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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Does Require Intel Processors
macrumors.com - 6/10/2009
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Does Require Intel Processors
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Despite all the reports that Mac OS X Snow Leopard would only support Intel machines, some users held onto hope that PowerPC chips might be supported. Apple, however, has posted the technical requirements for the upcoming Mac OS X operating system a...
Mac OS X - Update your new Mac with Mac OS X Snow Leopard
apple.com - 6/15/2009
Mac OS X - Update your new Mac with Mac OS X Snow Leopard
— apple.com — Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date Program MacBook with Leopard Disk Mac OS X Snow Leopard refines... the elegant Mac OS X user experience with lots of little touches and performance improvements that will make using your Mac even more enjoyable. It also ... (more) Mac OS X - Update your new Mac with Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Enhancements and Refinements
apple.com - 6/8/2009
Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Enhancements and Refinements
— apple.com — Rewritten for Snow Leopard. The Finder has been completely rewritten using Cocoa to take advantage of the... new technologies in Snow Leopard, including 64-bit support and Grand Central Dispatch. It’s more responsive from top to bottom, with snappier ... (more) Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Enhancements and Refinements

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Refining the user experience
apple.com - 6/8/2009
Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Refining the user experience
— apple.com — Finder Screen Refined, not reinvented. Mac OS X is renowned for its simplicity, its reliability, and its... ease of use. So when it came to designing Snow Leopard, Apple engineers had a single goal: to make a great thing even better. They searched for ... (more) Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Refining the user experience

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Engadget:  Snow Leopard officially puts PowerPC Macs on endangered species list

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Snow Leopard officially puts PowerPC Macs on endangered species list
Engadget — ... It was just a day short of a year ago that we first got a bad feeling Snow Leopard was going to be end of the road for the PowerPC crowd. Now we know the truth, with Apple confirming Mac OS X version 10.6 will require Intel processors, cutting the cord on that rich lineage of alternative CPU support. From here on out it's Intel or bust -- until Apple finds a new silicon suitor it prefers, anyway. [Via MacRumors] Filed under: Desktops, Laptops Snow Leopard officially puts PowerPC Macs on endangered species list originally appeared on ...

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