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OQO Hacker Claims World's Smallest OS X Machine

Posted by timothy on from the blurry-youtube-always-convinces-me dept.

TechRadar writes "A hacker has turned his OQO ultraportable into the world's smallest Mac running Leopard. 'I will warn you this project is not for the plug and play crowd but definitely do-able,' the hacker, 'TRF' says. Interesting, given the OQO was designed by ex-Apple employees." It might run Mac OS X, but one thing this OQO is not is a Mac.

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  1. Apple already has that beat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My iPod Touch is running a cut-down version of OS X, and it's even smaller.

  2. hm by virgil_disgr4ce · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is the new /. meme going to be "does it run OS X?"

    --Ted

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  3. The new black? by pzs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is cramming MacOS onto a wholly unsuitable machine the new version of doing the same thing with Linux?

    I want a dock on my watch and my microwave to make that *DNNGGG!* noise when I open the door.

  4. Re:Superior Hardware? by fsmunoz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Indeed. It's almost laughable the veiled attempt at pseudo-elitism.

    It might run Mac OS X, but one thing this OQO is not is a Mac.

    No shit. To be a Mac it needs to be made by Apple. And perhaps have a faulty wireless card (yes, I have a MacBook, and that shitty Airport is a recurring problem, "just works" doesn't really extend to wireless).

    There is nothing that separates a "Mac" from a PC: the Mac is, for all purposes, an Intel, IBM-compatible PC. Generally the Mac fans say that "OSX makes the Mac", but when they see OSX running on non-Apple PCs then confusion settles and vague sentences appear, like the above, that seem to be based on some mystical characteristic of a "Mac".

  5. Re:"Is not is a Mac"? by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Him write fine. Your a grammar-Nazi!

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  6. Re:why Wikipedia links all the time? by stoofa · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, for instance, You'd prefer this to this?

  7. "It might run Mac OS X..." by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "but one thing this OQO is not is a Mac."

    Forget the weird grammatical structure, what exactly is this supposed to mean? That it runs OS X poorly? That it is not Apple hardware? That it's not authorized? Thanks for the enlightening comment Timothy!

    "I just put my dick in your moms mouth, but one thing your mom is not is a condom."

  8. Re:Why is this Slashdot-worthy? by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lol, I love the way you say Slashdot-worthy, like slashdot is some great and highbrow institution. Hello, Lego cases are slashdot worthy. Saying 'Slashdot-worthy' is like saying Karaoke-worthy, or gutter-worthy, or rubbish bin-worthy.

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  9. NOT running OSX by alcmaeon · · Score: 3, Funny

    More like strolling or sauntering, but definitely not running.