i think the issue/.ers have with this is the drm. apple was supposed to be cool and stuff with their less popular platform and ripping off open source projects and all, but the whole hardware drm thing (people seem to accept the itunes drm because it's easy to crack and not too strict) really came as quite a shock. like full force drm, not just a rom that says "this is an apple computer" or whatever.
my dad had an eone (you know, the crt imac ripoff), and the power supply went, so i took out the ram and put it in a clamshell ibook he got for free (after checking the clock rating of course). works like a charm. i also upgraded the apple hard drive that was making a lot of noise to a newer larger (30gb vs. 10) hard drive and a cdrw (although the bezel from the apple drive didn't fit so there's a bit of a "gash" in the side, but it works fine). it now dual boots os9 and gentoo.
dude, just give it up. apple would make a killing selling os x for use on normal hardware, and their loyal fan base would still buy apple hardware.
maybe they don't want to or can't write all those drivers for the plethora of hardware that people would then be able to use. although if they did it might look something like this:
os x illegitimate edition specially tailored to the unwashed masses
ok, maybe not. but it would be kind of funny if they did. (to me anyway)
actually, i think that buying non apple ram is a pretty smart move. cheaper and still functional. i mean, how special can the apple ram be? they probably order the same chips from the same manufacturer as at least one other ram reseller.
i doubt they'll put in something to make sure you use apple ram too. if they did that i'd just start laughing
i've already heard of something where people found out how to bypass the current system for authenticating emergency vehicles (re changing lights to green) and started selling the devices. arrest/fine if i recall correctly (and you get caught)
i'd say that's a bit overkill on the technology. you could use photoresistors and comparators to do the same thing for much less money and independantly of gps coverage (which should be no problem, i'm just saying)
i never really notice until i have the monitor in the corner of my eye and i focus on something else. then it becomes very apparent. we have this one classroom in school with like 15 computers and all have 15" monitors set at 800x600 and 60hz refresh... they upgraded the computers themselves this year (i was in to get a book), but the monitors carried over. good thing i stop noticing when i focus on the screen itself
that's still a complete waste if you already own a computer that could run os x if the os had more drivers and fewer artificial restrictions on its ability to boot on lots of hardware.
if they could produce enough stable drivers to support a wide range of hardware, i think it would be very good for them in terms of profit. in fact i don't see why they aren't going for this option... maybe they're afraid that their hardware will cease to have a following if people can run os x on cheaper but still capable machines. maybe they're afraid of what direct competition with microsoft could do to them. whatever it is i hope they get over it and release os x for non apple hardware. windows is begging for more competition
ignore the crappiness of the website... i thought this was pretty spiffy. and apparently they made a laptop that uses several of their 256GiB solid state disks, both for ram and storage click and they were given awards at CES according to this page
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i think the issue /.ers have with this is the drm. apple was supposed to be cool and stuff with their less popular platform and ripping off open source projects and all, but the whole hardware drm thing (people seem to accept the itunes drm because it's easy to crack and not too strict) really came as quite a shock. like full force drm, not just a rom that says "this is an apple computer" or whatever.
"And if not outright outlaw Linux, at least make sure only generic whitebox motherboards from Taiwan run it."
i happen to be more fond of those after buying a fancier motherboard and realising that it wasn't really worth it for me.
and a very expensive case
my dad had an eone (you know, the crt imac ripoff), and the power supply went, so i took out the ram and put it in a clamshell ibook he got for free (after checking the clock rating of course). works like a charm. i also upgraded the apple hard drive that was making a lot of noise to a newer larger (30gb vs. 10) hard drive and a cdrw (although the bezel from the apple drive didn't fit so there's a bit of a "gash" in the side, but it works fine). it now dual boots os9 and gentoo.
:)
imagine if i sent that thing in
it would totally rock if they cracked it
how's the driver support?
dude, just give it up. apple would make a killing selling os x for use on normal hardware, and their loyal fan base would still buy apple hardware.
maybe they don't want to or can't write all those drivers for the plethora of hardware that people would then be able to use. although if they did it might look something like this:
os x illegitimate edition
specially tailored to the unwashed masses
ok, maybe not. but it would be kind of funny if they did. (to me anyway)
actually, i think that buying non apple ram is a pretty smart move. cheaper and still functional. i mean, how special can the apple ram be? they probably order the same chips from the same manufacturer as at least one other ram reseller.
i doubt they'll put in something to make sure you use apple ram too. if they did that i'd just start laughing
"Otherwise someone will hack OS X to work on any machine with an Intel processor"
that would rock. imagine how overpriced that hardware must be for apple to refuse the added sales this could bring
or for all you conspiracy theorists, maybe apple is bending to microsoft's desire for less competition in some shady sort of back-handed deal
good reference though, if that's any consolation to you
thanks
i've already heard of something where people found out how to bypass the current system for authenticating emergency vehicles (re changing lights to green) and started selling the devices. arrest/fine if i recall correctly (and you get caught)
i think he was at rockwell when he wrote that, although i may have it wrong
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i think you meant to write "so do the articles" ;)
i think he should still give it a try, that's the best way to know for sure if it will pan out or not
i'd say that's a bit overkill on the technology. you could use photoresistors and comparators to do the same thing for much less money and independantly of gps coverage (which should be no problem, i'm just saying)
i never really notice until i have the monitor in the corner of my eye and i focus on something else. then it becomes very apparent. we have this one classroom in school with like 15 computers and all have 15" monitors set at 800x600 and 60hz refresh... they upgraded the computers themselves this year (i was in to get a book), but the monitors carried over. good thing i stop noticing when i focus on the screen itself
the pacemaker users group thanks you for your great insight into this matter
i really liked this line:
Too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?
that's still a complete waste if you already own a computer that could run os x if the os had more drivers and fewer artificial restrictions on its ability to boot on lots of hardware.
only. hah. it would be much cheaper for them (if they already own a computer) to buy os x and even dual boot with whatever they've got.
yeah, but what if said ipod buyer wasted most of his/her discretionary income on the ipod and can't afford an apple computer? ;)
and apple would probably want to avoid that
manufacturers write many drivers for windows, but this is purported to be one of the causes of its instability.
was it os x?
i'd imagine that could get lucrative with the whole "i have an ipod, now i want an apple computer" thing
unless they really overcharge on the hardware...
if they could produce enough stable drivers to support a wide range of hardware, i think it would be very good for them in terms of profit. in fact i don't see why they aren't going for this option... maybe they're afraid that their hardware will cease to have a following if people can run os x on cheaper but still capable machines. maybe they're afraid of what direct competition with microsoft could do to them. whatever it is i hope they get over it and release os x for non apple hardware. windows is begging for more competition
ignore the crappiness of the website... i thought this was pretty spiffy. and apparently they made a laptop that uses several of their 256GiB solid state disks, both for ram and storage click and they were given awards at CES according to this page