac hardware and their GPUs were designed and manufactured.
The fact that some intel macs' GPUs don't support OpenCL must be frustrating for some people, but so will Snow Leopard's lack of support for PPC. At the end of the day, 10.6 is about re-tooling OS X to be future-compatible, not backwards-compatible. including OpenCL in SL is mainly for developers, not users. Users won't experience the upshot to OpenCL for at least a year, likely 2 - 3.
If you're concerned about getting a proper speed bump from SL, it's there already, and its mainly coming from Grand Central (unless you happen to be one of the 10 people who bought a single core Mac Mini in '06). the last few years we've all had dual core computers that ran software that was mostly only using one core. Snow Leopard turns on that other core for any software (including almost the entire OS) that was written to use Grand Central's APIs.
All these concerns about OpenCL and 64-bit (unless you have more than 4gb or RAM) are unnecessary.
I agree with you. Apple is preparing OS X for the future. There are still lots of things to look forward to in Snow Leopard other than performance.
They are tied by computer model. Its the same OSX though except it may have a slightly newer build for new hardware.
You could take your osx install discs that came with your computer, boot another mac in target disc mode and install using your restore discs and it would work fine.
We discussed this in another thread some time ago...the iMac's 8800 GS HAS to be supported; especially because the 8800GTS wasn't even released in modern Macs.
I was going to change it to say model, but I fell asleep.
You could do that, but it could cause some problems and major slowdowns.
Apple is always preparing for the future. Their history is all about moving
toward cutting edge technologies and they usually pull it off well.
Unfortunately for many people, it means their hardware may not benefit from most of Apple's hard work after just two years.
toward cutting edge technologies and they usually pull it off well.
Unfortunately for many people, it means their hardware may not benefit from most of Apple's hard work after just two years.
Umm, no. The Up-To-Date disks are identical no matter what computer you have. (You're exactly correct on the grey disks that came with the machine, just not the second part). Apple doesn't press multiple versions of those disks.
jW
Apple states if that if you have multiple computers eligible for up-to-date, you can use one CD, so I don't think that's the case.Thank you for clearing that up for me and others wondering
Let me rephrase this question... Do you folks think this GM build will leak within the next few days?
We don't even know if there is a GM build. All the mac sites are reporting the same news, no specific new details has shown up regarding to GM build, and no devs have this GM yet, Apple hasn't seeded this out. They may not get access to the GM build at all, Apple could just not seed this at all and push it out for retail.
Ok.. but some of you are saying that Apple didn't seed the GM build of Leopard to general developers, and I remember that leaking well before the retail release.
Actually, there is some new information from AppleInsider:
I think we can now safely assume Snow Leopard is ready for public. Apple will likely start accepting orders very soon now.
Why do some people post that kind of info inside a news heading that had nothing to do with it. I didn't read that report because I thought it has nothing to do with GM build since it is related to the new changes to installation process in SL.
Sighs.
I guess that's good news and hoping that those Apple Care Pros ........do something... special for us.
I couldn't find an answer for this, so I'll post it here.
Is the mid-'07 Mac mini fully 64-bit? I know the GMA doesn't have 64-bit drivers, but is the rest 64-bit?
Is the mid-'07 Mac mini fully 64-bit? I know the GMA doesn't have 64-bit drivers, but is the rest 64-bit?