Mac OS X Snow Leopard
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| OS family | Unix-like, Mac OS |
| Source model | Closed source (with open source components) |
| Initial release | August 28, 2009 |
| Latest release | 10.6.8 / July 25, 2011 |
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| Kernel type | Hybrid kernel |
| License | Apple Public Source License and others |
| Preceded by | Mac OS X Leopard |
| Succeeded by | Mac OS X Lion |
| Official website | {{ |
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. and is the seventh major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and was released on August 28, 2009. Unlike previous versions of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard focused on improving performance, efficiency, and reducing its overall memory footprint rather than adding new end-user features.
Features[edit | edit source]
Snow Leopard introduced several new features and enhancements, including:
- **Performance Improvements**: Snow Leopard was optimized to improve the performance of the operating system. It included a new version of the Finder rewritten in Cocoa.
- **Support for Microsoft Exchange**: Snow Leopard included out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, allowing users to integrate their Mail, Address Book, and iCal applications with Exchange.
- **Grand Central Dispatch**: A technology that made it easier for developers to write applications that take advantage of multi-core processors.
- **OpenCL**: A framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs and GPUs.
- **64-bit Architecture**: Snow Leopard was the first Mac OS X release to fully support 64-bit applications, allowing for improved performance and the ability to use more than 4GB of RAM.
- **QuickTime X**: A new version of QuickTime with a simplified user interface and optimized for modern media formats.
System Requirements[edit | edit source]
The system requirements for Mac OS X Snow Leopard are:
- An Intel-based Mac (Snow Leopard does not support PowerPC-based Macs)
- 1 GB of RAM
- 5 GB of available disk space
- DVD drive for installation
Reception[edit | edit source]
Mac OS X Snow Leopard received positive reviews for its performance improvements and reduced memory footprint. It was praised for its stability and efficiency, making it a popular choice among Mac users.
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