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Run mac os on a pc computer

Discussion in 'The Alternative OS' started by maxglover1989, Mar 18, 2008.

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  1. maxglover1989 Newcomer, in training

    hiya,
    could anyone help me? I have a comp that i built myself and i would like to test mac os before i buy an apple laptop in september. is there a program that lets me run mac os on a pc aswell as running windows xp pro?

    thank you
    maxglover1989, Mar 18, 2008
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  2. jobeard TechSpot Ambassador

    two choices: Bootcamp and Parallels Desktop.

    Bootcamp allows DUAL boot; you run one or the other at boot time.

    Parallels allows both to run; Windows is run in a Virtual Machine on Mac OS X 10.4 or better.

    You need to purchase Parallels AND Windows to install on it.
    jobeard, Mar 18, 2008
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  3. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    SNGX1275, Mar 18, 2008
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  4. jobeard TechSpot Ambassador

    oops! insufficient coffee this morning ;)
    jobeard, Mar 18, 2008
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  5. Jayb118 Newcomer, in training

    Unfortunatly i dont think there is any way to run mac on windows :( Lol i would have never spent all the money i did on a macbook pro if you could XD

    Lol i would love to see pc's running OSX, it would force apple to lower their prices because anyone wanting to run OSX would just buy a pc and then get hold of OSX and not pay the stupid money for a mac XD
    Jayb118, Jun 19, 2008
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  6. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    You can do it Jayb118, but its not as elegant as on a Mac in several ways, and I think updates still break it. We have a thread on it here: Mac OS x86
    SNGX1275, Jun 19, 2008
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  7. Jayb118 Newcomer, in training

    Oh right, i didn't know that XD Thanks for telling me :D I still would love to see the day that OSX is legally available to run on a pc, like bootcamp is with windows.
    Jayb118, Jun 19, 2008
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