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Mac OS X Running On Xbox

Posted by timothy on from the not-what-the-good-lord-intended dept.

PasteEater writes "The good people over at XBox Scene have the scoop. Mac OS X has been successfully installed on a modified Xbox. What does this mean? Well, it's no Xbox Media Center, but it does prove that nerds are at the forefront once again!"

22 of 343 comments (clear)

  1. Games... by Theaetetus · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sweet! Now I can play Photoshop on my XBox!

    -T
    (not a troll, just making fun of them)

    1. Re:Games... by mlk · · Score: 5, Funny

      And Halo

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      Wow, I should not post when knackered.
  2. World's cheapest Apple by grunt107 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Used Xbox: $99
    OS/X: $130
    Look on Bill's face: Priceless

    (Seriously, that's one cheap Mac)

    1. Re:World's cheapest Apple by grandmofftarkin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Look on your face when you realise it has been a month and it is still booting: Priceless!

  3. Forefront by Nodatadj · · Score: 1, Funny

    "But it does prove that nerds are at the forefront once again!"

    It proves nothing of the sort. When the average, non nerd knows and actually gives a shit about it, then, and only then, can you say that "nerds are at the forefront".

    And really, have nerds ever been at the forefront before? And the forefront of what? In fact, was it really necessary to provide a link to a film that didn't have anything to do with the article? Or are /. articles only approved if they have more than 2 links in them?

    Wow, that was a bitch :)

    1. Re:Forefront by fireman+sam · · Score: 2, Funny

      I agree. I was at the forefront once. It really wasn't much different to the other three. Next time I am going to try for the fifth.

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      it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
  4. Go Jackets! by shepmaster · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just a "good job" to the guys over in the CoC. Always fun to see new things coming out of there. Even though I am a EE, I've taken a lot of CS classes.

    Technically, I'm not so sure what is so great about this... All they did was install Linux then an emulator on top of that. Still, it is a fun thing to see.

  5. Re:Very suspect ... by Vampyre_Dark · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah you're right. It doesn't load at all. HOAX HOAX HOAX HOAX...

    Oh wait, slashdot effect. :D

  6. Lucky stiffs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sheeez, I can't even get OS X running on my Mac. Seriously, it's been in the shop of CompUSA wizards for about a month now. Maybe I'll upgrade to an X-box.

    1. Re:Lucky stiffs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      "CompUSA wizards"

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

      Compusa is the absolute bottom feeder of all tech.

      you would have had better luck giving it to a random person on the street.

      Holy crap man... what's next... you trust the "techs" at best buy??

  7. Jumped too soon by jmart · · Score: 1, Funny

    And here I went and bought a 12" PowerBook...and I could have used my Xbox all along. Now...I just need to find that 1394 port for my DV editing!

  8. What for? by Mikey-San · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would I want to put Mac OS X on my Xbox? I bought my Xbox to play video games, after all . . .

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    Mikey-San
    Karma: +Eleventy billion (mostly affected by watching Celebrity Jeopardy)
  9. Uhh, forefront of what, exactly? by Ikazuchi · · Score: 5, Funny

    but it does prove that nerds are at the forefront once again!
    Not to sound like a dick, but nerds are at the forefront of what exactly? Nerdiness? Big surprise there folks.

    Big surprise...

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    Hitomi Ikazuchi Dragon Clan Barbarian Monk
    1. Re:Uhh, forefront of what, exactly? by Moofie · · Score: 3, Funny

      More like Nerdular Nerdence.

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      Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
  10. Re:what it means... by StocDred · · Score: 2, Funny
    Rumor has it that the Xbox2 is in the works.

    Rumor? You must not get out much.

  11. link bonanza by happyfrogcow · · Score: 5, Funny

    jeebus. do we really need a link to the "Revenge of the Nerds" movie?

    freaking hypertext junkies... go play on a wiki.

  12. Re:It's slashdotted ! Here's the text of the artic by SiO2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why not just go here?

    What happens, though, when mirrordot gets slashdotted?

    SiO2

  13. News Flash by Vlad_Drak · · Score: 2, Funny

    Another amazing breakthrough, someone managed to make an XBox function like a cheap, outdated, and under-powered PC. Oh wait, it is a cheap, outdated, and under-powered PC.

  14. Now all we need is... by macserv · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...a really huge, black, uncomfortable mouse with several unreachable buttons.

  15. Egads! by ztwilight · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a travesty! If Apple doesn't sue, I'll sue myself! It's an insult to the Mac!

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    Who moved my sig?
  16. Re:Not too bad. by damiam · · Score: 2, Funny

    5 millihertz would be the emulated CPU, so there's no actual silicon. And that's a pretty good approximation of PearPC's speed. :-)

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    It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
  17. Re:Apple or Pear? by Theaetetus · · Score: 3, Funny
    Does that make the XBox an Apple or a Pear?

    Oh, I think it's pretty well been established that it's a lemon.