That interesting, as I've always wondered if there were some way to accomplish Mac use on a non-Mac PC. I DON'T want to try, happy with the Macs I have (even though I desperately need a new one, seeing as I'm still sitting at 400 MHz, and it's painful sometimes). I would, as you suggested, not really try this unless you are hardcore for trying it. I suggest as others that you try Linux, for sure. To add some advice of a "cheapskate" Mac fan, get a real Mac (sell the PC or keep it for the heck of it) and know that you can keep the Mac updated (OS versions) for a long time. I started with the year 2000 OS (9.1, I think) and currently run 10.3.9 on the PowerBook. On this old thing that's as upgraded as I can go, but I don't see Apple cutting from Intel anytime soon, and they have always been decent about letting you upgrade your system OS without 100s of HW and SW hassles. And they are very solid machines, so take the plunge (and maybe someday you'll cuss Windows the way I do).