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==== 2006 ==== [[File:BT at WWDC 2006.JPG|thumb|[[BT (musician)|BT]] performing at 2006 WWDC Bash held on 1 [[Apple Infinite Loop|Infinite Loop]] Campus]] In 2006, Jobs once again delivered the keynote presentation at the WWDC, which was held from August 7 to 11 in [[Moscone Center]] West, San Francisco. The [[Mac Pro]] was announced as a replacement to the [[Power Mac G5]], which was Apple's prior ''pro'' desktop computer and the last remaining [[PowerPC]]-based Mac. The standard Mac Pro featured two 2.66 GHz dual core Xeon (Woodcrest) processors, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, and a 256 MB video card. An Xserve update, based on the dual core Xeons, was also announced. Redundant power and Lights Out Management were further product improvements to Apple's server lineup. While certain key Mac OS X improvements were undisclosed, there were 10 improvements in the next iteration, [[Mac OS X Leopard]] (10.5), including: full 64-bit app support, [[Time Machine (software)|Time Machine]], [[Boot Camp (software)|Boot Camp]], [[Front Row (software)|Front Row]], [[Photo Booth]], Spaces (Virtual Desktops), [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]] enhancements, [[Core Animation]], Universal Access enhancements, [[Mail (OS X)|Mail]] enhancements, and [[Dashboard (Mac OS)|Dashboard]] enhancements (including [[Dashcode]], and [[iChat]] enhancements). Along with the Leopard features that were announced, a major revision to the Mac OS X Server product was announced. New features to the Server included: a simplified set-up process, [[iCal Server]] (based on the [[CalDAV]] standard), [[Apple Teams]] (a set of web-based collaborative services), Spotlight Server, and Podcast Producer. The 2006 WWDC attracted 4,200 developers from 48 countries, while there were 140 sessions and 100 hands-on labs for developers. More than 1,000 Apple engineers were present at the event, and the DJ ''[[BT (musician)|BT]]'' performed at the Apple Campus in Cupertino.
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