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[thomaspajamas]

yeah it is a real pain in the ass to get it to work on a PC. He is right though that in a way its like a demo version because theres a whole lot of software you can't really run. I was able to get Garage band working though after I plugged in an external soundcard, so that was fun

Someday I'll be able to afford a real Mac

 

[moggymatt]

if you want leopard flashyness you could also go linux i've found out

and you dont even need the newest hardware for it

check it out "compiz fusion"Â desktop software for OS's like ubuntu

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ImW0-MgR8I

oo i love unbuntu... wonder if I anadd them to my live boot disk

 

[ZeWarrior]

Linux is also good BUT it's more work than OS X86 really so to me It's not worth it for PC users.

 

[notnarb]

lolwut? Please elaborate on how its a "demo version"


lolwut? I mean it in the sense that its representative of the true Mac experience, though nice to have the freedom, get a Mac if you really want to see what OS X is like.

You believe that part of the "true Mac experience" is owning parts all sold by Apple? Yay marketing!

 

[Urza]

You believe that part of the "true Mac experience" is owning parts all sold by Apple? Yay marketing!

Since you seem a bit slow, I'll state it simply for you:

It doesn't run as well on PC hardware.

 

[moggymatt]

You believe that part of the "true Mac experience" is owning parts all sold by Apple? Yay marketing!

Since you seem a bit slow, I'll state it simply for you:

It doesn't run as well on PC hardware.

muhahahaha

a Windoze user I take it

 

[ZeWarrior]

He's right. A PC with the exact same specs as a Mac will not run OS X as smoothly as the mac.

 

[xflash]

He's right. A PC with the exact same specs as a Mac will not run OS X as smoothly as the mac.

what about the other way round?

 

[moggymatt]

He's right. A PC with the exact same specs as a Mac will not run OS X as smoothly as the mac.

what about the other way round?

Boot camp probably runs XP more stable than it does on a native PC chip architecture. lol

 

[Kyuzumaki]

I put yes. But that is only because I qualify for the $10 update. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't.

how do you qualify for that?

 

[Urza]

I put yes. But that is only because I qualify for the $10 update. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't.


how do you qualify for that?

You have to have purchased a Mac with Tiger between Oct and the end of Jan.

 

[Urza]

http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/

 

[Kyuzumaki]

Thanks Urza. Sadly I don't qualify I got my macbook in april. Looking at the new features it's not really worth the price IMO

 

[robi]

He's right. A PC with the exact same specs as a Mac will not run OS X as smoothly as the mac.

what about the other way round?

Boot camp probably runs XP more stable than it does on a native PC chip architecture. lol

Bootcamp runs Windows natively. The biggest thing that Bootcamp provides is a BIOS legacy mode because all Intel Macs use EFI, whereas non-Apple x86 PCs have been stuck with the basic BIOS for over 20 years. PowerPC Macs like my iBook use OpenFirmware.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Firmware_Interface
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Firmware

 

[moggymatt]

I know Intel mac runs windows using its chipset and not emulated.

I've never really fiddled with my ibooks firmware can you recommend any modifications I could do or and links please. Im running a ibook G3 800 with 256mb RAM OSX 10.2.8 (hopefully if i get more RAM, i've been told it will run 10.4)

 

[crackpipe]

I'm running 10.4.10 on an ibook with only 600mhz under the hood, but I've maxed out the ram. it runs pretty smoothly. compared to how it ran pre-upgrade. I suppose that is to be expected.. my point is, Yes, moggymatt, you can run 10.4

 

[Azadar]

Hey fellow MAC fans, Im new to mac as well just got my copy of Leopard and will install this weekend, bought my 2.4 24inch IMAC and LOVING it

wanted to know what apps you guys recommend for the following?

I listed a few apps I heard of but if you know of a better one let me know please


PAR2 files (macpar deluxe?)
Rar,Zip's, etc (Stuffit deluxe)
NZB files (unison)
IRC
DS/PSP utilities?

basically looking for MAC tools for the scenes.

Thanks guys

 

[moggymatt]

Hey fellow MAC fans, Im new to mac as well just got my copy of Leopard and will install this weekend, bought my 2.4 24inch IMAC and LOVING it

wanted to know what apps you guys recommend for the following?

I listed a few apps I heard of but if you know of a better one let me know please


PAR2 files (macpar deluxe?)
Rar,Zip's, etc (Stuffit deluxe)
NZB files (unison)
IRC
DS/PSP utilities?

basically looking for MAC tools for the scenes.

Thanks guys

UNRAR for erm .rar

IRC: is used XchatAqua bcoz I lost serial for another irc client (i haven't used irc in a while)

DS I'd get Rominator for sure hanks a god for making this program to sort/orgainse/rename/trim/flash etc its the biz
We'e quite a few mac users on R4 forums there various threads on mac programs.

 

[Deleted User]

I'm really broke at the moment and I have to save a lot of money because I want to go to university next year (lame excuse but that's it). I also have to purchase an APP for my MacBook first. =)

So, basically I'll be getting it asap, but I'll buy it when I'll have the money.

 

[Urza]

Looks like Leopard x86 is going to be released tomorrow (with a slim chance for tonight).

Guess I'm gonna be a bit busy this weekend.