| Mac OS X v10.6 "Snow Leopard" | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
| OS family | Mac OS X |
| Latest preview | 10.6 (10A96) / June 10 2008[1] |
| Official website | apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/ |
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is Apple's next major version[2] of the Mac OS X operating system. It was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at WWDC on June 9 2008. It is scheduled to ship "about a year" from the announcement.[3]
The new system will not focus on major new features, rather on improving performance, efficiency and reducing its overall footprint.[3][2] Leaked screenshots from a developer preview of the OS show the system labelled as "Version 10.6."[4]
Snow Leopard was first seeded to developers 10 June 2008, the day following its announcements. [5]
Changes and improvements
- Full support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 will be included natively in Address Book, Mail, and iCal.
- 64-bit kernel technology to allow up to a theoretical 16TB RAM.
- Grand Central: a parallel-programming technology[6] by Apple that aims to have the OS take full advantage of multi-core CPUs.
- Safari will, according to Apple, have up to a 53% faster Javascript implementation.
- QuickTime X which will feature optimized support for modern codecs.
- OpenCL (Open Compute Language): allowing developers to code applications to use the GPU for non-graphics purposes.
The next version of Mac OS X Server will include all of these features and other server-related features, such as ZFS support.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/10/apple_seeds_iphone_build_5a331_os_x_10_6_build_10a96_safari_4.html
- ^ a b "Apple - Mac OS X Leopard - Snow Leopard". Apple.com. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ a b "Apple Previews Mac OS X Leopard to Developers". Apple.com (Press release). 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Orchard Spy: How 'bout dem Apples?". Orchard Spy. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Apple seeds iPhone build 5A331, OS X 10.6 build 10A96, Safari 4"
- ^ "Apple in Parallel: Turning the PC World Upside Down?". The New York Times. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Apple - Server - Mac OS X Leopard - Snow Leopard". Apple.com. Retrieved 2008-06-10.