vista32bit and macosx

[Mike]

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Yeah, I expected you'd reply along those lines

I have the impression the OP was looking for something a little more, um,
straightforward and orthodox.

Well he clearly is confused. He appears to think that his PPC G5
version of OS X is installable on VMWare or VPC. It's not, of course.

However, there *are* multiple "distros" of OS X that run just fine on
garden variety PCs. There is also a pre-installed, ready-to-run VMWare
disk image of OS X 10.4.6 (which I also have) that you simply plug into
VMWare and off you go. It works well enough to play with and "get
familiar" with OS X.

However, it's easy enough to install OS X on your actual PC, without the
limitations of running in a VM. Like any other OS, installation is a
breeze if all of your hardware is supported. If not, you have to
search around for drivers.

In my case, I purposely bought my motherboard and video card in my DIY
desktop because they are compatible with OS X. Everything works fine -
video, sound, USB, networking, DVD burning, etc.

In the case of this ThinkPad T41 laptop, I simply got lucky. They are
supplied by my job, but it is also highly compatible.

Mike

 

[Andrew McLaren]

Well he clearly is confused. He appears to think that his PPC G5

version of OS X is installable on VMWare or VPC. It's not, of course.

Yeah. I think his goal was to put the Mac OS X DVD into the DVD drive, and
have it start installing in the Virtual PC VM.

Not to caste aspersions on jshockley, but ... if he needs to ask in a
newsgroup whether it is possible, he is not a suitable candidate to try
OS86X. Those who are 3l33t enough to do it, wouldn't ask ; and if they have
to ask, they are ipso facto, not sufficiently 3l33t.

 

[mohawk]

Well he clearly is confused. He appears to think that his PPC G5
version of OS X is installable on VMWare or VPC. It's not, of course.

However, there *are* multiple "distros" of OS X that run just fine on
garden variety PCs. There is also a pre-installed, ready-to-run VMWare
disk image of OS X 10.4.6 (which I also have) that you simply plug into
VMWare and off you go. It works well enough to play with and "get
familiar" with OS X.

However, it's easy enough to install OS X on your actual PC, without the
limitations of running in a VM. Like any other OS, installation is a
breeze if all of your hardware is supported. If not, you have to
search around for drivers.

In my case, I purposely bought my motherboard and video card in my DIY
desktop because they are compatible with OS X. Everything works fine -
video, sound, USB, networking, DVD burning, etc.

In the case of this ThinkPad T41 laptop, I simply got lucky. They are
supplied by my job, but it is also highly compatible.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

Well, again your existing copy of OS X - particularly if it's a G5
(Power PC) version - will not install on your PC. You need an OSX86
distro.

Check out

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

for all the details and info you will ever need. Of course, OSX86
itself is not available there. There are FAQs, installation guides,
hardware compatibility lists, question and answer forums and loads of
other stuff.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

No, that's not at all what I'm saying. Some laws certainly can - and
are - broken every day with impunity. Like, for example, breaking
Apple's "law" about daring to install their OS on non Apple hardware!

That in no way excuses breaking other, real laws.

But all of this is beside the point. The point is that OS X can easily
be installed on PCs other than Apple's PCs.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

Neither is driving faster than the posted speed limit, but that
certainly works for the majority around here.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

Correct, because a G5 Mac is Power PC based, not intel. It won't work,
it won't even boot.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

No. G5 OS X is not going to run on ANY kind of Intel PC. You need
an Intel OS X - specifically, OSX86.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

No. G5 OS X is not going to run on ANY kind of Intel PC. You need
an Intel OS X - specifically, OSX86.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

No. G5 OS X is not going to run on ANY kind of Intel PC. You need
an Intel OS X - specifically, OSX86.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

No. G5 OS X is not going to run on ANY kind of Intel PC. You need
an Intel OS X - specifically, OSX86.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

Correct, because a G5 Mac is Power PC based, not intel. It won't work,
it won't even boot.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[mohawk]

No. G5 OS X is not going to run on ANY kind of Intel PC. You need
an Intel OS X - specifically, OSX86.

Mike

What no archiving Mikey? Gee too bad your post about "celebrating" the
death of a woman who died of breast cancer will NEVER go away.

 

[Ian Betts]

How many time do you hit the send button on one shot?