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Running Mac OS X on x86 PC!


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I know damn well how and where to find those .. and I also know how to follow rules of a community, but looks like you don't ..

So go "change" yourself then tell others to change. :angry:

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Keynote

Final Cut Express

iDVD

OmniGraffle

OmniOutliner

BBEdit

Apple's Mail.app, iChat AV, Safari, iPhoto, and Garageband (though bundled with OS X).

Enigmo is a pretty fun game too - and it's only for Mac OS, though I'd hardly call that a killer application. Word, Dreamweaver, and photoshop are sufficiently different enough that I wouldn't want to use the Windows versions again but thats a matter of GUI for the most part - they're pretty close.

I could name a few applications on Windows that I would like to see on OS X (Visual Studio is beautiful), and I wouldn't mind ... that's about all I want, but I'm sure there are thousands of Windows only programs that some people just can't live without. The point is that there are applications that are not available for Windows - many are very compelling for thousands of people. There are also features in OS X that are not available in other platforms (it's color management is unmatched, and it's a nearly perfect blend of UNIX guts & sane/simple interface). Just like Windows has features that aren't available in other platforms, and applications that don't work anywhere else.

9/10 times we're all using the same software. Need to write some documents, you're probably using Word. Messing with photos: Photoshop. Working with web content - the macromedia/adobe suites. Screwing about with MP3 files: iTunes (or maybe WinAmp/XMMS but you get the idea).

I guess several million people per year think that the OS X software library is big enough that it's not really that limiting.

One damn good reason for a PC user to want access to an OS X system would be to test their websites against Safari, Opera Mac, iCab, Camino, and IE5/Mac which make up an estimated 10% of the browsers on the internet. Not a majority, but it's a big enough chunk that businesses are interested (especially if your client believes the stereotype that Mac. owners are all rich trend-followers).

While there are some legality issues surrounding this whole project, I think it has a shot at doing a lot of good for the x86 and Macintosh crowds.

I admire your patience with this idiot.

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no didn't use darwin at all

lol about mac

excellent work there pixelwix.. at least you got it working.. :)

we just have to wait for a while before a newer improved and much more efficient version of pearpc is released.. ;)

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So does this mean that all the threads about people asking if they can put Mac OS X on an x86 will be reopened? :p

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I get to see the Apple logo on the grey screen.

But after a few seconds, I get an error:

panic: We are hanging here...

Has anyone found a way to get past that?

BTW: You don't need to install Darwin! Just download one of the blank .img from the download page on that site and then use that.

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hmm ... my second installation seemed to go well, but when I try to start ppc now, it wont recognize the hd image as bootable ... any ideas?

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It doesnt seem to work for me :no: .. here's what i get in the command console:

[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 = 0x00300003

[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 accepted

[CPU/MMU] number of pages: 2^15 pagetable_start: 0x00300000 size: 2^18

HFS+ has no backup volume header. skipping...

HFS+ has no backup volume header. skipping...

[CPU/CPU] execution started at 05601080

[CPU/OPC] <Warning> read from spr 25:31 (L2CR) not supported! (from 00080e04)

[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 = 0x07f0000f

[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 accepted

[CPU/MMU] number of pages: 2^17 pagetable_start: 0x07f00000 size: 2^20

[iO/GCARD] <Error> out of bounds0005c36 lr: 000abb80

Any ideas ? :huh:

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I think the authors of pear pc didn't isntall the whole OS because there is no guide for "How to run OS when it's already installed" it would be stupid to install again, everytime when you want tu run OS X.

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could someone tell me what the point is of emulating a mac? It's gonna be slower. It's probably not gonna be as stable. There really isn't any worthwhile software exclusive to macs. At least not so important that you would need to emulate it. I'm NOT trying to start anything.. just want to know what the big deal would be

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well ok i have progress my self yay :)

post-11-1084274282.jpg

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is it enough to have 1st cd, or you need all 3 cd's to install?

if you'd bought it, you wouldn't have to worry about it, warez boy

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