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Bond
08-15-2005, 02:44 PM
Well, they deleted the code in OS X that prevents you from installing it on a PC. If you want to read up on it or find the link on how to install it I'm not going to post it here, but you could search for it on Google and are bound to find something.
GameMaster
08-15-2005, 06:45 PM
Yeah, nothing stands in Apple's way now! Let the PC users of the world shed their faulty OS and join the mighty OS X! ;)
gekko
08-15-2005, 07:17 PM
Actually, plenty stands in Apple's way. Besides, Apple makes very little from the sale of Mac OS X. They bring in the money with hardware sales. How quickly people forget the Macintosh clones.

And before you waste your time with this, like Bond, do realize all Mac beta OS have a shut off date, where they will no longer work. They also are designed to run on only one single hardware configuration, and while people have gotten it to work decently with a very close setup, installing it on your PC is a gamble. It's also not optimized, and you can't just go online and find yourself a driver.

The retail Mac systems include a special identifying code embedded inside the processor, so don't expect to be able to do this with the retail OS. If you want a Mac, buy a Mac. Otherwise, stop bitching and finish your reinstall :p
Jonbo298
08-15-2005, 07:50 PM
whewt
Bond
08-15-2005, 08:18 PM
And before you waste your time with this, like Bond, do realize all Mac beta OS have a shut off date, where they will no longer work.
Don't listen to him.

gekko = Debbie Downer http://www.azcentral.com/ent/pop/pics/0302downer-autosized141.jpg
Bond
08-16-2005, 12:24 AM
Look at this.
gekko
08-16-2005, 12:43 AM
gekko 6, Bond 1
GameMaster
08-16-2005, 03:50 AM
Well, it appears you've got it running, but you're running it through some program on Windows. Because I can see Windows XP is still your primary OS. Which is nothing special really. Mac users have had Virtual PC for years. I imagine you'd enjoy Tiger a lot more if you ran it as your primary OS.
Bond
08-16-2005, 10:03 AM
I could just as easily be running it as my primary OS though, it's just that having a beta as your primary OS is kind of dumb.
GameMaster
08-16-2005, 03:09 PM
Let's talk what you like so far? :)
GiMpY-wAnNaBe
08-20-2005, 01:52 AM
hmm, i'd rather get a small mac box, or whatever the name is, and just rest it nicely on top of my case, since it's really pretty and all