Many changes to the user interface, such as a transparent menu bar, new icons,
and a 3D Dock. As well as this, the Apple icon is now black instead of blue. R.L.
Prior, on the ThinkMac blog, criticized a number of changes to Leopard's user
interface, including the transparent menu bar and the new folder icons.
Decreased transparency of the menu bar, along with the ability to disable the
menu bar transparency were added with the 10.5.2 release on February 11,
2008.
Russian language support, bringing the total to 18 languages.
Leopard removes support for Classic applications.
Introduced the Alex voice to VoiceOver. It is the most natural and understandable
voice yet, says Apple.
Advantages
Seamless integration between OS and hardware: Apple is both a software
developer and a device manufacturer. This means that they have optimised the
macOS to work seamlessly with all of the hardware components of a Mac device.
It also ensures that all hardware components work hand-in-hand.
Comes preloaded with productivity apps: Standard Windows OS usually does not
come with Microsoft Office Suite. Both are sold separately most of the time. In
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addition, new Windows-based laptop and desktop computers come with random
software or apps that merely bloat the entire system and external storage.
Effective and unparalleled multitasking feature: Multitasking is another notable
advantage of macOS. Mac computers have hardware specifications designed for
multitasking. And because macOS integrates seamlessly with Mac hardware
components, the overall operation is smooth and responsive.
Disadvantages
File-sharing client
— The system can only use TCP/IP,
not AppleTalk, to connect to
servers sharing the Apple Filing Protocol. The System cannot use SMB to connect to
Windows or Samba servers.
File-sharing server
— As a server, the system can share files using only the Apple
Filing Protocol (over TCP/IP), HTTP, SSH, and FTP.
Version 10.6: "Snow Leopard"
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) is the seventh major release of Mac OS
X (now named macOS), Apple's desktop and server operating system for
Macintosh computers.
Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the Apple Worldwide
Developers Conference. On August 28, 2009, it was released worldwide,
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was made available for purchase from Apple's website and its retail stores at the
price of US$29 for a single-user license. As a result of the low price, initial sales
of Snow Leopard were significantly higher than that of its predecessors.
The
release of Snow Leopard came nearly two years after the introduction of Mac OS
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X Leopard, the second longest time span between successive Mac OS X
releases (the time span between Tiger and Leopard was the longest).
Unlike those of previous versions of Mac OS X, the goals of Snow Leopard were
improved performance, greater efficiency and the reduction of its overall memory
footprint. Addition of new end-user features was not a primary consideration: its
name signified its goal to be a refinement of the previous OS X version, Leopard.
