Mac OS X Leopard

Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" is an operating system made by Apple Inc. for its Macintosh line of computers. It is a version of Mac OS X, and carries the release number 10.5. It was released on October 27, 2007, and came in one release for both Intel Mac's, and PowerPC processors. According to Apple, Leopard contains over 300 changes and improvements since Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger".[1] Leopard was the last release for the PowerPC processor.

Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard"
Part of the Mac OS X family
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Developer
Apple Inc.
WebsiteOfficial website
Releases
Initial release26 October 2007 [info]
Stable release10.5.8 (9L30) (August 5, 2009) [info]
Source modelClosed source (with open source components)
LicenseAPSL and Apple EULA
Kernel typeHybrid kernel
Update methodApple Software Update
Platform supportIA-32, x86-64, PowerPC
Preceded byMac OS X v10.4 "Tiger"
Succeeded byMac OS X v10.6 "Snow Leopard"
Support status
Unsupported

References

  1. "Mac OS X Leopard - Features - 300+ New Features". Apple Inc. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-16.