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jamie_2k6 · 04-22-2006, 08:38 PM

i am planning on building a new computer nd wud lyk tu run apple ( im nt sure if its called that) is this possible or would i have to use windows ? ? ?

TheChef · 04-22-2006, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jamie_2k6

i am planning on building a new computer nd wud lyk tu run apple ( im nt sure if its called that)

Excuse me?

English is preferred on the forum.

Do you want to build a computer to run Mac OS?

m0nk3ys1ms · 04-22-2006, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jamie_2k6

i am planning on building a new computer nd wud lyk tu run apple ( im nt sure if its called that) is this possible or would i have to use windows ? ? ?

translation:

I am planning on building a new computer and would like to run Apple (im not sure if its called that) is this possible or would i have to use windows ? ? ?

in other words he wants to know if he can put Mac OS X on a computer he builds.

jamie_2k6 · 04-22-2006, 09:17 PM

yes that is what i mean sorry for the confussion so can i

Bobo · 04-22-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jamie_2k6

yes that is what i mean sorry for the confussion so can i

Technically, yes. There is something called PearPC (google it) which I have never used but is supposed to do just that. The only question would be why? The Mac operating systems are going byebye, because everybody wants to use Windows. Macs even support XP now. So I really don't know why you would want to do this...

But it is very difficult to do, because mac operating systems are designed to run with mac hardware, and to have it work on a pc requires emulation, if I understand correctly, which basically means that the computer tells the operating system that it has different hardware than it actually does.

lee101 · 04-22-2006, 09:21 PM

yes you can, but compatability with it ins't the greatest, i have put it on my laptop and luckily all the built in hardware (except sound) worked straight away, as OSX is not designed for "normal" pc hardware the compatability is a bit dodgy, although it is possible to run it, albeit illegally i think, if you want more info on it google it or PM/email me, as i don;t think it shoudl be posted on here

Lee

jamie_2k6 · 04-22-2006, 09:24 PM

thanks for your help guys i think i will just stick with xp pro or maybe xp media centre

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lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 17 Posts: 1,150	yes you can, but compatability with it ins't the greatest, i have put it on my laptop and luckily all the built in hardware (except sound) worked straight away, as OSX is not designed for "normal" pc hardware the compatability is a bit dodgy, although it is possible to run it, albeit illegally i think, if you want more info on it google it or PM/email me, as i don;t think it shoudl be posted on here Lee __________________ My PC: Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 Ghz, Asus P5v-VM DH , 200 GB Maxtor SATA ,2GB (21GB Kingston DDRII), Radeon x1650 Graphics (256 mb), 2 Acer 17 inch TFT's, Windows Vista Home Premium Server: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 256 Mb Ram, 8Gb IDE for o/s, 2 * 250GB SATAII for storage, Ubuntu Server 7.10 Last edited by lee101; 04-22-2006 at 09:27 PM.

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04-22-2006, 09:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
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jamie_2k6 banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: middlesbrough Age: 19 Posts: 155	thanks for your help guys i think i will just stick with xp pro or maybe xp media centre