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Mac on an IBM
Name: Ejay Date: March 29, 2004 at 12:09:33 Pacific OS: Dos - Windows - Mac CPU/Ram: Unknown
Comment:
Can I put a Mac OS on an IBM, if not why not and explain hypotheticly what would happen, Thnx
Name: balance Date: March 29, 2004 at 16:27:23 Pacific
Reply:
*sigh*
The Mac OS is compiled only for PowerPC processors. IBM-compatible computers use x86 processors (Pentium, Athlon, Celeron, K6, etc.) which have a completely different instruction set and byte encoding.
If you tried to boot an x86 PC from a Mac OS disk, the PC's bios wouldn't recognize it. You'd probably get a message that says "No operating system founnd."
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Response Number 2
Name: Ejay Date: March 31, 2004 at 12:06:41 Pacific
Reply:
So basicly there is no way to boot a mac onto an IBM
Jay
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Response Number 3
Name: Sord Date: April 3, 2004 at 00:26:37 Pacific
Reply:
Mac cannot boot or even be installed on an x86. IBM however did create the PowerPC processor but in your case no because you cant put a PowerPC into a PC.
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