MAC OS X on PC specs
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Ive heard that Apple has this already, and has for quite some time now behind closed doors.
Does anyone have any Idea if its at all possible to somehow hack or mod OS X to run on PC periphs?
Does anyone have any Idea if its at all possible to somehow hack or mod OS X to run on PC periphs?
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All the libraries, the kernel, everything is specifically tuned to the computers for which it was designed. The GUI is fully dependent upon mac-specific hardware, and 128bit CISC processing etcetera.
and if Apple has it running behind closed doors, then there must be a build that can run on a PC.
Just like Windows 32bit runs on X86 architecture, and Windows 64 bit doesn't. You can slap some new drivers in and the video card would work, but if you're not running an Itanic the OS would be specifically tooled for a processor you don't have. It's just like that with a Mac:
1. You can change the video drivers
2. Video will work
3. The OS is still tooled for the hardware on hand
4. Without some serious recoding (I believe Mac OSX series is the second longest (Programming lines) fully-retail OS) which may or may not be capable of being logically engineered in reverse for a recoding and recompiling for x86.
Do I make sense?
There IS a build that can run on a PC, but it hasn't seen the light of day in 5 years, and I don't think it will.
Just had to share that. I doubt it will even get read.
Now would be a good time to own Intel shares.
On a somewhat related note, I'm not sure if Apple is planning on doing this, but if they do start selling OS X independent of Mac hardware and able to run on any x86 system, I think that would be a step in the right direction for them, for all the good things I've heard about it, I'd definitly give it a try, I just hate Apple's "OMG WE'RE SO MUCH BETTAR THAN PC USERS" marketing approach. Like, if you have a good product, then just let it speak for itself.
Which just takes all of our dreams and beats them lightly over the head with one of those FunNoodles. Not all that painful, but goddamn annoying.
This deal is with Intel proper- no hope of this thing being on AMDs, at least for the forseeable future.
Im sure the hype surrounding the CherryOS dabacle probably showed Apple there is a market for OS X in the x86 world, and ultimately had a lot to do with this announcement.