Snow Leopard Details Leak, Then Release

Iria · Jun 10, 2008, 04:05 AM

On Monday, a press release went out from Apple Canada just a tad bit early, and was pulled at some point after it went live. The press release detailed Mac OS 10.6, or "Snow Leopard." Apple had to be a little red-faced, as careful as it usually is. Later in the day Apple re-released the press release - when it should have been released.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Customgamer1 · Jun 10, 2008, 07:51 AM

LMAO ONLY UP TO 16TB OF RAM HA

lol WTF who could afford to buy that much and just think of all the slots you would need. That would be crazy to say you have that much ram. Let alone how pointless it would be

**dj_stick** · Jun 10, 2008, 09:47 AM

been following the news of this for a few days now, looks like a service pack upgrade, with a few useful features, but depending on release compatibility with my music apps, I'll probably be sticking with 10.5

Apple - Mac OS X Leopard - Snow Leopard

the OpenCL features looks really promising though, as does the "Grand Central" multi-core support, and I'm really surprised with the Exchange 2007 compatibility

BlueMak · Jun 10, 2008, 04:14 PM

Wait, if this is like a service update, can't you update for free?

Customgamer1 · Jun 10, 2008, 06:16 PM

I think Apple wants this as a new OS and not just an update right?

Lowfat · Jun 10, 2008, 11:19 PM

I believe it will be a new OS, changing the core kernel like that is going to be a pretty big deal. Either way this is going to be awesome.

Customgamer1 · Jun 10, 2008, 11:37 PM

Well people complain that Microsoft changes OS's to often but it looks like Mac does it even more so.

Lowfat · Jun 10, 2008, 11:49 PM

Apple updates their OSes way more often then MS.

**dj_stick** · Jun 10, 2008, 11:55 PM

and there's not all that much difference in each OS from a user perspective, a few extra "features" here and there - which is good, because people are used to the way OS X works, but it makes it harder to justify the upgrade cost

Customgamer1 · Jun 11, 2008, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

and there's not all that much difference in each OS from a user perspective, a few extra "features" here and there - which is good, because people are used to the way OS X works, but it makes it harder to justify the upgrade cost

Well that's what I mean. They want you to go out and spend $100+ on something you don't really need...

But if it works it works.

They are sure good at getting money from their customers lol.

Oxtie · Jul 19, 2008, 09:37 PM

Did it ever occur to anyone if, in future HDDs are removed completely and everything gets stored in a non volatile RAM? under those circumstances, I'll have to say 16 TBs are NICE

There were lot many post I've read earlier about MRAM etc...

Customgamer1 · Jul 20, 2008, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oxtie

Did it ever occur to anyone if, in future HDDs are removed completely and everything gets stored in a non volatile RAM? under those circumstances, I'll have to say 16 TBs are NICE

There were lot many post I've read earlier about MRAM etc...

Well that would be sweet, but the cost of ram better come way down lol. Spending a few grand just to get the 16tb of ram

Oxtie · Jul 21, 2008, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Customgamer1

Well that would be sweet, but the cost of ram better come way down lol. Spending a few grand just to get the 16tb of ram

Ah yes, the price

remember back when DVD-R writers were first launched? and then the prices went down

I guess the same applies with this one... (if it actually ever comes out). For the Rich dudes, price means nothing

AND if you're poor then 1 or 2 years max I'd say

EDIT
Also, Ram is not exactly considered of "Prime Importance" as compared to HDDs due to their volitile and unStorable nature

I've 2 GBs and quite satisfied with it as I'm not interested in "Hoggy" applications which requires beyond 2GBs... so, when there are people like me who do not buy RAMs, its obvious price cannot go down... but when there is a reason for it (M RAM),

and price goes down (demand rises, supply rises and competition rises)

Jun 10, 2008, 04:05 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Snow Leopard Details Leak, Then Release On Monday, a press release went out from Apple Canada just a tad bit early, and was pulled at some point after it went live. The press release detailed Mac OS 10.6, or "Snow Leopard." Apple had to be a little red-faced, as careful as it usually is. Later in the day Apple re-released the press release - when it should have been released. _____________ Source: Tech-Ex

Jun 10, 2008, 07:51 AM	#2
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	LMAO ONLY UP TO 16TB OF RAM HA lol WTF who could afford to buy that much and just think of all the slots you would need. That would be crazy to say you have that much ram. Let alone how pointless it would be __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 10, 2008, 04:14 PM	#4
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Jun 10, 2008, 06:16 PM	#5
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	I think Apple wants this as a new OS and not just an update right? __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 10, 2008, 11:19 PM	#6
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	I believe it will be a new OS, changing the core kernel like that is going to be a pretty big deal. Either way this is going to be awesome. __________________

Jun 10, 2008, 11:37 PM	#7
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Well people complain that Microsoft changes OS's to often but it looks like Mac does it even more so. __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 10, 2008, 11:49 PM	#8
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Apple updates their OSes way more often then MS. __________________

Jul 19, 2008, 09:37 PM	#11
Oxtie HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	Did it ever occur to anyone if, in future HDDs are removed completely and everything gets stored in a non volatile RAM? under those circumstances, I'll have to say 16 TBs are NICE There were lot many post I've read earlier about MRAM etc...