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Psystar waves the red flag in front of Apple
DrumAnBass:
--- Quote from: crashwg on October 25, 2009, 04:15:22 pm ---I suggest that anyone who decides to give this a try start with searching for their motherboard on those forums based on that being the largest deciding factor of how your install will go.
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Yep the motherboard was the starting place for me; I looked for hardware that was well regarded as compatible with OSX86 and decided on a Gigabyte P35-DS3R. Went for a Q6600 processor for it's overclocking abilit - another advantage of "alternative" Mac hardware...! My 2.4 ghz rated chip runs nicely at 3.5ghz. Using an 8800gt graphics card - again chosen for being known to play nice with the OSX86 installers. Case, CPU cooler, power supply, drives, firewire card, and $600 later I have a custom "Mac" for a fraction of the price of a real Mac.
Audio I/O seems to be one of the biggest issues for a lot of people, but usually a USB audio I/O dongle for $10 can fix that easily.
Psystar delivers a packaged plug & play alternative that doesn't interest me, but again I like the fact that they are pushing the issue and not backing down from the legal goliath of Apple.
BobA:
Sounds like they bit off more than they could chew.
No Service!
Got around this problem. Traded a netbook for a Unibody Aluminum MacBook from someone who was fed up with the Mac and wanted XP.
;D ;D
Ummon:
--- Quote from: DrumAnBass on October 25, 2009, 12:56:27 am ---I yearn for a day when it is simply a matter of choosing the OS of your choice for the hardware of your choice. And through the hard work and dedication of some very talented hackers, that day is getting closer...
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One day, perhaps not too distant, it may only be a matter of 'are you geared up?'. Cos there won't be an economic model getting in the way of basic human interaction, fundamental curiosity, and disclosure, and technological architecture will reflect it.
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