electronista.com - 11/4/2009
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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 have been a bug or an otherwise temporary ...
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It’s not out in the wild yet, but
10.6.2 has been confirmed to kill support for the...
Intel Atom processor, this is especially important for Hackintosh users who have hacked various Atom based netbooks to run Snow Leopard. So what should you do if ...
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Latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta build brings back Atom support
Engadget —
... has apparently restored support for the processor and simultaneously brightened the spirits of hackintoshers the world over. What's more, there doesn't appear to be any explanation for the switch-a-roo from Apple which, as Electronista notes, could indicate that it was simply a bug or a temporary measure -- although it does of course also mean that Apple can just as easily flip the switch again if it sees fit (which seems like at least a 50 / 50 shot).
[Via Electronista] Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Software Latest ...
Apple’s latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard build resurrects Atom support
MacDailyNews —
... the feature back and hints that the lack of Atom support may have been a bug or an otherwise temporary action," Electronista reports. "Apple's code doesn't have any immediate clues as to whether or not the move was intentional." Electronista reports, "Apple is known to regularly allow at least basic support of processors outside of those used in Macs but often doesn't provide full feature support or any guarantees that this support will persist." Read more in the full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "TheConfuzed1" for the heads up.] ...
Perhaps Apple won't block Atom support after all
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Shortly after that report was published, Electronista noted that a newly-released build of 10.6.2 (10C535) brought it back. Of course, we're talking about "support" for hackintoshes in a developer build of the OS, so keep that in mind. ...
Atom support back in Mac OS X, Hackintosh netbooks not dead after all
Download Squad —
... We recently reported some bad news for Hackintosh enthusiasts: Apple's upcoming OS update, OS X 10.6.2, had removed support for Intel Atom processors. None of Apple's hardware uses Atom, but some of the most popular netbooks do, so that news affected a big chunk of the unauthorized OS X installs out there. With the latest developer build of 10.6.2, though, Apple seems to have flip-flopped and reintroduced Atom support. ...
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Latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta build brings back Atom support
engadget.com 11/5/2009 — Well, it looks like reports that Apple might be killing Atom support in the next Snow Leopard update may have been slightly overblown, as the latest developer build of OS X 10.6.2 (10C535) has apparently restored support for the processor and ...
Apple breaking Atom chip support in 10.6.2?
electronista.com 11/2/2009 — Apple may have taken out support for Atom processors in its latest beta seed of Mac OS X 10.6.2, one user says. Those testing it claim Apple has changed support in a way that breaks compatibility with the small Intel chips, including their ability to ...
Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded?
macrumors.com 11/4/2009 — Earlier this week, a report surfaced claiming that Apple had apparently disabled support for Intel's Atom processors in the latest developer build of Mac OS X 10.6.2. The revelation set off a firestorm around the Internet, riling many users who have...
Atom Support in 10.6.2: It's Ba-aack...
modmyi.com 11/5/2009 —
A new Mac OS X 10.6.2 update build restores support for a popular netbook processor that had been removed in the previous build. Though nothing will be known until the final version is released, the sign that Apple may not be directly targeting the hackintosh community is a relief to many. ...
Second build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 seeded to Apple developers
tuaw.com 10/12/2009 — In the last few days, two builds of Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard have been seeded to the Mac developer community. The latest build, 10C591F, is 456.8 MB in size and adds about a dozen changes to the fifty or so tweaks in the prior build. Apple has ...
Apple shares new developer seed of Mac OS X 10.6.2
macnn.com 10/30/2009 — Apple has begun distributing a new developer build of Mac OS X 10.6.2, 10C535. The release follows a week after 10C531, and is mainly said to address graphics issues, specifically relating to drivers, QuartzCore and ColorSync. Separately fixed are ...
No worries, OS 10.6.2 does not kill Atom support
crunchgear.com 11/4/2009 — The Hackintosh community can let out one big sigh of relief now. The latest build of OS 10.6.2 (10C535) supports the Intel Atom platform unlike the previous version that caused so much panic and concern earlier in the week. Of course, as the source ...
Apple seeds third Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta
macnn.com 10/30/2009 — Apple is already distributing a third beta seed of Mac OS X 10.6.2 to developers, sources say. Called 10C527f, the build adds fixes for 13 different components of the OS. Of special emphasis are corrections for video errors, including several ...
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