mac os

UGT001 · 04-12-2005, 01:36 PM

since macintosh is a unix based os as are other linux os's will the mac os work on a box that is compatable with linux

tangle · 04-12-2005, 01:56 PM

Macs are a different arch. Mac OSx will not run on an i386 PC.

UGT001 · 04-12-2005, 02:30 PM

can a person build the architecture needed to run the mac without buying mac

tangle · 04-12-2005, 06:04 PM

I think you would have to purchase the hardware from Mac. The reason Mac lost out to the IBM arch was, you had to be licensed to develope and make hardware for a Mac. IBM let anyone make hardware for their arch.

That is if I remember my history right.

MACSRULE · 04-12-2005, 06:20 PM

i don't believe you can, but you could try. you could buy an IBM blade server which uses the PPC arch, then maybe hack darwin to get it going.

Capt_Caveman · 04-12-2005, 06:27 PM

You might also want to take a look at PPC emulation with PearPC it's still in development and alot of things don't work yet, so it's more of a hobby project right now.

fatrandy13 · 04-12-2005, 06:36 PM

actually you can definitely build a mac from scratch.....kevin rose from the screen savers (TechTV) posted a guide on it a while ago....it was a 1.8 ghz g4 and from what i remember, it ran verrrry smoothly...let me try to find that article for you

fatrandy13 · 04-12-2005, 06:37 PM

http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/fea..._Software.html

kencaz · 04-12-2005, 06:41 PM

Yeah, I remember that show... Might be fun to tinker with but I don't see any practical reason for doing it..

http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/fea..._Software.html

KC