There was never any sign of an x86 version of OS X at all until just this year, but it's been rumoured since OS X came out...fuelled by the fact that NeXT and Rhapsody both ran on x86.

Apple's too cautious a company to not keep doors like that open, even just a crack, for the future.

Someone "supposedly" got it running in VMWare, but I haven't heard any information how, just seen screenshots.

The file system on the disk is HFS+

True, it isn't installable right now, but when you try booting with it it gives you a Darwin error message. A regular Mac OS X disk wouldn't even get that far.

It is the real thing.

Nope, this one is the real deal.

I think...you have waaaay too much time on your hands.

Well, maybe this will provide the impetus to get good Sheepshaver and Basilisk ports to OS X.

I don't care if I get in trouble for this, but someone has to say it: You're a complete fuckwit.

It doesn't matter what chips or other hardware the computer uses. OS X is Macintosh, and OS X isn't going to change just because it's running on a new processor. Macs will be Macs no matter what, just now they'll be more competitive because they'll have processors that are being actively researched ...

You have to be a developer to get one of the developer PowerMacs for 999 and then you have to give it back at the end of 06.

Why wouldn't it? After all, from the PearPC point of view, it's just a newer kernel version. Right. PearPC emulates the PowerPC/CISC processor on the x86/RISC, not the specific os, so it should run OS X.4 aka Tiger no sweat. How did the Duckie version of OS X.4pre fare? And why should it be a Warez...

For anyone who hasn't heard, Tiger is being released April 29th. I've already pre-ordered my copy. Apple's offering free shipping.

And you decided to revive a year old thread because?

Survey says: you're an idiot!

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As an aside: I bet that Mike guy feels like a complete fuckwit now. haha

Heh, I know Apple got almost 2900 dollars out of my wallet. And I think I'm going to be buying a Mac Mini as well to replace my dead PC.

www.apple.com/macmini
www.apple.com/ipodshuffle

I wasn't going to say anything about this until I saw Phirkel's other post today. I'm compelled to ask now, why Phirkel feels it necessary to act like an asshole; first to a simple question that could've been answered with a simple no and friendly explanation, sans attitude, and second to a thread h...

At the risk of being a necromancer, I have been around here a lot longer than you little shits, and I suggest you perhaps learn a thing or two about life before you go any further. This thread has been resurrected from the dead far too many times, as has aafuss's shenanigans. Hence the single word ...

Rib, how did you get Basilisk to load the system?

I'm trying to use System 7.5.3 and the disk mounted on the desktop, but no matter what I do, Basilisk keeps giving me the floppy disk with the question mark on it.

IT's because 9 sucked compared to X. Plus, half the work porting X to PC is already done since Darwin has an x86 version. Even though people say they don't and Apple denies it, knowing them, I'll bet you two to one that they really do have a full and working copy of X for x86 secreted away somewhere...

prasys wrote:

You cannot download OSX for FREE

Well, you can, it's just not "legal".

heh

I wasn't able to post this a week ago, because I went through a hurricane and everything and only just got power last night, but... I'm writing this on my new Powerbook! 17 inches isn't too bad. A lot of people told me it would be too big, but it's not, really. I think it's a pretty good size. I jus...

Bollix, one thing you forgot to mention is that PearPC is also generating revenue for Apple. Looking back on previous threads about people buying a Mac due to running PearPC and then craving the "full Mac experience", I estimate that PearPC has generated approximately $10,000 in PC sales ...

Man...that's a lot to burn on a computer... 8O I would buy an iBook if I could. :? Well, the PC laptops I was looking at were around the same price. The Dell Inspiron 8600 configured the way I wanted it was the same price as the Powerbook before the educational discount...though with Dell I could'v...

You made me go out and buy a Mac. I just did it... 2857.40 for a 17inch PB with 128 megs of video RAM, a 5400 RPM drive and an air/car adaptor. Thank god for the educational discount. 2800 dollars... :shake: I think this is what withdraw feels like. x-posted to pearpc.net because I'm an attention wh...

Do you by any chance have Zone Alarm running?

Try commenting out the memory if it isn't already.

Everytime I try to use more than the default it tells me that it can't find the OS.