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Apple seeds new build of Mac OS X 10.6.3

by Michael Grothaus Mar 17th 2010 at 2:30PM

iPhoneinCanada is reporting that Apple has seeded a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.3. The build, numbered 10D571, weighs in around 700MB and focuses on Graphics Drivers, iChat, QuickTime, Fonts. The build also fixes:
  • Compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
  • Performance improvements for 64-bit Logic
  • Changes to QuickTime X that increase reliability and improve compatibility and security
  • Printing reliability and compatibility with third party printers
  • Issues resolved that prevented files from copying to Windows shares
  • Issues resolved with recurring events in iCal when connected to an Exchange server
  • Issues resolved that prevented files with the "#" or "&" symbols in their names from opening in Rosetta
  • Issues addressed that caused background message colors to display incorrectly in Mail when scrolling
  • Issue resolved that caused machines using BTMM and the Bonjour Sleep Proxy to wake unexpectedly
There is one known issue in this build: Safari 4.0.5 will be re-offered by Software Update after upgrading to 10D571 from a previous seed. It has been over five months since Snow Leopard has been updated. 10.6 was released on August 28, 2009 followed less than two weeks later by 10.6.1. On November 9, 2009, Apple released 10.6.2.

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Andrew Solmssen

but does it support Atom cpus?

March 18 2010 at 3:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Chris

But will it run pong?

March 18 2010 at 6:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
George

Wouldn't it be great if Apple opened up the API's Adobe needed to make Flash Run as well as it does on Windows computers?
On top of all the improvements Adobe has made with Flash Player 10.1 Beta 3 it would improve overall performance for sure.
After all, they do produce Grade A software, so why wouldn't they be able to open up the API's to be used ‘safely’?

March 17 2010 at 7:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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ilkyone

*yawn*

that tired excuse again? They only say that about apple because when they said it about LINUX, everyone laughed immediately.

Adobe has gone the of the dodo. Tired, lazy, and not very good at anything other than marketing and pushing packaging. Photoshop has been a dog forever. The creative suite has more fat than the goose liver pate served in real suites and flash is a poor excuse of a neglected plug in.

Even on my windows machine, flash sux.

March 17 2010 at 8:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jan

The APIs needed have been exposed. Microsoft Silverlight does fine with the currently exposed APIs, Adobe should be fine too :)

March 18 2010 at 8:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
grinny11

I just figured out this was a developer build. I kept trying software update to find it. I really think it should be updated to say that.

March 17 2010 at 4:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Matt

Generally "seeds new build" mean that the software in question is a beta or developer build, and not a final release. Indeed, I think the predicate is typically "releases xxx" when a final build is released for end users.

March 17 2010 at 7:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Glenn Rempe

"It has been over five months since Snow Leopard has been updated."

No, actually it has been 4 months and 8 days according to your stated 11/9/2009 release date for 10.6.2.

http://bit.ly/bxAfEn

March 17 2010 at 3:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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