ZFS file system coming to Snow Leopard server edition
It’s been almost exactly a year since we heard any chatter over Apple’s adoption of the supposedly rock solid 128-bit ZFS file system, but it appears to be heading into the next version of the company’s OS… at least for servers. According to the promo page for Snow Leopard for OS X servers, the redundant, error correcting, dynamic volume expanding format will be available when the new system drops, though there’s no mention of whether it will make its way onto the standard version of the software. With data handling that’s this tight, our only question is why wouldn’t it make the cut?
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New screenshots of Snow Leopard appear, show desktop web apps
A German site, Apfeltalk.de has posted screenshots of the forthcoming version of Mac OS X, 10.6 (a.k.a “Snow Leopard”). Most of the screenshots show off the Safari 4 developer preview that will include the “Save as Web Application” option in the File menu.
The website also shows off the next version of Address Book.app that will bring Microsoft Exchange support to the Mac platform. We do however have to speculate about the System Preferences.app screenshot that shows two Time Machine icons with one labled “Dock” and another labeled “Time Machine” — this seems out of place and unlike Apple.
You can see all of the screenshots (before Apple’s legal team gets a hold of them) on the Apfeltalk.de site.
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Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” confirmed to be Intel-only
We speculated before the WWDC Keynote that Mac OS X 10.6 might be Intel-only. Now it looks like (to many a PPC Mac user’s chagrin) that rumor might actually be true. MacNN got a copy of the system requirements for Snow Leopard. One of the main changes: “An Intel processor” required.
Some of the other system requirements include:
- An internal, external, or shared DVD drive
- At least 512 MB of RAM (more is recommended for development)
- A built-in display or display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer
- At least 9GB of disk space available, or 12GB of disk space if you install the developer tools
Keep in mind that these system requirements refer to the Developer Preview handed out at WWDC. Snow Leopard isn’t scheduled to ship for a year, and things can change. That being said, it might be time for you PowerPC Mac owners to start saving for a new Mac.
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Snow Leopard screenshots surface
Some of the first pictures of “Snow Leopard,” Apple’s next version of Mac OS X have started leaking off of developer’s Macs. Orchard Spy has some of the very first screenshots, though nothing too exciting is shown.
Just as we suspected, Snow Leopard doesn’t show any new features in the Applications or Utilities folders; nor does it show any changes in System Preferences. The only change that may lead to speculation is a new “32-bit” phrase in the System Preferences Title Bar.
The build number of Snow Leopard is 10A96. Read
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Apple posts details about Snow Leopard
Apple has just posted the details on the next version of Mac OS X — Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard will not bring any major new features to the Mac platform, instead, Apple will be focusing on the quality of the OS.
According to the details, Snow Leopard will be optimized for multi-core processors, be able to take advantage of even more RAM (up to 16TB, theoretically), and include out-of-box support for Microsoft Exchange 2007. A new technology in the OS, named “Grand Central” will allow developers to better take advantage of Macs with more than one processing core.
In addition, Safari will be revved with Snow Leopard. Safari will utilize a new JavaScript engine ( SquirrelFish, no doubt) to make it even faster.
Apple did not supply any details about price, but expects the OS to be shipping in “1 year.”
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