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Mac OS X x86 on Any PC?
Macrumors ^ | 08/11/2005

Posted on 08/11/2005 5:59:36 AM PDT by Panerai

MacBidouille posts a claim that some individuals have been able to launch Mac OS X for Intel Processors on non-Apple Developer Kit hardware.

According to the unconfirmed claims, any dependancy on the TPM digital rights chip have been "cracked" and specific hardware requirements can be worked around with emulation. These solutions can be slow, so the best solution recommended is simply choosing compatible hardware to start. (Recommendations are listed).

The supplied screenshot appears to have been pulled. Videos were also posted, but are presently unavailable due to server load.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: apple; intel; mac; osx; x86

1 posted on 08/11/2005 5:59:37 AM PDT by Panerai
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To: Panerai

That's how I like to start my day, lets see heres a square peg, let's stick it in a round hole.

This entire article is some kinda sick joke.

TT


2 posted on 08/11/2005 6:05:17 AM PDT by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: Panerai
Ahhhh.... but who will support this hack, if you run into any problems?

Nobody from Apple or Microsoft, I suspect...

For those enjoy tinkering and hacking, it sounds like fun, but for the rest of us, it's sort of like teaching a camel to fly.

3 posted on 08/11/2005 6:05:44 AM PDT by lOKKI (You can ignore reality until it bites you in the ass.)
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To: Panerai
What is the impact on Mac users like me of switching over to the Pentium Chip by the end of the year? That's what I heard Apple is doing. Will it still be the OS X system? Will it make using a windows interface any easier? Many of my friends who use PC's cannot open my e-mail that have pics attached. Will this move to the Pentium chips help?
4 posted on 08/11/2005 6:09:29 AM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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To: ExSoldier
"Many of my friends who use PC's cannot open my e-mail that have pics attached"

In OS X Mail, when you send an attachmend, at the bottom of the window there is an options "Send Windows friendly attachment", click that and see if it helps in sending attachments.

5 posted on 08/11/2005 6:13:44 AM PDT by Panerai
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To: TexasTransplant
Here ya go...

Click here for zipped video.

Right click this link and "save as" for another vid.

Apparently there are people having some success with this 'sick joke'.

6 posted on 08/12/2005 9:27:11 AM PDT by IoCaster ("That to live by one man's will became the cause of all men's misery." - Richard Hooker)
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