Pfft. That's depressing. Hopefully it's a sign that they're about to release something in the netbook space (Apple Tablet anyone?) but I doubt it.
2009/11/10 Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com>: > > No Gordon it does not support Intel Atom in this release. > > "Intel Atom support is confirmed to be missing in the final release of > 10.6.2, citing multiple prominent Hackintosh sources. > > Apple's latest update for Snow Leopard has broken support for Intel's Atom > processor line. Mac OS X 10.6.2 was released Monday afternoon, and was > Apple's second major update for Snow Leopard." > > <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/09/intel_atom_support_officially_missing_from_mac_os_x_10_6_2.html> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo > 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB > OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard > > > On 10/11/2009, at 12:52 PM, Gordon Campbell wrote: > >> >> Any word on if this final release has Atom support or not? >> I don't need it myself, but I know a few people who use Hackintosh >> netbooks that would be sad to see it go and I had been thinking about >> going down the netbook route myself. >> >> >> 2009/11/10 Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com>: >>> >>> Hi WAMUGers, >>> Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.2, a sizable update to Snow Leopard >>> that touches on many areas of the operating system. The changes are >>> too numerous to chronicle: read Apple's About the Mac OS X 10.6.2 >>> Update page for a list of changes. Also note the page detailing the >>> security improvements in this update. >>> >>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3874> >>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937> >>> >>> A few important items do jump out: >>> >>> * The update fixes the Guest account deletion bug that would delete >>> one's own user directory when you logged back in after a Guest login >>> session was complete (see "Apple Acknowledges Guest Account Data >>> Loss Bug, 13 October 2009). >>> >>> Mac OS X 10.6.2 is available via Software Update or as two >>> standalone downloads: the Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update is 473 MB and the >>> Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update (Combo) is 479 MB. Typically, the Combo >>> update would update Mac OS X 10.6.0 and higher, while the regular >>> update would cover only Mac OS X 10.6.1. Presumably, the small size >>> difference is related to the fact that Mac OS X 10.6.1 was an >>> extremely small update. >>> >>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL958> >>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959> >>> >>> Also, the size of the update via Software Update can vary widely, >>> depending on your computer. My 2.33 GHz MacBook Pro, released in >>> 2006, required a 499.9 MB download, while my Mac mini from earlier >>> this year needed a 157.7 MB download as was a colleague's Mac Pro >>> from early 2008. >>> >>> Apple also released Security Update 2009-006 Client (143 MB) and >>> Security Update 2009-006 Server (231 MB) for Mac OS X 10.5.8, which >>> include the numerous security enhancements in Mac OS X 10.6.2, >>> linked above. As ever, the issues addressed patch vulnerabilities >>> exploited by maliciously crafted files or Web sites. >>> >>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL963> >>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL962> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo >>> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB >>> OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
