Apple begins widespread testing of Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Computer this week began providing to its developers the first external pre-release builds of Mac OS X 10.4.6 -- the sixth maintenance update to the company's Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger operating system, which made its debut last April.
According to tipsters and reports already present on several Internet Web sites, Apple issued builds for both PowerPC (build 8I109) and Intel (build 8I1102) Macintosh systems.
While the Intel build places emphasis on the ongoing improvements to the company's Rosetta emulation environment for Mac OS X for Intel, the remainder of the enhancements are common amongst both builds.
Specifically, Mac OS X 10.4.6 is said to focus on Automator, Bluetooth, Cocoa, Carbon, Core Graphics, graphics drivers, hard and optical disc management, .Mac, Printing and Safari.
The builds, which weigh in at approximately 131MB and 166MB in Combo Updater form, already include over four dozen enhancements and bug fixes over Mac OS X 10.4.5, which Apple released just last week.
Certain milestones of Mac OS X 10.4.6 Update are believed by sources to provide software support for Apple's upcoming consumer Macintosh offerings such as the Intel iBook and Mac mini.
According to tipsters and reports already present on several Internet Web sites, Apple issued builds for both PowerPC (build 8I109) and Intel (build 8I1102) Macintosh systems.
While the Intel build places emphasis on the ongoing improvements to the company's Rosetta emulation environment for Mac OS X for Intel, the remainder of the enhancements are common amongst both builds.
Specifically, Mac OS X 10.4.6 is said to focus on Automator, Bluetooth, Cocoa, Carbon, Core Graphics, graphics drivers, hard and optical disc management, .Mac, Printing and Safari.
The builds, which weigh in at approximately 131MB and 166MB in Combo Updater form, already include over four dozen enhancements and bug fixes over Mac OS X 10.4.5, which Apple released just last week.
Certain milestones of Mac OS X 10.4.6 Update are believed by sources to provide software support for Apple's upcoming consumer Macintosh offerings such as the Intel iBook and Mac mini.
Comments
Originally posted by kenstee
If true, I guess this makes a stronger case that next week's new product announcement just might be the Mactel iBooks and Mini.
I initially thought that too, but then, would Apple need just a week to test 10.4.6 on large-scale basis? Of course, it could be that us just getting word of this now means that it's been in development for quite some time.
Originally posted by AppleInsider
Specifically, Mac OS X 10.4.6 is said to focus on Automator, Bluetooth, Cocoa, Carbon, Core Graphics, graphics drivers, hard and optical disc management, .Mac, Printing and Safari.
Apple should add Mail to that list
Originally posted by smalM
Apple should add Mail to that list
Doesn't disabling remote images in Mail solve the problem?
Still, that's a nasty bug.
Originally posted by JavaCowboy
Doesn't disabling remote images in Mail solve the problem?
No
Originally posted by smalM
No
Care to elaborate?
Originally posted by JavaCowboy
Care to elaborate?
Because you can still click on the image and download it... and then all hell breaks loose.
Originally posted by Gene Clean
Because you can still click on the image and download it... and then all hell breaks loose.
OK, assuming I'm not stupid or a technophobe, how does this hurt me? If I can't see the imagine, I'm sure as hell not going to click on the blocked image to downloaded it.
As long as the image doesn't auto-execute, I don't care.
Originally posted by theapplegenius
wow, can't wait for 10.4.12, "several new updates such as: THIS MOTHER WILL BE HACKER-PROOF!"
Some suggested why 10.4.5 came out as soon as it did, was because of the hacks linked to from the OSx86 site. I'm not going to link to them here, because I don't want to get Appleinsider in trouble as well.
That's likely why it was so sparse, and why 10.4.6 is so advanced already. What we're seeing now in .6 was probably going to be (mostly, at least) released in 10.4.5 when it was ready.
Originally posted by JavaCowboy
OK, assuming I'm not stupid or a technophobe, how does this hurt me? If I can't see the imagine, I'm sure as hell not going to click on the blocked image to downloaded it.
As long as the image doesn't auto-execute, I don't care.
One solution is to move Terminal out of Applications/Utilities until Apple comes out with a fix. This problem uses Terminal to do its nasty. When you move Terminal, it can't find it, and does nothing.
Originally posted by JavaCowboy
OK, assuming I'm not stupid or a technophobe
Well it doesn't hurt *you* but it hurts others that just don't think before clicking on images.
Just continue using Thunderbird until there's a fix
By the way, I've never been able to figure out the Intel-based OS numbering system.
But either way we'll know more next Tuesday. Interesting that the billionth song was sold tonight.
Originally posted by melgross
Some suggested why 10.4.5 came out as soon as it did, was because of the hacks linked to from the OSx86 site. I'm not going to link to them here, because I don't want to get Appleinsider in trouble as well.
That's likely why it was so sparse, and why 10.4.6 is so advanced already. What we're seeing now in .6 was probably going to be (mostly, at least) released in 10.4.5 when it was ready.
That is incredibly unlikely given the amount of time it takes to properly do QA on a patch. Most likely 10.4.5 was just a small patch.
Originally posted by smalM
Apple should add Mail to that list
It's not a Safari or a Mail problem - the file could be on a CD and still do the same damage. It's a system flaw just as the previous (and almost identical) file identifier flaw.
Originally posted by Xool
10.4.5 came out in time for the MacBook Pros so 10.4.6 for some other new gear wouldn't surprise me at all. Think we'll get a new iTunes too?
Yes. Since iTunes is updated every Tuesday, and this event is on Tuesday, I think we'll definetily (sp!?) see a new iTunes. Possibly iTunes 7, to go with the Home entertainment system that they will be releasing. (I hope)
And as long as they don't change the name of the iBook, I'm okay with whatever they do. Maybe they could bring back the lime green option. <smiles with glee>