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Can I run Mac OS X on a PC
Name: great_one_in Date: June 11, 2006 at 21:52:40 Pacific OS: Windows XP Professional CPU/Ram: 512 Product: e machines
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I have a AMD 2600+ Machine. currently i am rnning XP Pro on it. I want to run Mac X Tiger operating system by either partition or any other way. is that possible. what hardware conflits will i face. has any one tried it. I have heard that if i download a emulator like PearPC then it should work. has some one done that.
Name: chairman21 Date: June 12, 2006 at 12:13:36 Pacific
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you can quite easily get it running and 'running' is very very different to 'working properly'.
for the cost of an old Mac (sometimes free of charge) it's just not worth it. there are too many driver issues and software conflicts to sort out once you've got it running.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mackisser Date: July 6, 2006 at 12:39:55 Pacific
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Yes just go to the apple store and ask for a version of Mac OS X that will work on a PC. You can also call (1800)mya-pple (1800)692-7753
Jared Kimber Head of computer Support for both Mac and PC
Summary: Just to let everyone know that wants to run Mac OS X on a PC, it is now possible (though very slow) because of the efforts of PearPC! I'm installing OS X right now! http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/ And ...
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