“While Mountain Lion is compatible with any Mac capable of running a 64-bit kernel, the kernel no longer supports loading 32-bit kernel extensions (KEXTs),” Ars Technica explains. The bad news: It might not run on your older 64-bit Intel-based Mac.Īccording to Ars Technica, Apple has updated the upgrade page of its website, tweaking which models will be supported by the latest big cat.ĭespite a few older Macs being otherwise 64-bit capable - a requirement for both the current OS X Lion and the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion - it appears that 32-bit graphics drivers may be to blame for Apple’s decision. The good news: OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) has gone gold master and will probably arrive this month.
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