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OS X Mountain Lion - Technical Specifications

General Req uirements

OS X v10.6.8 or later

2GB of memory

8GB of available space

Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.

Supported Models

iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)

MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)

MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)

Xserve (Early 2009)

MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)

Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)

Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)

Feature-Specific Requirements

Time Machine

Requires an additional hard drive or Time Capsule (sold separately).

Photo Booth

Requires a FaceTime or iSight camera (built in or external), USB video class (UVC) camera, or FireWire DV camcorder.

Backdrop effects when using a DV camcorder require fixed focus, exposure, and white balance.

FaceTime

Video calls require a built-in FaceTime camera, an iSight camera (built in or external), a USB video class (UVC)

camera, or a FireWire DV camcorder, and a 128-Kbps upstream and downstream Internet connection. Making HD

video calls requires a built-in FaceTime HD camera and a 1-Mbps upstream and downstream Internet connection.

Receiving HD video calls requires a supported Intel-based Mac.

AirDrop

Supports the following Mac models:

MacBook Pro (Late 2008 or newer)

MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)

MacBook (Late 2008 or newer)

iMac (Early 2009 or newer)

Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)

Mac Pro (Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2010)

Boot Camp

Supports existing Boot Camp installations with Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. New Boot

Camp installations require Windows 7 (sold separately).

Exchange Support

Requires Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Update Rollup 4 or Exchange Server 2010. Auto-setup

requires enabling the Autodiscovery feature of Microsoft Exchange Server.

AirPlay Mirroring

Requires a second-generation Apple TV or later. Supports the following Mac models:

iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)

Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)

MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)

MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)

Power Nap

Supports MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer), MacBook Pro with Retina display.

Gestures

Requires a Multi-Touch trackpad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse.

VoiceOver Gestures

Requires a Multi-Touch trackpad or Magic Trackpad .

Mac App Store

Available only to persons age 13 or older in the U.S. and many other countries. Requires compatible hardware and

software and Internet access; broadband recommended (fees may apply). Terms apply.

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Dictation

Requires a microphone (built in or external) and a broadband Internet connection.

Whats Included

Applications

Automator

Calculator

Calendar

Chess

Contacts

Dashboard

Dictionary

DVD Player

FaceTime

Font Book

Image Capture

iTunes

Launchpad

Mac App Store

Mail

Messages

Mission Control

Notes

Photo Booth

Preview

QuickTime Player

Reminders

Safari

Stickies

System Preferences

TextEdit

Time Machine

Utilities

Activity Monitor

AirPort Utility

AppleScript Editor

Audio MIDI Setup

Bluetooth File Exchange

Boot Camp Assistant

ColorSync Utility

Console

DigitalColor Meter

Disk Utility

Grab

Grapher

Keychain Access

Migration Assistant

Network Utility

RAID Utility

System Information

Terminal

VoiceOver Utility

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Danish

Norwegian

Finnish

Traditional Chinese

Simplified Chinese

Korean

Brazilian Portuguese

Portuguese (Portugal)

Russian

Polish

Czech

Turkish

Hungarian

Arabic

Catalan

Croatian

Greek

Hebrew

Romanian

Slovak

Thai

Ukrainian

Learn more about applications and utilities

Documentation

OS X Mountain Lion Core Technologies Overview

OS X Server Product Overview

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