10.4.8 out, could this contain Magical Mystery MeromBookPro Module
I just grabbed 10.4.8 off of Software Update (I am actually looking for Aperture 1.5, so I've been checking Software Update frequently these last few days). Could the release of 10.4.8 be what was holding back the Merom MacBook Pros? Many new Macs need new OS versions to run (as I recall, the Mac Pro demands the concurrently released 10.4.7). I know that there is a way to check what machines a given OS version supports, although my copy of 10.4.8 won't do any good because I have a PowerPC PowerBook - can some Intel user check whether there is any mention of new MacBook Pros in there? If so, I bet that next Tuesday is the day (they may have been planned for Photokina, but 10.4.8 wasn't ready in time). If not, they're probably coming later on with a "silent" OS release (not called 10.4.9, not needed on anything but a Merom portable). They wouln't release a semi-major update like 10.4.8, then a "silent" OS right away (within a week or two), would they? I'm guessing that if the new machines are mentioned in 10.4.8, they're for Tuesday, and if not, they're at least three weeks off. I sure hope they support >2GB of RAM and maybe a higher resolution screen (those are what I'm really after, not Merom).
-Dan
-Dan
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I just grabbed 10.4.8 off of Software Update (I am actually looking for Aperture 1.5, so I've been checking Software Update frequently these last few days). Could the release of 10.4.8 be what was holding back the Merom MacBook Pros? Many new Macs need new OS versions to run (as I recall, the Mac Pro demands the concurrently released 10.4.7). I know that there is a way to check what machines a given OS version supports, although my copy of 10.4.8 won't do any good because I have a PowerPC PowerBook - can some Intel user check whether there is any mention of new MacBook Pros in there? If so, I bet that next Tuesday is the day (they may have been planned for Photokina, but 10.4.8 wasn't ready in time). If not, they're probably coming later on with a "silent" OS release (not called 10.4.9, not needed on anything but a Merom portable). They wouln't release a semi-major update like 10.4.8, then a "silent" OS right away (within a week or two), would they? I'm guessing that if the new machines are mentioned in 10.4.8, they're for Tuesday, and if not, they're at least three weeks off. I sure hope they support >2GB of RAM and maybe a higher resolution screen (those are what I'm really after, not Merom).
-Dan
You know, it's not uncommon to see special builds of the current OS version adapted to newly released hardware.
In fact...new hardware is almost always released with a special build of the current OS. My Mac Pro here came with a super special build of 10.4.7 that has multithreaded OpenGL.
So there's your answer...10.4.8 means jack shit when it comes to figuring out if a new MacBooks or MBP is imminent.
but i hope you're right. maybe they need to update the fan software or something. i'm buying a merom lappy as soon as they come out.
Dudes, don't get my hopes up. I'm resigned to the fact that I will die of old age before Apple updates the MBP.
I know what you mean. Don't think I can take another dissapointing Tuesday =(.