OS X Mountain Lion: Difference between revisions

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OS X is released on July 25, 2012. It mostly adds new iCloud-based software, to replace the older Apple cloud software .me. There is also a new Notification Center, which displays messages from phone, and new notifications from online services.

System Requirements

Basic System Requirements for OS X Mountain Lion:

64-Bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better required
Ability to boot into OS X 64-bit kernel
Advanced GPU chipset required
Internet connection required to download and install OS X 10.8

Macs that support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and newer, 17″ from late 2007 and newer
MacBook Air – late 2008 and newer
iMac – models from mid 2007 and newer
MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and newer
Mac Mini – early 2009 and newer
Mac Pro – early 2008 models and newer
XServe – early 2009 models and newer

Macs that do NOT support OS X Mountain Lion

Anything with an Intel GMA 950 or x3100 integrated graphics card
Anything with an ATI Radeon X1600
MacBook models released prior to 2008
Mac Mini released prior to 2007
iMac models released prior to 2007
Original MacBook Air

Release history

Version	Build^[1]	Date	OS name	Notes	Standalone download
10.8	12A269 (GM)	July 25, 2012	Darwin 12.0	Original retail Mac App Store release
10.8.1	12B19	August 23, 2012	Darwin 12.1	About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.1 Update	OS X v10.8.1 Individual update
10.8.2	12C54	September 19, 2012	Darwin 12.2	About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update	OS X v10.8.2 Individual update OS X v10.8.2 Combo update
	12C60	October 4, 2012		About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update (supplementary update described at the end)	OS X v10.8.2 Supplementary update
	12C2034	October 23, 2012		For Mac Mini (Late 2012) (Pulled)^[2]
	12C3104	November 29, 2012		For Mac Mini (Late 2012)^[2]
10.8.3	12D78	March 14, 2013	Darwin 12.3	About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 Update	OS X v10.8.3 Individual update OS X v10.8.3 Combo update
10.8.4	12E55	June 4, 2013	Darwin 12.4	About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Update	OS X v10.8.4 Individual update OS X v10.8.4 Combo update
	12E3067	June 10, 2013		For MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
	12E4022	September 25, 2013		For iMac (Late 2013)
10.8.5	12F37	September 12, 2013	Darwin 12.5	About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Update	OS X v10.8.5 Individual update OS X v10.8.5 Combo update
10.8.5	12F45	October 3, 2013	Darwin 12.5	About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update	OS X v10.8.5 Supplemental Update

Note: Combo updates include all previous releases (ex: 10.8 to 10.8.3). Individual update is a smaller package size and can be used if currently using the previous release (ex: 10.8.2 to 10.8.3).

↑ Mac OS X: About This Mac "build" information. Apple (April 14, 2010). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Apple re-posts 10.8.2 update for Mac Mini and MacBook users. CNET. CBS Interactive (November 30, 2012). Retrieved on December 3, 2012.

[build-1] Mac OS X: About This Mac "build" information. Apple (April 14, 2010). Retrieved on July 25, 2012.

[pulled-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Apple re-posts 10.8.2 update for Mac Mini and MacBook users. CNET. CBS Interactive (November 30, 2012). Retrieved on December 3, 2012.

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 OS X is released on July 25, 2012. It mostly adds new iCloud-based software, to replace the older Apple cloud software .me. There is also a new Notification Center, which displays messages from phone, and new notifications from online services.
+==System Requirements==
 ====Basic System Requirements for OS X Mountain Lion:====
 *64-Bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better required
@@ Line 25: / Line 26: @@
 *iMac models released prior to 2007
 *Original MacBook Air
+==Release history==
+{|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
+|-
+!|Version
+!|Build<ref name="build">{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1633 |title=Mac OS X: About This Mac "build" information |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|date=April 14, 2010 |accessdate=July 25, 2012}}</ref>
+!|Date
+!|[[uname|OS name]]
+!|Notes
+!|Standalone download
+|-
+|10.8
+|12A269 (GM)
+|July 25, 2012
+|[[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]] 12.0
+|Original retail ''Mac App Store'' release
+|
+|-
+|10.8.1
+|12B19
+|August 23, 2012
+|Darwin 12.1
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5418 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.1 Update]
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1571 OS X v10.8.1 Individual update]
+|-
+|rowspan=4 | 10.8.2
+||12C54
+||September 19, 2012
+|rowspan=4 | Darwin 12.2
+||[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5460 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update]
+||[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1580 OS X v10.8.2 Individual update] <br />
+[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1581 OS X v10.8.2 Combo update]
+|-
+||12C60
+||October 4, 2012
+||[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5460 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update]<br />
+(supplementary update described at the end)
+||[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1600 OS X v10.8.2 Supplementary update]
+|-
+||12C2034
+||October 23, 2012
+||For Mac Mini (Late 2012) (Pulled)<ref name="pulled">{{cite web |title=Apple re-posts 10.8.2 update for Mac Mini and MacBook users |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[CNET]] |date=November 30, 2012 |url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57556546-263/apple-re-posts-10.8.2-update-for-mac-mini-and-macbook-users/ |accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
+||
+|-
+||12C3104
+||November 29, 2012
+||For Mac Mini (Late 2012)<ref name="pulled" />
+||
+|-
+|10.8.3
+|12D78
+|March 14, 2013
+|Darwin 12.3
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5612 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 Update]
+||[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1641 OS X v10.8.3 Individual update] <br />
+[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640 OS X v10.8.3 Combo update]
+|-
+|rowspan=3 | 10.8.4
+|12E55
+|June 4, 2013
+|rowspan=3 | Darwin 12.4
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5730 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Update]
+||[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1658 OS X v10.8.4 Individual update] <br />
+[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1659 OS X v10.8.4 Combo update]
+|-
+||12E3067
+|| June 10, 2013
+|| For MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
+||
+|-
+||12E4022
+||September 25, 2013
+||For iMac (Late 2013)
+||
+|-
+|rowspan=2 | 10.8.5
+| 12F37
+| September 12, 2013
+| rowspan=2 | Darwin 12.5
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5815 About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Update]
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1675 OS X v10.8.5 Individual update] <br />
+[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1676 OS X v10.8.5 Combo update]
+|-
+| 12F45
+| October 3, 2013
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5815 About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update]
+|[http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1686 OS X v10.8.5 Supplemental Update] <br />
+|}
+Note: Combo updates include all previous releases (ex: 10.8 to 10.8.3).  Individual update is a smaller package size and can be used if currently using the previous release (ex: 10.8.2 to 10.8.3).