Could I run OSX on my PC?

PentiumPro · May 11th, 2004, 19:43

I'll spare you the BS. I know this sounds like a noob question. I just want to know if it's at all possible to run OSX with any tweaking to my PC. This includes add-in PCI cards, softmodding... whatever. It would be a dream come true.

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**FLaRe85** · May 11th, 2004, 20:13

OSX is designed to only run on PowerPC processors. I doubt you'll ever see a version produced for x86 cpus.

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Hedgedog · May 11th, 2004, 20:16

yes u can, there is an emu(alpha, PearPC) which can emulate OSX in x86 pc's. i think theres already a thread about that in the news section....

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**FLaRe85** · May 11th, 2004, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hedgedog

yes u can, there is an emu(alpha, PearPC) which can emulate OSX in x86 pc's. i think theres already a thread about that in the news section....

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

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This is the first official release of PearPC. Please note that this is an experimental program not meant for productive use. There are still unimplemented instructions, mysterious bugs and missing features. Don't use it on important data, it WILL destroy them sooner or later! However if you are brave enough to try it out fetch one of the builds or the source. Don't forget to read the documentation, it will save you hours of frustration! And please don't whine if it doesn't work for you but fix the bugs.

I don't think that's really an option right now, plus it emulates approximately 500 times slower than native speed.

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Hedgedog · May 11th, 2004, 20:44

i know, but its a beginning.....

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PentiumPro · May 11th, 2004, 20:49

At least it's something. I've been waiting for a powerpc emulator for a long time.

Are there any OSX versions available on the Apple server?

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May 11th, 2004, 20:13	#2
FLaRe85 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Waterloo, NE Posts: 2,583	OSX is designed to only run on PowerPC processors. I doubt you'll ever see a version produced for x86 cpus. __________________ .: Flaretech.Net :: Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting :: H3 Stats :: My Blog :. .: Mac Pro :: Dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400s :: 6 GB 800MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs :: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 :. .: Macbook Pro 17" :: 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo :: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 :: ATI Radeon X1600 :.

May 11th, 2004, 20:16	#3
Hedgedog ?! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 418	yes u can, there is an emu(alpha, PearPC) which can emulate OSX in x86 pc's. i think theres already a thread about that in the news section.... __________________

May 11th, 2004, 20:44	#5
Hedgedog ?! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 418	i know, but its a beginning..... __________________

May 11th, 2004, 20:49	#6
PentiumPro Leading the way. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Simi Valley, California. USA Posts: 836	At least it's something. I've been waiting for a powerpc emulator for a long time. Are there any OSX versions available on the Apple server? __________________ CPU: P4 3.0GHZ Prescott HT @3.6][MB: Asus P5LD2][RAM: 1GB][Video Card: ASUS EAX800/ I.E. Radeon X800 256MB][Optiwrite DVD+R/RW 8x][40GB WinXP SP2-OS][250GB SATA Storage(Full)][120GB EIDE Storage (Full)][160GB Sata Storage][And one badass case!]