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PC with Mac OS?

Jan 14, 2006 1:25AM PST

Much has been written about the possibility of putting windows as an alternate OS on the new Intel Macs, but is it now possible to put Mac OS on a less expensive PC?

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No.
Jan 14, 2006 2:17AM PST

There is a possibility that XP will run on the new Macs but Mac OS X will not run on any machine that is not produced by Apple.
I'm sure the hackers will be attempting to make this possible at some time.

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If you can hack, there is a way
Jan 17, 2006 8:02AM PST

I've seen pictures floating around the Internet of X running on Windoze boxes, likewise with XP running on the Intel Development Kits.

I hope there is a solid way to use XP or Vista on the new Macs this time next year, as I want to use X in college, but don't wanna be up the creek if I need the 'Doze.