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Apple Inc. hadn't released a major update to its Macintosh OS X
operating system since Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" was released in October
2007.
With the release of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" in September 2009, Apple
delivered several enhancements to existing features and applications.
Snow Leopard
includes:
- Improved performance in the Finder.
- Faster Time Machine backups.
- Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange.
Should I Upgrade to Snow Leopard?
Three simple questions will help the decision process:
- What applications run on Snow Leopard?
Many applications that worked under Leopard will continue to install
and function under Snow Leopard. Some, however, will require updates from
their vendors
(which may or may not be available yet), and some will simply not
work.
- Which hardware supports Snow Leopard?
Apple recommends the following hardware requirements for computers to
use Snow Leopard:
- Mac computer with an Intel processor
- 1 GB of memory
- DVD drive for installation
- 5 GB available space on hard drive
- Does the Office of Information Technology (OIT) support
Snow Leopard?
OIT and the OIT Help Desk
support Leopard.
Please use the information above and available here to
learn as much as possible about the Snow Leopard Operating System before
making the
decision to upgrade.
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