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> Do you want to run any OSX apps? If you just want to check it out, get the > vmware image instead. I find it worth it because I need to use Garage Band. In > the end if you just want to use your computer, I find OSX is fast and easy. > > If you want to play games and try bleeding edge emulators and stuff you may be > out of luck. Also all those PSP downgrader tools etc are for Windows, so you'll > probably want VMWare or darwine if you run OSX. For day to day shit like > browsing the web and IM, I find it really nice to use. Lots of good apps, emus, > and tools (especially for hacking) are ported to OSX.
Just wanted to check, got curious about it, since i was using a mac a couple of days ago. But i really donīt have any thing osx specifically that i need. Just for fun, i guess. > If you get the latest version of osx86 then chances are not a lot of drivers > will be out for it. There are lots of different distributions of osx86 by > different people, make sure you get the right one for your system. There are > Intel or AMD versions, and some include extra drivers and kernels and some > don't. The more included, the more chance you have of finding something > compatible with your hardware. Look on a hardware compatibility list on > http://www.osx86project.org/ first.
I did get a look, and aparentely, my videocard is not supported ? I will look further into it.
> > and the fact that i have to format a partition for it? > You might as well just run it as your main OS, dual booting is possible but it's > going to be a pain in the ass if you have to reinstall Windows or something. > > If you have hardware close enough to a Mac then it's best to use the EFI loader, > if not then you can't really update kernels unless you download a patched one, > so you can't use Apple Software Updates. > > Everything runs fine though once installed and it's just like using a mac. The > only bitch is if you have incompatible hardware and can't get sound or > accelerated video or something, but I haven't had that problem. It's cheap > enough to go out and buy hardware equivalent to an iMac, you could do it for > $200 easy. Might as well just have a separate dedicated machine.
True that, but i donīt want a dedicated machine for osx. I might just run through vmware, but that is just too slow sometimes. But it might be worth a shot. Donīt have any intentions of running it as my main os. Iīm doing just fine with XP, especially since i use some windows only recording software that i like.
But thanks for the information, i started downloading what appears to be a right version for my hardware. Iīll let you know how it goes..
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