http://www.thestandard.com/node/107802/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/11/briefly-next-version-mac-os-snow-leopard-wont-support-powerpc-macs <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p><img src="/sites/thestandard.com/files/u2482/snowleopard.jpg" align="left" height="58" width="300" /></p> <p>The next generation of Mac OS X, titled &quot;Snow Leopard&quot; won't support the company's PowerPC-based computers, which it stopped selling several years ago. The system requirements were in documentation distributed to developers under an NDA at WWDC this week.</p> <p>The shut-out of PowerPC had been rumored for a while and signals the end to a major chapter in Apple history -- namely, the PowerPC generation which traces back more than 10 years to the original Power Macs in the mid 90's.</p> <p><b>Related</b>:</p> <ul> <li>Prediction: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apples-itunes-displace-wal-mart-largest-music-retailer-u-s">Apple's iTunes to displace Wal-Mart as largest music retailer in U.S.</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/06/independent-gaming-could-flourish-iphone">Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone</a></b></li> <li>Analysis: <b><a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/09/apples-most-important-wwdc-announcement-gps-iphone">Apple's most important WWDC announcement: GPS on the iPhone</a></b></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/11/briefly-next-version-mac-os-snow-leopard-wont-support-powerpc-macs#comments Apple Business &amp; Finance Mac OS X Snow Leopard The Industry Standard Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:58:05 -0700 Jordan Golson 107802 at http://www.thestandard.com