New and Noteworthy: Apple Makes All Desktop Warranties Global; Linux boots on Intel-based Mac
New and Noteworthy: Apple Makes All Desktop Warranties Global; Linux boots on Intel-based Mac
Apple Makes All Desktop Warranties Global The Mac Observer reports that effective Feb. 11, all of Apple's desktop product warranties are now global. This means that anyone who purchases a desktop Mac, including Xserve and Xserve RAID, can have it serviced under its warranty in another country. More.
Linux boots on Intel-based Mac MacNN reports that bembers of the Mactel-Linux effort today announced that they have managed to boot Linux on a 17-inch iMac Core Duo, and devoted special thanks to one user in particular for his efforts. "Mactel-Linux is the effort to adapt the GNU/Linux operating system to Intel-based Apple Macintosh hardware, which requires changes or additions to various parts of the Linux operating system." More.
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