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Mac OS 10.4.8 Imminent?

According to a Digg.com story, Apple has seeded OS 10.4.8 Build 8L2125 to developers. According to the poster (named "appledev"), no significant issues remain which could indicate a release within days.

The Intel Version weighs in at 206 MB, with the PowerPC Version weighing in at a significantly less 30.8 MB. Previous rumors indicated significant work was being done on Rosetta, which could explain the substantial size difference (although Intel versions have typically been larger, as Mac OS 10.4.7, released in June, was 133 MB Intel and 64 MB PPC). Other previous (unconfirmed) rumors have indicated that, among other enhancements and bug fixes, OpenGL may have also seen performance improvements.

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70 months ago
I like updates. :)

My build is currently 8J135. What happened to 8Kxxx?
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70 months ago
I hope so, 10.4.7 is still the prime suspect for breaking my Firewire audio interface.
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70 months ago
Any Rosetta improvements are definitely welcome!
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70 months ago
I'm hoping to see those OpenGL improvements significantly boost my Quake 1 fps on my MacBook.
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70 months ago
Yep, sounds good. I likes me some OS updates.

Rack up another one (10.4.9) in December followed by another just before Leopard (10.4.10) and I reckon we'd be done.
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70 months ago

I hope so, 10.4.7 is still the prime suspect for breaking my Firewire audio interface.


im not to fond of 10.4.7 either. i think 10.3.7 was when my G5 crashed and i had to re-install OS X :eek: when 10.5.7 rolls around, i think ill skip it.
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70 months ago

I'm hoping to see those OpenGL improvements significantly boost my Quake 1 fps on my MacBook.


I doubt a software update can magically change your crappy Intel 950 in to a worthwhile GPU.

I keep waiting for one of these updates to properly clock the MacBook Pro's GPU. Now that is ridiculous.
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70 months ago
A developer friend of mine tried to download the previous dev release for my system (iMac G5), but it wouldn't install right for some reason. It would hang on restart. I had to re-install from the CD and re-update everything. Even tried disabling all my hacks and startup items, but it just did it again. I believe it was the combo version (2117 I think). I'm thinking it didn't get download right or something though, because he was able to get it working on his (Intel and PPC), a friend of our's (dual G5 PowerMac), and my Mother's (Intel mini). Hoping the new one works better, but if not, at least I know how to fix it. :rolleyes: When it works though, it's fast. Real fast.
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70 months ago
Probably out next Tuesday!
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70 months ago

I'm hoping to see those OpenGL improvements significantly boost my Quake 1 fps on my MacBook.


I think you probably should have gotten a machine with a graphics card if you wanted to play 3d games.
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