Safari, Leopard, Snow Leopard, oh my!

by boni777 Jun 17, 2009 4:29AM PDT

So, once again, I'm confused. I've been looking through google and the more info I get, the more confused I am. What is the difference between Safari and Leopard? I found out that when the s/l comes out, it can/will have Safari 4 imbedded in it.
So, I thought Safari and Leopard were different O/S, (like XP and Vista), but now I'm not sure.
Could you please clear me up

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Here is the skinny

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jun 17, 2009 7:00AM PDT

Safari is a web browser which is currently on Version 4
Leopard is a version of Mac OS X (10.5.x)
Snow Leopard is the next version of OS X (10.6)

Snow Leopard will almost certainly install the latest version of Safari but you can use Software Updater to install it now as it is the current Apple web browser.

Does that clear things up.

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snow leopard

by boni777 Jun 17, 2009 8:59AM PDT

Yes, for the most part, thank you.

But an add on question: My machine tells me that I have O/S 10.5.6, but does not mention Leopard. So, what else would I have?

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OS X 10.5

by lkrupp Jun 17, 2009 9:25AM PDT

You won't find OS X 10.5.x called Leopard anywhere but on the box it came in. It's simply a marketing name for advertising.

10.0 = Cheetah

10.1 = Puma

10.2 = Jaguar

10.3 = Panther

10.4 = Tiger

10.5 = Leopard

10.6 = Snow Leopard

There was also a public beta called Kodiak according to Wikipedia. Go Figure.

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To sizzler_chetan

by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jun 19, 2009 11:00AM PDT

I removed your post because it was confusing and incorrect.

OS X 10.5.x is known as Leopard.

The new operating system that will be released later this year, is OS X 10.6.x and will be known as Snow Leopard.

Hope that clears things up for you

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