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OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe [Hackintosh]
gizmodo.com - 21 days ago
OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe [Hackintosh]
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It appears that Atom support has resurfaced in the latest developer build (10C535), so users running OS X on Atom netbooks are safe, for now. Although, anything can happen between now and the final build. [ Stell via 9to5Mac via Crunchgear ]
support.apple.com - 16 days ago
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
— support.apple.com — Lots of fixes.  ★  (more) Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update

Comments vote down Gizmodo found this 16 days agofound this
osxdaily.com - 24 days ago
Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor
— osxdaily.com — 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 ... (more) Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 ...

Comments vote down Engadget found this 24 days agofound this
New Mac OS X 10.6.2 build restores Atom support
electronista.com - 21 days ago
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

Comments vote down Engadget found this 21 days agofound this

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Liliputing:  Quickies: Hackintosh future is bright, Eee PC turns 2

TechSpot:  Apple to disable Atom support with OS X 10.6.2? (updated)

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Quickies: Hackintosh future is bright, Eee PC turns 2
Liliputing — ... other day the blogosphere was aflutter with the news that OS X 10.6.2 seemed to kill support for the Intel Atom processor, which would mean that virtually every netbook on the market would be unable to run the upcoming version of Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system. Well, it turns out that the latest developer build brings back Atom support, so the crisis appears to be averted… or maybe it never really existed. Either way, this is good news. via Gizmodo Laptop Magazine celebrates the Eee PC’s 2nd birthday ...

Apple to disable Atom support with OS X 10.6.2? (updated)
TechSpot — Update: The latest developer build (10C535) seems to have Atom support, so hackintosh users may be safe after all -- though, things could change by the final build. According to OS X Daily, Snow Leopard version ...

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No worries, OS 10.6.2 does not kill Atom support
crunchgear.com 21 days ago — 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 ...
Snow Leopard update does not kill Atom support, at least for now — Tech Ticker
  It was claimed that the 10.6.2 Snow Leopard update would not support Atom processors, effectively killing the hackintosh scene. Now the word is that the latest seed of the update brings back the Atom support. The developer seed 10C535 has enabled Atom support and with that the ...
Latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 beta build brings back Atom support — Engadget
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 simultaneously brightened the spirits of ...