Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs

[Joseph]

Imagine if your next Mac cost you only $300, and ran faster than any G4 or G5 you've ever used.

That future may already be unfolding: Hackers have found a way to bypass a chip designed to prevent the Mac OS from running on non-Apple PCs, which are often cheaper than Macs.

[Full Article (http://wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,68501,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1)]

[Randall]

I beat ya to it. :rasberry:

http://aota.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=137064#post137064

Randall

[Joseph]

I beat ya to it. :rasberry:

http://aota.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=137064#post137064

Randall

Oh well, at least it's not buried on Page 6 of some other topic now :rasberry:

[Randall]

I'm rather proud of that topic, young feller. :ytold:

Now I feel compelled to start a new thread to replace it. So whatever happens is your fault.

Randall

[MichaelC]

Considering the "protection" itself is kind of a hack right now, we're still in the realm of "idle speculation."

The developer systems are using Intel's "trusted computing" protection system right now, which is most likely the problem. :wink: Doubtless Apple will have its own proprietary format in place by release time.