Is there a way to install MAC OS on a PC?

N2IT

I was hoping to remove Windows 7 off of one of my machines and install MAC OS. Is this possible?

Thanks

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MentholMoose

Possible, yes, but it violates the EULA.

mattlee09

N2IT wrote: »

I was hoping to remove Windows 7 off of one of my machines and install MAC OS. Is this possible?

Thanks

We refer to it as a "Hackintosh" in tha biz.

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Take the blue pill, if you dare.

knownhero

N2IT wrote: »

I was hoping to remove Windows 7 off of one of my machines and install MAC OS. Is this possible?

Thanks

Should just bite the bullet and get a Mac. I was looking at the Hackintosh way but couldn't be bothered. You pay through the nose for the laptop/desktop but they sure do look sexy!

demonfurbie

a few tips on it

1 you can try it in a vm first
2 make sure you have intel chip not amd
3 make sure you have intel north/south bridge or at least a good one not a cheap one
4 make sure you have a intel wireless card/nic
5 make sure your vid card is the same chip set used in macs
6 dont bother setting up a printer its not worth the hassle
7 ever think of linux?

petedude

demonfurbie wrote: »

7 ever think of linux?

Exactly. If you want to escape Windows, I'd suggest the latest Ubuntu. Very Mac-like, and almost all the software you could ever want. . . for free.

hiddenknight821

Just get a Mac Mini since it's a lot cheaper, and you don't have to worry about incompatibility issues. I wish I got this (the latest one) instead of shelling out $1600 on my Santa Rosa Macbook Pro three years ago.

jibbajabba

petedude wrote: »

Ubuntu

I thought cursing isn't allowed here

demonfurbie

if ya just want the "look" of osx

Make Your Linux Desktop Look Like A Mac - Mac4Lin Project Documentation | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials

they are slightly dated but it works just about the same

it_consultant

The question is, why?

thehourman

I am in a same situation. I really want to get a MBP or a Fedora 15. I tried Fedora 15 in a VM, but I could not test the new gui. I am guessing that it is not compatible with VM.
The MAC and Linux commands are the same? I know MAC uses sudo, but I am not sure if both OSes use the same commands.

it_consultant

Remember, MAC is UNIX, not Linux. You would be better off learning off another UNIX variant like SUN, HP UX, or AIX.

demonfurbie

it_consultant wrote: »

Remember, MAC is UNIX, not Linux. You would be better off learning off another UNIX variant like SUN, HP UX, or AIX.

*cough* freebsd *cough*

djfunz

I remember toying with Hackintosh a while back reading mega threads all about it and even using a VMware image. It was always buggy, slow as hell and a general pain to deal with. It was a fun project for a couple weeks and now I'm back and plenty satisfied with Windows.