[CharmingMan]

Originally Posted by adam c

It used to be really fiddly to get it installed. I've heard it's a lot easier to get set up now. Is it worth having a go? How much did everything cost you once you had bought all the specific hardware?

Well all the components I went for including the case were very hi-grade so I think I came out somewhere in the region of £800 including a 24inch screen.

If you look up the osx86 project there is some easy tutorials out there, which are as basic as burning a disk image and loading....

I got one of these cases which looks sweet

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[adam c]

Yeah that's nice. Look a bit like a mac pro too.
I think I might try building one of these at some point in the future.

[Mr Fred]

Originally Posted by pgo

It's the exact same software and works exactly the same on both systems.

bollocks.
workflow on mac is million times better.

have never found a pc that can run bridge let alone sort type, colour, icc profiles etc

[CharmingMan]

The biggest downer about pc is its sub-pixel font rendering, quite frankly it looks shit, like the letters have been stabbed out of the screen with a pencil.

Windows is also way to overblown for most tasks. If there is something simple to do windows will give you the most complicated way of doing it.

I have owned and worked both mac and pc for a while so recon I'm qualified to speak on the matter.

Ok-edited coops, think it's better now!

Shit! Edited again. This is awful, I have forgotton how to write

[Do Gooder]

i wouldn't buy one of those pc's runnin osx myself.. just cos i know apple is spiteful and given the opportunity, will look to lock me out on an os update.

[Paddy]

So Karloff, have you Mac'ed yet?

[Coops]

Originally Posted by CharmingMan

the biggest downer about pc is its sub-pixel font rendering quite frankly it looks shit like the letters have been stabbed out of the screen with a pencil.

Windows is also way to overblown for most tasks if there is something simple to do windows will give you the most complicated way of doing it.

I have owned and worked both mac and pc for a while so recon Im qualified to speak on the matter

Oh come on now, young man. The grammar police are watching, you know?

[Paddy]

Originally Posted by Coops

Oh come on now, young man. The grammar police are watching, you know?

Always watching. (Check out my new user title.)

[JonoMarshall]

i wouldn't buy one of those pc's runnin osx myself.. just cos i know apple is spiteful and given the opportunity, will look to lock me out on an os upd

Apple have always avoided all types of activation on their OS, give 'em a break.

The main issue with osx86 is having to sort everything yourself, it's not worth the time/hassle for me personally. Plus there are always odd things that can go right/wrong (Ethernet, volume control, verbose mode, video issues, cursor rendering, etc).

In the end it's stealing though... poop to that.

[Do Gooder]

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

Apple have always avoided all types of activation on their OS, give 'em a break.

The main issue with osx86 is having to sort everything yourself, it's not worth the time/hassle for me personally. Plus there are always odd things that can go right/wrong (Ethernet, volume control, verbose mode, video issues, cursor rendering, etc).

In the end it's stealing though... poop to that.

ah i doubt they would go as far as activation. how about some sly tweaks to the os in an update followed by a nice heavy legal document landing on likes of the osx86 projects lap. could make things fun.

[Coops]

Originally Posted by Paddy

Always watching. (Check out my new user title.)

Excellent work.

[JonoMarshall]

Originally Posted by Do Gooder

ah i doubt they would go as far as activation. how about some sly tweaks to the os in an update followed by a nice heavy legal document landing on likes of the osx86 projects lap. could make things fun

I don't see that happening in the near future, they'll either start requiring OS registration or not. Osx86 will contribute to the need for activation which is v. annoying.

Any OS tweak made by Apple can be untweaked by the osx86 guys over time, it's not worth Apple's time until the project gains real popularity.

[Do Gooder]

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

not worth Apple's time until the project gains real popularity.

true. has to pose a real threat. but all it needs is for apple to lift a finger to put the hacks quiet and this'll be driven underground - an become much more difficult.

also i can count on apple still supporting my computer for pure ages... what about the osx86 project?

[JonoMarshall]

Two years? ...I've still got a five year old iMac running Leopard that seems just fine?!

[Coops]

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

Two years? ...I've still got a five year old iMac running Leopard that seems just fine?!

Is that a 'half-football base and swivel screen' model?

[Do Gooder]

all right then.. replaced 'two years' with 'pure ages'

[JonoMarshall]

Originally Posted by Coops

Is that a 'half-football base and swivel screen' model?

Yeah, couldn't get rid of it, plus now that we've setup a studio space in our shared gaff it's useful as a simple access point in my bedroom.

[d*d]

I've got a 10 year old Bondi-blue Mac 3gig 333mhz running Panther, no way it would take leopard though

[Do Gooder]

i got an an apple2 and an LC3... No.

[Coops]

Originally Posted by JonoMarshall

Yeah, couldn't get rid of it, plus now that we've setup a studio space in our shared gaff it's useful as a simple access point in my bedroom.

I've still got one of them bad boys at home. The missus wouldn't let me get rid, so it's boxed up and in the cloakroom at home. Should be a collector's item one day, she says. Mmm....