Mac OS X Snow Leopard
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| OS family | Mac OS X |
| Source model | Closed source (with open source components) |
| Kernel type | Hybrid kernel |
| License | APSL and Apple EULA |
| Official website | apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/ |
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is Apple's next major version of Mac OS X. It is widely assumed that it will be given the version designation Mac OS X 10.6.[1] 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.[2] Mac OS X v10.6 will not introduce any major new features, rather focusing on improving performance, stability and reducing the footprint of Mac OS X.
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 development by Apple that aims to have the OS take full advantage of multi-core CPU's.
- 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 Library): allowing developers to code applications to use the GPU for non-graphics purposes.
- ZFS file system 'read/write' capabilities for 'Snow Leopard' Server.[3]
References
- ^ "Apple Previews Its Next Mac OS". informationweek.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Apple Previews Mac OS X Leopard to Developers". Apple.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Snow Leopard". June 10 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
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