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12-12-2010, 02:25 PM
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Owner, Iron Ether Electronics | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LA US | | | Running Mac OSX on a PC
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I had Macs for some years, recently switched back to PC. This thread is not about the Mac vs. PC debate. Please keep that out of here.
There are just a couple of programs that I really need/like which are not available for PC. Ideally, I'd like to run these programs on my PC. I have done a lot of Googling on this subject, and found plenty of info, but it all seems to be very old, like for running OS8 on Windows 98. Other programs for this seem to not have been updated in many years and I'm not sure they'll run on my system.
Is this just not really possible anymore? Can anyone give me a lead on a way to do this these days? |
12-12-2010, 02:37 PM
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Owner, Iron Ether Electronics | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LA US | | | Oh, yeah. I think I had read about this some years ago. Thanks for that link.
What I was hoping for would be more like an OSX emulator for PC. I don't think it's possible to have a hackintosh that can boot up either in Windows or OSX, and I really need both. There is a program called PearPC which does this, but it seems to be about 6 or 7 years old, and I don't want to go through the trouble of setting all of that up if it's not going to work.
It may be the case that the simplest solution is just to pick up another computer, or get a newer Mac to run both OSX and Windows with Boot Camp. Was hoping for a simpler solution, but maybe that just doesn't exist. |
12-12-2010, 02:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | Unfortunately running Mac OS on a non-Apple branded computer is against the EULA: Quote: |
Originally Posted by SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAC OS X
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Single Use. This License allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time.
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12-12-2010, 03:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston, MA | | | EULA aside, a friend of mine basically installed the mac os on a separate harddrive and just plugged into his case and set the option to choose which drive to load from on boot. I'm not sure the exactly steps she took but I would imagine it's similar to building a hackintosh, I'll ask her when I get the chance.
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12-12-2010, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons  Unfortunately running Mac OS on a non-Apple branded computer is against the EULA: | Still there must be some emulators for running Virtual O.S.
Is emulators against any policy I wonder? (I'm taking a course where virtual o.s. are involved and info on this could be useful  )
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12-12-2010, 07:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | Quote:
Originally Posted by tplyons Unfortunately running Mac OS on a non-Apple branded computer is against the EULA: | You know, this same EULA appears with the terms of use for the PC version of Safari. You agree to only use Safari for PC on an Apple-labeled Mac.
What does that mean? No support for your specific problems, so no guarantee it'll work. I think the OP is aware of this.
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12-12-2010, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons Unfortunately running Mac OS on a non-Apple branded computer is against the EULA: | Who reads, or cares about that useless crap anyway? Most people who do this know what theyre doing.
You can boot OSX on a windows based system (Hackintosh) it can be a bit tricky at times but it can be done. http://www.hackintosh.com/
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12-12-2010, 11:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan | | | Laws, MEH!
(Unless they're protecting me.)
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12-13-2010, 04:59 AM
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you can use VMWARE to create a leopard / snow leopard image. You can use Chameleon bootmanager as well. there are other bootloaders as they are called but Chameleon is the most popular.
If your going for Snow Leopard you might need to modify whats called the DSDT. With one of my towers I can do a "vanilla" install and another tower its a hit or miss..that one being an amd tower.
As I also run bootcamp at the studio..I kinda advise against it. Bootcamp intentionally runs the bootup of windows a little slow.
PC vs. MAC is NOT the discussions or debates we should have. Its Apples patent process vs. the free market and innovation <--- thats the issue at heart. iPhone is IBM's baby. But thats another thread for another day. |
12-13-2010, 05:28 AM
|  | I fling carrots | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Make a left at the Taco Bell | | | I love my iPhone but I truly loathe all of Apple's proprietary crap. It's the only thing keeping me from buying a Mac.
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12-13-2010, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric Perry I love my iPhone but I truly loathe all of Apple's proprietary crap. | Me too. I am typing this on my MacBook Pro and I have an iMac for home use and an iPhone. I run Windows on this Mac laptop via Parallels. Need the Intel processor (which I believe most new computers have). To say Apple is greedy is not saying too much, but their "We think our $hit don't stink" attitude is annoying to me (like iTunes, etc..). I know they are in business to make money, but it is a drag to me; bottom line is their products are easy to use and I encounter less problems than Windows products.
Taylor- would you consider a Mac computer and install Parallels or VM Ware so you can run Windows? |
12-13-2010, 07:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | I run a home-built Hackintosh and it's a sub-1000$ top-spec Mac Pro. I highly recommend building yours if you got the time and know-how.
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12-13-2010, 11:55 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Genz Benz | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Formerly chicago_mike | | | L-A is correct in the cost dept. a new mac pro will cost you way too much for a "sleek" looking tower. OR:
You can go to Microcenter, Fry's, TIgerDirect or online and shop away on a pc setup. And save $ to boot.
Gigabyte P55 series boards seem to be the most popular for ( Snow ) Leopard installs. |
12-13-2010, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chi-town_mike L-A is correct in the cost dept. a new mac pro will cost you way too much for a "sleek" looking tower. OR:
You can go to Microcenter, Fry's, TIgerDirect or online and shop away on a pc setup. And save $ to boot.
Gigabyte P55 series boards seem to be the most popular for ( Snow ) Leopard installs. | Yup. Although I don't have the cool server sliding hard disks  . My motherboard is a X58A, I built it right before the arrival of those even more compatible P55s.
OTOH, that's not a solution on an existing Windows machine. I stick with the VirtualBox proposition.
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12-13-2010, 12:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston, MA | | | Newegg is another site that I highly recommend if you're parts shopping, even when I was a California residents I was okay with paying sales tax rather then using another site because of their customer service. Friendly, reliable, and nice people. Also their site is designed really well in my opinion and makes browsing easy.
Back to the topic at hand have you ever considered building a cheap micro atx build and installing the mac os on it?
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12-13-2010, 03:45 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | Why do you guys want to install an Apple OS on a PC?
-Mike |
12-13-2010, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 Why do you guys want to install an Apple OS on a PC?
-Mike | I'm not really sure why others would but I would imagine it would be some apple exclusive software, or someone just prefers that os and doesn't want to pay the apple premium?
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12-13-2010, 04:25 PM
| | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | Haha, I knew it. I so knew it.
Maybe I'm just overly sensitive to it as a certifed IT professional, but this borders on trouble to me. You either buy an Apple and run it as designed and as you paid for it, or stick with your PC. Someone mentioned the EULA earlier and it was blown off like "who cares? who reads that?".
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