MAC on a Windows platform?

tlarkin · 05-12-2008, 02:27 AM

little pet peeve of mine.....

It is not MAC, it is Mac. A MAC refers to Media Access Control address, and Mac refers to Macintosh. Sorry to be picky, but it bugs me; in the same way that the word irregardless does as well. I try not to correct people but sometimes I just have to do it. It is one of my pet peeves, and every now and then I have to indulge it.

I suggest you buy a Mac if you really want to run OS X, or look into Linux. While the OS X x86 project does in fact work, it doesn't work nearly as good as native OS X on an actual Mac.

Irishwhistle · 05-12-2008, 04:24 PM

I'd recommend that you look into Ubuntulinux http://www.ubuntu.com/

I don't think you'll be disappointed... I use it as my main OS and I really like it. I'm guessing that if you're willing to switch to OS X you would be willing to switch to Ubuntu. You won't be disappointed with the desktop effects either... it's really cool.

The only thing I don't like is the graphics (icons wallpaper and the theme), but that can be changed VERY easily so it's not a big deal.

05-12-2008, 04:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Irishwhistle Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,932	I'd recommend that you look into Ubuntulinux http://www.ubuntu.com/ I don't think you'll be disappointed... I use it as my main OS and I really like it. I'm guessing that if you're willing to switch to OS X you would be willing to switch to Ubuntu. You won't be disappointed with the desktop effects either... it's really cool. The only thing I don't like is the graphics (icons wallpaper and the theme), but that can be changed VERY easily so it's not a big deal. __________________ The statement below is true. The statement above is false.

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05-12-2008, 02:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	little pet peeve of mine..... It is not MAC, it is Mac. A MAC refers to Media Access Control address, and Mac refers to Macintosh. Sorry to be picky, but it bugs me; in the same way that the word irregardless does as well. I try not to correct people but sometimes I just have to do it. It is one of my pet peeves, and every now and then I have to indulge it. I suggest you buy a Mac if you really want to run OS X, or look into Linux. While the OS X x86 project does in fact work, it doesn't work nearly as good as native OS X on an actual Mac.