Please note, that only Apple OS X Leopard users are eligible for the Snow Leopard upgrade. Tiger & earlier OS users will need to purchase either versions of the upgraded Mac Box Set. Also, Snow Leopard will only run on intel-based Mac computers.
Mac OS X is the world's most advanced operating system. Built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation and designed to be simple and intuitive, it's what makes the Mac innovative, highly secure, compatible, and easy to use. Quite simply there is nothing else like it.
About the Family Pack
The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that household. By "household" we mean a person or persons who share the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home, or condominium, including students who are primary residents of that household but reside at a separate on-campus location. This license does not extend to business or commercial users.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is built on a rock-solid, time-tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability as well as industry-leading support for Internet standards
Improvements include a more responsive Finder, new look and features for Exposé and Stacks, quicker Time Machine backup, faster common tasks and installation, a smaller install footprint, and plenty more
New core technologies unleash the power of today's advanced hardware technology and prepare Mac OS X for future innovation: 64-bit computing, multicore-optimization, OpenCL, QuickTime X, and more
With virtually no effort on your part, Mac OS X protects itself--and you--from viruses, malicious applications, and other threats
Mac OS X Snow Leopard includes built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use Mail, iCal, and Address Book at home and at work
System Requirements:
- General requirements
- Mac computer with an Intel processor
- 1GB of memory
- 5GB of free disk space
- DVD drive for installation
- Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
- Some features require Apple's MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
- Feature-specific requirements
- Time Machine requires an additional hard drive or Time Capsule (sold separately).
- Photo Booth requires an iSight camera (built in or external), USB video class (UVC) camera, or FireWire DV camcorder. Backdrop effects when using a DV camcorder require fixed focus, exposure, and white balance.
- Boot Camp requires Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista (sold separately).
- Screen sharing in iChat and the Finder requires a 128-Kbps Internet connection (300 Kbps recommended).
- DVD Player requires a 1.6GHz processor or faster for improved deinterlacing.
- iChat: Audio chats require a microphone and a 56-Kbps Internet connection; Video chats require an iSight camera (built in or external), USB video class (UVC) camera, or FireWire DV camcorder; and a 128-Kbps upstream and downstream Internet connection; Backdrop effects when using a DV camcorder require fixed focus, exposure, and white balance; Some iChat features offer better performance and quality with higher system capabilities.
- Exchange Support requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Update Rollup 4. Auto-setup requires enabling the Autodiscovery feature of Microsoft Exchange Server.
- QuickTime X movie capture requires iSight camera (built-in or external), USB video class (UVC) camera, or FireWire DV camcorder.
- QuickTime H.264 hardware acceleration requires a Mac with a NVIDIA 9400M graphics processor.
- Developer tools require 1GB of memory and an additional 3GB of available disk space.
- OpenCL requires NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GTS, Geforce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce GT 120, or GeForce GT 130; ATI Radeon 4850 or Radeon 4870
- 64-bit support requires a Mac with a 64-bit processor.
- Grand Central Dispatch requires a Mac with a multicore processor.
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