Nope, it won't run on my IBM Thinkpad X24 with its Pentium III-M.
However there are windows managers out there that will give the look and
feel of OSX with Linux or BSD, so I may wind up running one of them
eventually.
In the mean time I have to get more ram so I can run PS-CS2 (won't even
load with 256mb). And a larger hard drive so I can dual boot XPP and
Linux. Then I need a CD-ROM or DVD drive I can boot from (my old HP USB
CD-Writer apparently does not have the firmware to boot from it). And of
course wireless so I can connect hither and yon, although I already have
a nifty 3com Xjack 802.11b PC-Card coming.
Gee, and I thought the X24 was such a bargain at $275 when I bought it
off ebay a couple weeks ago. But then, 3lb-6.9oz, according to the PO's
scale, and 11 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches is so nice. Came loaded with XP Pro
SP2, with a current COA, and Office 2000 as well. And this thing has a
compact-flash slot so I can load the photos from my digital directly.
When I first heard of OSX-86 I was excited. Too bad it won't run on the
PIII-M, it would be like having a Powerbook for under $300. Somehow I
believe I can live without it though <GRIN>.
(Did I say I finally have a laptop again?)
graywolf
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Thibouille wrote:
To be precise, OSX for x86 will run on any CPU which as SSE2
capability which means Pentium4, Pentium-M/Centrino,Athlon64/Sempron
and newer.
Of course many components won't have drivers so you won't be able to
use a numbers of things, sadly. But it could be nice to try and see
the feeling or whatever reason you might have.
On 4/18/06, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Interesting post from the ProRental list.
Powell
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:16:31 -0400
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Subject: [ProRental] Windows on a Mac and vice versa...
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I assume all of you are aware that you can go the other direction as well.
OS-X (Intel version) will load and run (with a surprisingly small amount
of work) on newer non-Mac Intel PC's with no glitches. While Apple has
been good about making the ability to load Windows on the Intel Macs
available (the information was already widely dispersed on the internet),
their lawyers have been equally busy trying to stem the proliferation of
the information that the reverse is available. You'll find some of the
sites that had this information now have "link removed at the request of
Apple's Legal Department." Best possible case, however, is that this is
simply a delaying tactic. There's really not much of a problem finding the
files you need.
But OS-X (intel) has been running on, for example, common Dell laptops
since at least August of last year, when some folks got the Developer's Kit
version up and running. No problems, no glitches.
So for those early adopters and those tired of waiting for Apple Intel
laptops, or those who want lower prices or greater variety, etc., and who
have a bit of computer savvy, the opportunity is there to have three
systems (Linux, Windows and OS-X) running on your system, with the choice
available at boot time.
david
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