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New G3-Based Platform Runs Mac OS X

Posted by timothy on from the doomed-dumb-or-doable dept.

Worried writes "Pegasos is a new platform based on G3/G4 CPUs and it runs MorphOS and various Linux distros so far. This very interesting review of the platform over at OSNews points out that Darwin can play a significant role attracting new buyers. Another --possibly significant-- point in the article is that Pegasos can run Mac OS X via the Mac-On-Linux runtime kit. This is the *first* non-Mac platform that can run OSX without even the need for an Apple BIOS!"

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  1. Re:at some point... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As long as this falls into the "interesting hack" category, Apple won't care.

    However, if someone tries to market these things as "Mac clones", they can expect a lawsuit pretty quickly. Apple's EULA restricts OS X to their own hardware, and vendors can not legally preinstall an OS without a written contract.

    But, in all likelyhood, this is just Amiga Ressurection Vaporware Project #312, so who cares.

  2. Re:at some point... by ichimunki · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This, of course, assumes that EULAs are valid contracts. Many of us would say they are not.

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