• Snow leopard delivery on 28th August
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my first computer was m68k.
[QUOTE=Makol;16993071]my first computer was PPC[/QUOTE] great
[QUOTE=Teh_Cheese;16996452]great[/QUOTE] I know! it was a good machine, it died about 7 months ago, may it rest in pieces :frown:
Mine shipped Friday, arrives Tuesday apparently but the USPS is fast with this crap so I might get it early
mine came this morning, running it now. [editline]10:08AM[/editline] the new default gauss is making me go insane [editline]10:20AM[/editline] also loading web pages in opera is faster
OPERA? jesus
[QUOTE=User.;16999592]OPERA? jesus[/QUOTE] I know, it's shit but I cba to move over all my favourites atm. Maybe when I reformat I'll use something else (I don't know what though)
it's like using MacAMP...
Why does the Snow Leopard disc look like a bloody lolcat?
[QUOTE=toxicpiano;16999692]I know, it's shit but I cba to move over all my favourites atm. Maybe when I reformat I'll use something else (I don't know what though)[/QUOTE] just use safari, especially if you're in SL (64 bit n all) it's faster than firefox and opera anyway i'm just waiting for chrome to be released
[QUOTE=User.;17000000]just use safari, especially if you're in SL (64 bit n all) it's faster than firefox and opera anyway i'm just waiting for chrome to be released[/QUOTE] True, only thing is you can't sort tabs in anyway so they all in an odd order (I like mine alphabetically)
So I just formatted straight from the SL disk, everything is fast and dandy.
Currently trying to install SL to my PC. It's not going so well at the moment - it booted at first but then messed up when I switched some kexts around. I won't bore you all with the details, but it's pretty damn annoying as I only just got 10.5 100% working.
[QUOTE=User.;17029208]Currently trying to install SL to my PC. It's not going so well at the moment - it booted at first but then messed up when I switched some kexts around. I won't bore you all with the details, but it's pretty damn annoying as I only just got 10.5 100% working.[/QUOTE] yea I heard 10.6 is having some trouble installing on Hackintoshes. Someone will find a way to fix it, someone always does..
[QUOTE=apwd007;16985312]I bought it on the 28th and it still won't be dispatched for a couple of days. So either way, I'm not paying for it[/QUOTE] I'm looking at ordering mine very soon, was told by Apple sales if you order on/after the SL release date at worst you'll get an upgrade DVD included, at best it'll be preinstalled and on the restore discs.
Getting 10.5.6-10.5.8 was easy on my PC, it helps to have an Intel processor, a Nvidia graphics card and a motherboard that already has .kext files for it. Someone had a tutorial for P5K SE motherboards and other similar setups.
Isn't Snow Leopard like a glorified service pack?
[QUOTE=Pandamobile;17035876]Isn't Snow Leopard like a glorified service pack?[/QUOTE] yes it is. but it comes with so many upgrades it's being considered an OS by most Mac users, but I disagree. but it's worth it.
[QUOTE=Pandamobile;17035876]Isn't Snow Leopard like a glorified service pack?[/QUOTE] tbh you could say the same about 7 really [editline]07:36AM[/editline] however here's a nice person explaining the whole SP thing [quote] Rewriting code does not exempt an installation from being a "service pack." If a service pack is merely defined as a single installable package that does not change the Major version then both Windows 7 and OS 10.6 are service packs. For the most part, every update contains lots of "rewrites" to the code. The larger the update, the greater the number of rewrites. Service Packs for Windows tend to be large rewrites of core code and add functionality. Mac OS 10.x packages tend to be similar in scope but are not offered for free. I would say that unless there is a major revision to the way that the kernel and filesystem operate, then we cannot call a new OS anything other than a service pack. This is what the jump from Windows 98 to Windows 2000 was and Mac OS 9 to Mac OSX was. Since Windows 7 merely tweeks the kernel and maintains the NT filesystem, then it is just an iterative update. Mac OS 10.6 tunes the kernel and maintains the filesystem, so it too is an interative release. To gauge the value of either Windows 7 or Mac OS 10.6 by price alone is stupid. You must judge it based on the improvements and fixes that the respective operating system brings to the table. Max OS 10.6 is bringing a tuned OS but no significant UI changes, so its value is relatively small. Windows 7 brings substantial UI improvements and fixes many of the Vista/XP issues. For a Windows user, Windows 7 represents a significant change while for a Mac user 10.6 represents a minimal change. Thus, both seem priced accordingly. As an aside, Mac OS 10.6 does have one change that is larger than Windows 7 when you consider that 10.6 completely drops support for non-intel based chips. This, to me, represents the largest change and causes me to lose a great deal of respect for Apple. But that's just because backwards compatibility is very important to me. Windows, for better or for worse, has always attempted to maintain backwards compatibility, and XP Mode is no exception. I hope this presents a clear argument why the service pack argument is kinda moot. Thanks for reading! [/quote]
[QUOTE=Pandamobile;17035876]Isn't Snow Leopard like a glorified service pack?[/QUOTE] It isn't if you've played with the SDK. I've already tried out GCD on my FileWalker app and holy bayjayzus is it fast.
I got SL working on my PC now. Graphics work flawlessly but I don't have any audio or ethernet support yet. After that it will be fine though.
[QUOTE=User.;17044121]I got SL working on my PC now. Graphics work flawlessly but I don't have any audio or ethernet support yet. After that it will be fine though.[/QUOTE] congrats, how long did it take?
I can't wait to get may macbook pro with SL. The speed and everything and this time no need to fetch a serial from the web to use quicktime like it should be. I actually wonder if my delivery will be delayed to have it SL pre-installed. I heard they do that.
[QUOTE=Makol;17047499]congrats, how long did it take?[/QUOTE] Too long, it was such a simple error too. Just 1 file in the wrong place.
oh happy day! I got my disk today and it took about 40 minutes to upgrade.
[QUOTE=User.;17048747]Too long, it was such a simple error too. Just 1 file in the wrong place.[/QUOTE] aw that's lame. I had that happened to me when putting 10.5 on my friend's PC. took me forever to figure it out.
[QUOTE=Makol;17052880]aw that's lame. I had that happened to me when putting 10.5 on my friend's PC. took me forever to figure it out.[/QUOTE] Yeah, installing OS X on a PC is quite a task. It takes so long to get everything working right - it's probably gonna take me a few weeks to figure out my audio/ethernet problem. Just got to be patient with it.
Did you get an awesome intro video when you installed it on a PC?
[QUOTE=Takoto;17054290]Did you get an awesome intro video when you installed it on a PC?[/QUOTE] yes, the intro video should still be there. I saw it when 10.5 was booting on a PC.
When I did a clean install it took about 25 minutes I reckon.
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