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AnAutisticDog
December 14th, 2007, 09:22
I have a Run-of-the-mill laptop with XP/Vista on it and I was wondering if I can install OS X:Leopard on a PC laptop.

If you need my specs just ask
TchuBacha
December 14th, 2007, 19:06
You can "unofficially". OSX86 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSx86) is on going project that aims to make installing OSX easy on non-apple hardware.

Ive tried installing a hacking version of OSX on my laptop but it took so fricken long to boot up form the DVD that I gave up.

Visit the homepage of the OSX86 project and click on the left button to take you to a wiki that lists all working/non-working combinations of hardware and versions of OSX86

Official site here (http://www.osx86project.org/)
AnAutisticDog
December 14th, 2007, 21:22
Seems too complicating nevermind, but thanks for the help
Zach
December 15th, 2007, 06:11
If you want both, better to buy a new x86/Intel Apple laptop or PC that runs Bootcamp and all that stuff.
TchuBacha
December 15th, 2007, 14:54
If you want both, better to buy a new x86/Intel Apple laptop or PC that runs Bootcamp and all that stuff.

and a second job to pay for it....
Zach
December 16th, 2007, 07:21
Hey I don't set the prices, apple apparently thinks stupid people who can't use PC's should pay more for an easy to use one :bow:
GHDpro
December 16th, 2007, 21:15
Well the Mac mini isn't that expensive, although you could build a Windows PC with the same components for less.
ulaoulao
December 17th, 2007, 16:43
Seems too complicating nevermind, but thanks for the help - I didn't find it all the bad? But ya putting a mac os on a x86 .. um ya its not going to be a cake walk. For the most part osx is a linux kernel. Putting Ubuntu's on there is for the most part the same thing. just none of the os-x like GUI elements. So it depends on why you want to do this. Also the x86 build of osx has horrible video response for obvious reasons. So it may not be worth it for emulation FYI.
GHDpro
December 18th, 2007, 04:39
For the most part osx is a linux kernel.
BSD actually. That's not quite the same thing as Linux.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_os_x#History
ulaoulao
December 18th, 2007, 04:52
BSD actually. That's not quite the same thing as Linux. - you are correct but didnt think there was a need to get in to explaining what BSD was as they are both derived from UNIX.