Mac OS X Minimum System Requirements
Posted Mar 18th 2009 11:43AM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Why does AOL require users to update their Mac OS X systems? We get this question frequently and more noticeably when we release a new update or beta. Our outstanding Mac QA team builds test cases on each of our "supported" OS versions. We run the same battery of tests on current and future releases of Mac OS X.
AIM for Mac 1.5 (beta 1) is now enforcing the minimum Mac OS X system requirement of 10.5.3 or higher due to the following basic reasons: OS and Application stability and faster release schedule. When we encounter an issue with a 10.5.0 or 10.5.1 update, we can either try to fix the bug with a workaround or test it the fix on a future release of Mac OS X. Our goal is to produce the best quality software in the most optimum release timeline.
So, if you're running Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1 or 10.5.2, please use the Mac OS X System Update or go to Apple's Mac OS X download site for the most current update. For all future releases of AOL Mac software, we'll be supporting Mac OS X 10.5.3 or higher.
For those AOL users who haven't upgraded their Leopard system to 10.5.4 or higher, could you please drop me a comment below? Is it the size of the download? You like to wait for other to test updates prior to installing?
thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead
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Welcome to the Mac@AOL Blog. My name is Lee Givens and I'm the Product Lead for the Mac and iPhone products at AOL. You can find the latest information on AOL's software development on the Mac and any cool happenings at AOL. The purpose of the blog is to create a feedback loop so we can hear from our loyal AOL Mac users. Managing a blog is a lot of work, so I enlisted support from the whole team...the Mac team is made up of dedicated Macintosh developers, QA engineers and Product folks.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1. awesome we finally get logs!!! my next request is more keyboard shortcuts.. lots of em!!! most importantly, one for "get buddy profile" haha.. thanks mac aol team!!!! =)
Posted at 9:59PM on Mar 19th 2009 by Todd
2. Someone, anyone....Please help me KICK the BAD habit of being an AOL junkie.......Their product has been less and less satisfying than years ago when I started....I can't even comment on and article and send...No voicing of opinions...Someone, anyone find me a whole new WEB user...PLEASE...
Posted at 3:01AM on Mar 22nd 2009 by marilyn bailey
3. I guess I have not been a user because I have OS X Panther, 10.4.11 but I have Beta MAC Desktop in my Applications file. I have seen the notice that the version I have is out of date, but when I tried to download it I can't seem to complete the action. Suggestions??
Posted at 1:08PM on Mar 24th 2009 by Mary Delsman
4. My comment is at 3 above. I now have an AOL Beta icon at the bottom of my screen and three or four AOL Desktop[ for Mac icons on the right side, besides a round circle that I don't know what it is. It has Esc in the slot in the middle.
It's all a mystery to me. Can you help me sort this out?
Posted at 1:17PM on Mar 24th 2009 by Mary A. Delsman
5. Over the last year or so OS-X Mail has not behaved well with my AOL account. Mail to be sent on my AOL account sits in the outbox until I reboot, then sends multiple copies. The drafts mailbox fills up with messages composed on the AOL account even though I never save as a draft. Is there some way to fix this behavior? If you're going to respond, please use celhardt@mac.com, since it's a lot more reliable.
OS-X 10.4.11
Posted at 11:17AM on May 21st 2009 by Chris Elhardt