Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update released.

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Pu7o
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29 Sep, 2006 3:06 pm Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update released. [sdp=77758]  

Apple has just released the Mac OS X 10.4.8 update which is available through Software Update. Apple's info:
The 10.4.8 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

- connecting to wireless networks using the EAP-FAST protocol
- Apple USB modem reliability
- using OpenType fonts in Microsoft Word
- compatibility with 3rd party USB hubs
- scanner performance
- RAW camera support
- printing documents with Asian language names
- performance of the Translation widget
- broadband network performance
- security updates


Moderator edit by DJGM ... manual download links added below . . .

Download the relevant file for your Mac, if you can't wait for Software Update to let you know:

Mac Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update For PPC based Macs - 31MB
Universal Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update for Intel based Macs - 206MB

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Antony
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30 Sep, 2006 7:01 am [sdp=77776]  

Thanks for reporting.

My friend, Erik, told me that Google Earth crashes after installing Mac OS X 10.4.8 update on his MacBook Pro (Intel-based). Google Earth works fine on his Power Mac G5.

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13 Dec, 2006 9:44 am [sdp=80410]  

I was just having a quick look at this thread today and I wondered, why is the Intel update a much bigger download file than the PPC update? is there THAT much difference between the two software platforms?

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13 Dec, 2006 9:53 am [sdp=80412]  

No idea, but the Intel-based version is always a lot bigger than for PowerPC.

OS X 10.4.8 Combo (PowerPC) is 149MB
OS X 10.4.8 Combo (Intel) is 294MB

You might want to blame those unethical people who pirate/distribute/crack Mac OS X (Intel) and trying to run OS X running on non-Apple labelled computer. Those who cracked OS X should be arrested, tortured and hanged. Before hanging, they are required to build their own gallows.

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13 Dec, 2006 10:32 am [sdp=80413]  

Antony wrote:
You might want to blame those unethical people who pirate/distribute/crack Mac OS X (Intel) and trying to run OS X running on non-Apple labelled computer.


Why blame pirates for that? Apple's the one that put out the 294MB software update, not the illicit crowd.

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13 Dec, 2006 11:49 am [sdp=80420]  

The reason why the Intel updates are always bigger is that while the PowerPC version only contains PowerPC binaries, the Intel updates are universal, since the libraries need both the PPC and Intel versions to work properly with Rosetta.

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