05-05-2010, 04:29 AM
PeterB wrote:
Hmmm... maybe another, better question is: what will SL do for me that Leopard won't? (I'm not in a forced upgrade situation; no IT department breathing down my neck, etc...)
I'm sure that some apps have different data files structures due to the new fork-compression tricks they pull to reduce the footprint of the OS.
Mostly it's just faster. There are few apps that it actually breaks. PS 7 won't work. Anything that relies on input managers (haxies, Safari hacks) won't work... Just remember to do the optional installs of Rosetta and QT 7.
Compatibility Wiki:
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/start
Upgrade thread:
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1,787574,788063
Edit: Also, have an up-to-date clone in case you want to go back to the old OS.