Intel Mac OS X Catches Up With Older Brother

RetrogradeMotion writes "Apple is now one step closer to the Intel transition. According to the OSx86 Project, a recently leaked installation DVD of Mac OS X 10.4.3 reveals that the Intel version is in sync with the PowerPC version - the two are now identical. Initially, "OSx86" was substantially behind its PPC counterpart, but the recent update makes it ready for the public. The article also notes that Apple has continued to learn from hackers' efforts to crack the operating system and has greatly strengthened the TPM protections."

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[dduardo]

"The article also notes that Apple has continued to learn from hackers' efforts to crack the operating system and has greatly strengthened the TPM protections."

TPM protections = OSX locked to Apple hardware

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[vought]

TPM protections = OSX locked to Apple hardware

Anyone who has any allusions about cracking this scheme might be in for a surprise. After thoroughly reading the TPM spec, I think that if the OS is looking for TPM_Owner = Apple's Value and doesn't find it, it ain't gonna run.

Changing TPM_Owner isn't exactly trivial, as you have to set the value during manufacturing.

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[Hiro Antagonist]

Er, where the hell are you finding 160G SATA drives for $60 and DL 8x DVD burners for $50? Try *doubling* the prices on those and you'll be reflecting reality, at least where I live.

$50 for a case and PSU? Not only is that going to be ugly as sin, but you're going to need a more powerful PSU if you decide that you want your homebuilt PC to, you know, turn on.

Basically, you've listed a bunch of bargain-basement components, at prices below anything I've seen at Fry's, and are telling me that this is equivalent to an iMac. Except it's much uglier, built with substantially shittier components, and has no OS (unless you install Linux or steal a copy of Windows). And no software. Oh, and you forgot the webcam and a good set of speakers, and a microphone.

Add in those components, and then add a 20% 'reality factor' to reflect the price that this stuff will actually cost (shipping, rebates that never show up), and you're right up there with the iMac.