Running Mac OS X on x86 PC!

[S.MULLA]

a new emulator called PearPC seems to be able to run OS X on x86 machines:

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/index.html

Check out the screenshots:

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

source:aqua-soft.org [forum]

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

also once the install finnished did u need to change settings in ya config file?

and can u close the emu and boot upagain form the 6gig image?

and also has anyone figured out how to make an image larger than 6gig?

[jazzman]

did you install all the packages?

[macman87]

so apart from the desktop, what can u do with it?

[Redestium]

so apart from the desktop, what can u do with it?

Doubt much of anything since it's so slow at the moment, but it'll get better in time.

[hotrod]

so apart from the desktop, what can u do with it?

Very damn little. since there's not much you can do with OS X period except brag to your friends about how purty your desktop is and complain about not being able to run much of anything as far as usefull software. this is a complete waste of good windows resources if you ask me.

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

oh god get over ya self still alot of software the mac has that wen dont and its just handy to have the whole poin of pearpc is to emulate powerpc not osx

[hotrod]

oh god get over ya self still alot of software the mac has that wen dont and its just handy to have the whole poin of pearpc is to emulate powerpc not osx

did you notice i said "usefull software"? and what's the point of emulating something that is of no use to the average user? please tell me what is someone going to accomplish with this? no matter what hardware you get OS X to run on, it's still useless unless you are a professional graphics designer.....

[hoyablue]

oh god get over ya self still alot of software the mac has that wen dont and its just handy to have the whole poin of pearpc is to emulate powerpc not osx

Get over yourself and learn how to speak english.

[hoyablue]

did you notice i said "usefull software"? and what's the point of emulating something that is of no use to the average user? please tell me what is someone going to accomplish with this? no matter what hardware you get OS X to run on, it's still useless unless you are a professional graphics designer.....

Speak for yourself, I'm an OSX user, I'm NOT a graphics designer and I find it quite useful. Stop making hasty generalizations. Just because you don't need it, that doesn't mean everyone else doesn't.

[hotrod]

Speak for yourself, I'm an OSX user, I'm NOT a graphics designer and I find it quite useful. Stop making hasty generalizations. Just because you don't need it, that doesn't mean everyone else doesn't.

How do you figure anyone NEEDS OS X? or a mac period. when was the last time you bought or downloaded a piece of software only to find out that "dang, this only runs on MACS, i guess i NEED a mac!"

all i'm saying is that MAC user's are very limited as to what software they can run and what the can do with their machines. Sorry, but if you want to argue that point, you are a complete fool.

[Kibirinis]

*snipped* - Warez

Edited May 12, 2004 by configure

[Kibirinis]

*Snipped* - Warez

Edited May 12, 2004 by configure

[Emon]

How do you figure anyone NEEDS OS X? or a mac period. when was the last time you bought or downloaded a piece of software only to find out that "dang, this only runs on MACS, i guess i NEED a mac!"

all i'm saying is that MAC user's are very limited as to what software they can run and what the can do with their machines. Sorry, but if you want to argue that point, you are a complete fool.

please .. don't ruin this thread by starting a flame war.

if OS X is not your thing then DO NOT USE IT. Don't come here and say its useless.

[Emon]

Dude ... read the rules ..

No Warez (links) & Cracks: help, requests or posts that discuss circumvention. This includes linking to software, posting about it, and suggesting to get it.

[Liquid]

Very damn little. since there's not much you can do with OS X period except brag to your friends about how purty your desktop is and complain about not being able to run much of anything as far as usefull software. this is a complete waste of good windows resources if you ask me.

Go away troll :angry:

[Redestium]

...Sorry, but if you want to argue that point, you are a complete fool.

Save that for another thread. ;)

[+DKAngel Subscriber²]

it emulates ppc christ allmight its another fricken emulator its interesting who cares get out of this damn forum if your not intrerested

[darthfader]

no didn't use darwin at all

lol about mac

G3 0mhz lol...

would P4 3.2 GHZ HT ExtremeEdition make a difference?

[HoochieMamma]

G3 0mhz lol...

would P4 3.2 GHZ HT ExtremeEdition make a difference?

I dont think so because it only emulates a 10 Mhz CPU

[Argi]

How is everyone making the ISO image? I tried in alcohol but mdf/mds is the only format available.

[Kibirinis]

*snipped* - Just because it's availabled and easy to find doesn't make it "okay" to be posted.

Edited May 11, 2004 by configure

[Emon]

How is everyone making the ISO image?  I tried in alcohol but mdf/mds is the only format available.

this is what I did .. I made a RAW image of the Panther CD1 using ISObuster. Which made a .bin file for me.

Then I used Bin2Iso to convert that .bin to a .iso file.

Installing now .. 2 hours left .. looks like it will be a long night :)

[the evn show]

How do you figure anyone NEEDS OS X? or a mac period. when was the last time you bought or downloaded a piece of software only to find out that "dang, this only runs on MACS, i guess  i NEED a mac!"

Keynote

Final Cut Express

iDVD

OmniGraffle

OmniOutliner

BBEdit

Apple's Mail.app, iChat AV, Safari, iPhoto, and Garageband (though bundled with OS X).

Enigmo is a pretty fun game too - and it's only for Mac OS, though I'd hardly call that a killer application. Word, Dreamweaver, and photoshop are sufficiently different enough that I wouldn't want to use the Windows versions again but thats a matter of GUI for the most part - they're pretty close.

I could name a few applications on Windows that I would like to see on OS X (Visual Studio is beautiful), and I wouldn't mind ... that's about all I want, but I'm sure there are thousands of Windows only programs that some people just can't live without. The point is that there are applications that are not available for Windows - many are very compelling for thousands of people. There are also features in OS X that are not available in other platforms (it's color management is unmatched, and it's a nearly perfect blend of UNIX guts & sane/simple interface). Just like Windows has features that aren't available in other platforms, and applications that don't work anywhere else.

all i'm saying is that MAC user's are very limited as to what software they can run and what the can do with their machines. Sorry, but if you want to argue that point, you are a complete fool.

9/10 times we're all using the same software. Need to write some documents, you're probably using Word. Messing with photos: Photoshop. Working with web content - the macromedia/adobe suites. Screwing about with MP3 files: iTunes (or maybe WinAmp/XMMS but you get the idea).

I guess several million people per year think that the OS X software library is big enough that it's not really that limiting.

One damn good reason for a PC user to want access to an OS X system would be to test their websites against Safari, Opera Mac, iCab, Camino, and IE5/Mac which make up an estimated 10% of the browsers on the internet. Not a majority, but it's a big enough chunk that businesses are interested (especially if your client believes the stereotype that Mac. owners are all rich trend-followers).

While there are some legality issues surrounding this whole project, I think it has a shot at doing a lot of good for the x86 and Macintosh crowds.

[Emon]

Just reported ya .. say bye bye to neowin for a while :)

Edited May 11, 2004 by configure

[Argi]

this what I did .. I made a RAW image of the Panther CD1 using ISObuster. Which made a .bin file for me.

Then I used Bin2Iso to convert that .bin to a .iso file.

Installing now .. 2 hours left .. looks like it will be a long night :)

Cheers, thats the one i wanted to know. :)