Mac OS X v10.5
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| Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" | |
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| Development team: | Apple Computer |
| OS family: | BSD |
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| Latest stable release: | 10.5 / 2006-2007 |
| Kernel type: | XNU (based upon Mach) |
| License: | APSL and Apple EULA |
| Working state: | in development |
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Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" is to be the sixth major release of Mac OS X for Apple's Macintosh computers. Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated during his keynote speech on June 6, 2005 at the Worldwide Developers Conference, "We intend to release Leopard at the end of 2006 or early 2007, right around the time Microsoft expects to release Longhorn." (The codename for Windows Vista is Longhorn.) Leopard will support Macs with either a PowerPC or Intel processors, although by release, Apple may only be selling Intel-based Macintoshes.
PowerPC
v10.5 will still be available for PowerPC machines. There is still no word about the possible decision to combine the two on one disc through the use of Universal Binaries. The Apple DVD developer install kit took advantage of this feature, meaning a user can install the operating system on either a PowerPC or an x86 system using the same disk. Universal binaries will allow software manufacturers to make one binary which will be compatable with both platforms, greatly easing the transition into the Intel architecture.
See also
- Rosetta – an emulator for Mac OS X (and presumably included in Mac OS X 10.5) that will allow Intel-based Macs to run PowerPC-native software
- Apple Intel transition – more information on Apple's move from PowerPC-based Macs to Intel-based Macs
References
| History of the Macintosh Operating System |
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| Classic Mac OS: System 6 | System 7 | Mac OS 8 | Mac OS 9 |
| Mac OS X: v10.0 (Cheetah) | v10.1 (Puma) | v10.2 "Jaguar" | v10.3 "Panther" | v10.4 "Tiger" | v10.5 "Leopard" |
| Mac OS X Server |
