os x and xp

[nomad311]

ok im pretty sure from what ive read that you cant create a partition on an xp pc and put os x on it ...but i dont know why could some1 explain it. on that note can you have xp on one drive and os x another?

also are osx and linux compatible? if so can i fomat and install linux then have a xp partition and a os x one ?

...im not plannin on actually doin ne o this but only cause i only have a 40gb hdd ...the question has just been botherin me for a while

thnx pplz

-nomad311

[jackwanders]

Windows XP is written for processors with x86 architecture.

Apple OSX is written for processors with PowerPC architecture.

They are not compatible, ergo you cannot run Windows XP and OSX natively on the same machine.

This is not taking into account emulators such as PearPC, CherryOS, or VirtualPC.

If you have an Apple computer, you can install Virtual PC onto it, and then install a copy of Windows that runs in the 'vPC' you've created.

If you have an x86 computer (AMD or Intel processor) you can install PearPC, and then install a copy of Apple OSX into that.

Perhaps your best bet is to do some reading on processor architectures.

[joseph-]

There's only a few thousand threads about this all over every tech site on the planet.

[hotdog666al]

Windows XP is written for processors with x86 architecture.

Apple OSX is written for processors with PowerPC architecture.

They are not compatible, ergo you cannot run Windows XP and OSX natively on the same machine.

This is not taking into account emulators such as PearPC, CherryOS, or VirtualPC.

If you have an Apple computer, you can install Virtual PC onto it, and then install a copy of Windows that runs in the 'vPC' you've created.

If you have an x86 computer (AMD or Intel processor) you can install PearPC, and then install a copy of Apple OSX into that.

Perhaps your best bet is to do some reading on processor architectures.

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Or, you could buy a mac :D

[amr_01]

you can make a .img file and format it for OS X, you can then install OS X through pearpc and have it on your pc. it's emulation, so it's not great. check out pearpc.net for info.

[nomad311]

koo thanks jack thats all i wanted to know

n yeh i know this question has been answered before but every post i found ...looked around for about 30 mins b4 i posted (couldnt make very good searches cause of the 4 letter thing) just talked about the emulation alternatives

thnx again

-nomad311

[Southern Patriot]

i know this question has been answered before but every post i found ... just talked about the emulation alternatives

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Then why did you start a new thread? You already had your answer. :crazy:

[nomad311]

no i didnt have the answer ...i wanted to know why not how to get around the problem

thats like if i asked cant i breath under water and you answerd you can buy an oxygen tank...

but thnx again ppl

-nomad311

[Southern Patriot]

no i didnt have the answer ...i wanted to know why not how to get around the problem

thats like if i asked cant i breath under water and you answerd you can buy an oxygen tank...

but thnx again ppl

-nomad311

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Didn't it occur to you that the reason that all of those posts talked about emulation options was because they use different hardware? And I'm quite certain that all of the posts I've seen here about it have mentioned the reason WHY you can't just install OS X on an x86 PC.

[Catharsis]

What's that emulation software to run OS X on PCs? Lime? Lxxxx? I don't remember, but I think it started with an L. I've heard it runs like crap, though, since it uses twice as many CPU cycles to do stuff.

[Toastyone]

I am pretty sure you can run ubuntu linux on an Apple computer....oh and pearPC sucks balls :x you don't want to use it

[shihchiun]

PearPC. It still runs like crap.

[DAaaMan64]

dude all he did was start a thread, get over it. It's not like we have 100's showing up all the time or something, no big deal. Just suggest that he do a better job searching and call it there. Ignore it.

[Vidar]

PearPC would be what you are after (answer #209423989) but it will run "500 times slower than the host" -- That's a quote from the documentation. Its emulation. Its pretending to be hardware by using software translation. If you want a mac, buy a mac. If you want to emulate, just install your favorite Linux distrobution (or Unix/Darwin Unix) and build from there. There are themes for cursors/windows/etc. to emulate the Mac OS gui. But remember, under the hood its all Unix.

Linux - Your friendly neighborhood penguin.

[Tungsten T]

PearPC would be what you are after (answer #209423989) but it will run "500 times slower than the host" -- That's a quote from the documentation. Its emulation. Its pretending to be hardware by using software translation. If you want a mac, buy a mac. If you want to emulate, just install your favorite Linux distrobution (or Unix/Darwin Unix) and build from there. There are themes for cursors/windows/etc. to emulate the Mac OS gui. But remember, under the hood its all Unix.

Linux - Your friendly neighborhood penguin.

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its ether 15 or 500 times slower depending on extentions on the cpu of the host