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Latest Snow Leopard build resurrects Atom compatibility
Development build 10C535 of Snow Leopard update 10.6.2 retains Intel Atom support after previous build had killed compatibility with the processor.
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New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
electronista.com — Word that Apple had disabled Atom support in a Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta seed may have... been premature, an update from the same discoverer says. A newer build, 10C535, now appears to have brought the feature back and hints that the lack of Atom support may ... (more) New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
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Sin dramas entre Apple e Intel Atom, la última beta resucita la compatibilidad
Gizmología — ... La última versión en desarrollo de Snow Leopard, la versión 10C535 que solo la tienen los betatesters de Apple, se ha comprobado como se ha vuelto a incluir la compatibilidad con los procesadores Intel Atom. El mismo que indicó que no se podía iniciar con procesadores Atom en el nuevo Mac OS X 10.6.2, ahora actualiza con que la última versión disponible para desarrolladores si que es posible. Vía: AppleInsider | Foto (cc) Raj Deut ...

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