Mac vs PC
On the back of Michele’s post about purchasing a Mac laptop a question popped into my head - with Macs now running Windows, OS X, Linux, Unix etc. natively, is it the only computer out there that does the whole lot - has it become the one-stop-shop for all platforms? Technically what would it take for PCs to run OS X - or is it just licensing? Is it the future? I’m a big Mac fan and user, always have been and (probably) always will be, it is most definitely a brand with sex appeal but under the skin is it as serious a computer as I (and many more like me) think?
July 20th, 2007 at 11:57 am
As far as I know you can run OSX on a PC, but you need to do some hacking to get it working.
I’m sure one of the more technical types would be able to give more detail
Michele
July 20th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
I’m sorry but Ubuntu on an old Dell Inspiron is the future ;o)
July 20th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Have you tried Ubuntu on a Mac Ken? I haven’t myself but curious, I’ve read reports that Win XP runs faster on a Mac than a PC - was I dreaming?
July 20th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
PS the Hoff rocks!!
July 20th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
There is a licensing issue at the moment between MS and Apple which ‘prevents’ Macs being installed on PCs.
Apple are certainly pushing the dual functionality of Macs. Boot Camp is be a default feature of Leopard and according to Jobs’ Keynote speech, you can boot straight from Leopard into XP in approx 5 seconds. Handy out!
And of course Parallels is the sweet-heart of dual functionality between the two systems.
July 21st, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Cormac - Ignoring the licensing, isn’t it possible technically?
Michele
July 21st, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Yes, it is possible to run OS X on PC.
There are a few clips on youtubeof such instances.
August 29th, 2007 at 11:31 am
The answer of course is yes. The Mac platform is the only one where you can run all operating systems at the same time. Why one would wish to use Windoze remains one of life’s little mysteries.