Mac OS X 10.6.2 will not work with Atom
November 5, 2009 – 11:26 pmIt has been reported that the new version of the operating system Mac OS X 10.6.2 will not support the processor Intel Atom. While Apple currently does not use these chips, corresponding to a code change will affect the OS user who managed to install Mac OS X on a third-party hardware security (to refer to such machines even coined the term “Hackintosh” – “Hakintosh”). Is well known to our readers, Atom netbook and mainly used nettop. Mac OS X 10.6.2 makes changes to about 150 components, including the Dock, ColorSync, QuartzCore.
Users are advised if computer is running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8, do not update the system to version 10.5.9, as this edition has a similar restriction. Snow Leopard 10.6.1, of course, also should not be updated. It is also possible option with version 10.6.2, but with the kernel 10.0.0 or modified kernels. As the comments from Apple about the causes of dropping support for Atom not, we can only guess whether it wants the company in such a way to influence those who have opted for a Mac OS X and at the same time chose to self-identify with what the hardware should be portable PC. Apple already was tried with the company Psystar, sell computers with its OS. Now available for the purchase of software Rebel EFI, which allows to install Mac OS X on machines with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem.
According to other reports, Apple went to a step in the optimization of the operating system code, including the instruction set SSE4, not supported by the Atom. However, the end of the “era of Mac OS X” on the netbook should not wait – the community of enthusiasts promises to cope.
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