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    Mac OSX on a Toshiba Satellite -- ZDNet

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Andrew Baxter, Nov 11, 2005.

  1. Andrew Baxter

    Andrew Baxter -

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    Apple will not be thrilled that ZDNet decided to take a Toshiba Satellite and show how it can be made to run the new Mac OSX for x86 machines, the OSX for Intel processors was supposed to be locked to Apple only machines (so they could keep their high margins on iBooks, Macs and Powerbooks and manufacturers such as Dell could not create Apple clones) but there's a hack to get around this:

    http://www.zdnet.co.uk/print/?TYPE=story&AT=39235916-39024180t-30000029c

    here's the article posting on slashdot and discussion there

    http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/05/11/11/140246.shtml?tid=179&tid=3
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 11, 2005
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Whoa...


    Imagine the possibilities...
     
    coriolis, Nov 11, 2005
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    They'll be upset alright....

    OS X would be so nice to have on a regular notebook though...
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 11, 2005
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  4. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    This is bound to happen more and more often after Mac comes out with their Intel based notebook and desktops. Nice to see that it can be done pretty easily though :) Apple won't be too happy to see this :D
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Nov 11, 2005
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  5. red97vette

    red97vette Notebook Geek

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    sweeeeeeeeet
     
    red97vette, Nov 21, 2005
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