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Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook hackintoshers in next Snow Leopard release?
engadget.com - 11/2/2009
Apple killing Atom support, dreams of netbook hackintoshers in next Snow Leopard release?
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Nobody said running a netbook hackintosh would be easy -- but nobody said they'd make it this hard. Apple is currently engaged in a war of compatibility with Palm and, if the developer build of Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 is any indication, the Atom processor is next on the smack down list. ...
osxdaily.com - 11/2/2009
Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor
— osxdaily.com — It’s not out in the wild yet, but 10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the... Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if ... (more) Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ...

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thinkpadtoday.com - 30 days ago
World first! New ThinkPad Netbook set for launch, ThinkPad X100e due January 5th 2010
— thinkpadtoday.com — We can confirm that all the hype spreading over the net re the supposed new ThinkPad X200e... NetBook is correct. With one glaring exception. The new small form factor ThinkPad NetBook will be called the ThinkPad X100e, and its been dubbed the ... (more) World first! New ThinkPad Netbook set for launch, ...

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OS X Killing Intel Atom Support– No Hackint0sh for You!
jkontherun.com - 11/2/2009
OS X Killing Intel Atom Support– No Hackint0sh for You!
— jkontherun.com — What is the most definite way that Apple can convince the netbook crowd that there will never... be a Mac netbook? By killing off support for the Intel Atom processor family, that powers virtually all netbooks. It is being reported that Apple is going ... (more) OS X Killing Intel Atom Support– No Hackint0sh for You!

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Cult of Mac:  Mac OS X 10.6.2 Drops Atom Processor Support

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):  Mac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil netbook OS X booting

Mac|Life:  Apple To Kill The Hackintosh Netbook Dream?

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Mac OS X 10.6.2 Drops Atom Processor Support
Cult of Mac — ... device Jan. 19, although the unit is described as being designed more to deliver media than as a general purpose computer. The Cupertino, Calif. company has always pointed to its iPhone or iPod touch as better alternatives to the netbook for Mac fans. [Via Engadget ] Posted by ...

Mac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil netbook OS X booting
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... the Atom CPU is gone. Either the hackintosh owners will have to run Mac OS X 10.6.1 for the foreseeable future, or some enterprising hacker will build a patch to add Atom support back to the upcoming OS release. Like the current syncing struggle between iTunes 9 and the Palm Pre, this may turn into a tit-for-tat battle between Apple and the hackintosh community -- or it might be the end of the road for Mac OS X on the featherlight PCs. [via Engadget, OS X Daily] TUAWMac OS X 10.6.2 rumored to block Atom support, foil ...

Apple To Kill The Hackintosh Netbook Dream?
Mac|Life — ... to OS X Daily, Apple could be killing support for the Intel Atom processor (the small processor that makes many netbooks tick) with the next Mac OS X 10.6 update (10.6.2). If you have a Intel Atom Hackintosh netbook, we'd advise that you not update to the next iteration of Snow Leopard until this information can be verified. Or you could just wait until the Hackintosh community comes up with a new way to boot your netbook with Snow Leopard. OS X Daily via Engadget  

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