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Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded?
Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded?
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...
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
support.apple.com — Lots of fixes.  ★  (more) Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update
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
Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
9to5mac.com — Last week, there was a bit of a fuss made over prominent Hackintosher Stell's contention that new... 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips.  It appears that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded because the latest ... (more) Update: OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors
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Rumors of Disabled Intel Atom Support in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Unfounded?
Latest iPhone News : iPhoneTopic.com — ... 4 Nov 2009 view : 16 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... Read more.. ...

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