Snow Leopard 10.6 vs Mid 2010 OS X 10.6.4 update

Silly question. I receive the automatic updates from Mac, including the Mid 2010 OS X 10.6.4 download. I was planning on upgrading to Snow Leopard...which is 10.6. I'm assuming I already received it during the last auto download. Is this accurate...or do I still need to buy the Snow Leopard disk? Thank you.

John,
First, I bet you've already heard every John (mc)Doe joke you want to hear right?
We are both confused by the question since OSx 10.6 is Snow Leopard. Once you have any release of Snow Leopard loaded, automatic updates will give you updates to SL (10.6.4).
You don't need to buy SL disk because either it came with your machine or you already bought and loaded the SL disc.
If it came with your machine then it's on the install disc included with your Mac.
Hope this helps.

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    0xffffff812a69b800 : 0xffffff7f9f720356
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