OS X Snow Leopard 10A432 Installer Tweaks, Public Launch on August 28th?
With yesterday's developer seed of the rumored OS X Snow Leopard "Golden Master" (Build 10A432), users with access to the latest version have been examining it for changes. Among the most obvious modifications, as noted by Gear Live, is a change in the install icon from Leopard's "galaxy" image to one portraying a snow leopard. The change likely reveals the art to be included on the physical installation media.
Image from Gear Live
Brazilian site MacMagazine.com.br also shares [Google translation] several screenshots of the installer application, noting several changes to the installation process when compared to Leopard, including the movement of Rosetta and QuickTime 7 to optional installs. The source also offers a video highlighting the Snow Leopard installer.
Notably, the source indicates several minor issues both in the installer and in the Snow Leopard build, leading MacMagazine.com.br to speculate that, contrary to numerous other reports, Build 10A432 may not in fact by the Golden Master version to be released to manufacturing.
Finally, both Daring Fireball's John Gruber and MacDailyNews have been hearing that Mac OS X Snow Leopard may be released on Friday, August 28th, ahead of Apple's previously-announced September launch window.
Image from Gear Live
Brazilian site MacMagazine.com.br also shares [Google translation] several screenshots of the installer application, noting several changes to the installation process when compared to Leopard, including the movement of Rosetta and QuickTime 7 to optional installs. The source also offers a video highlighting the Snow Leopard installer.
Notably, the source indicates several minor issues both in the installer and in the Snow Leopard build, leading MacMagazine.com.br to speculate that, contrary to numerous other reports, Build 10A432 may not in fact by the Golden Master version to be released to manufacturing.
Finally, both Daring Fireball's John Gruber and MacDailyNews have been hearing that Mac OS X Snow Leopard may be released on Friday, August 28th, ahead of Apple's previously-announced September launch window.
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33 months ago
Yuck, is that ugly green Apple icon in the video really part of the installer? I hope not.
Edit: Ah I see now in the screenshots that it's only the reviewer's Hard drive icon and it is shown to indicate the drive chosen. Phew :)
Too bad they moved out the Erase and Install option though, I really used that a lot. I know it's in Disk Editor now (and you could always do it anyway by erasing the disk manually in Disk Editor) but it's still more of a bother when doing frequent reinstalls (for experiments)
Edit: Ah I see now in the screenshots that it's only the reviewer's Hard drive icon and it is shown to indicate the drive chosen. Phew :)
Too bad they moved out the Erase and Install option though, I really used that a lot. I know it's in Disk Editor now (and you could always do it anyway by erasing the disk manually in Disk Editor) but it's still more of a bother when doing frequent reinstalls (for experiments)
33 months ago
Yuck, is that ugly green Apple icon in the video really part of the installer? I hope not.
No, he just customized the crap out of his Leopard install.
33 months ago
Isn't 28th August a bit soon? how long before october 26th did Apple announce the release date of leopard?
33 months ago
Yuck, is that ugly green Apple icon in the video really part of the installer? I hope not.
Agree.
That is one hell of a fugly icon.
Edit:
No, he just customized the crap out of his Leopard install.
Phewww! :D
33 months ago
Even if it is a bit soon I have more faith in Apple to release a decent OS than Micro$oft :D
Yes I'm a PC and I'm running Vista still :rolleyes:
Yes I'm a PC and I'm running Vista still :rolleyes:
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