Newhotness Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hi experts, this is more of a general interest question, I was questioned about whether a Mac os could be placed on a PC, and if so, what kind of problems could result from it, and while we're on the topic, would it be the same with putting a windows os on a mac? PS: is it better to post these general questions in the lounge or somewhere else, or is this fine here? thankx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Hi experts, this is more of a general interest question, I was questioned about whether a Mac os could be placed on a PC, and if so, what kind of problems could result from it, and while we're on the topic, would it be the same with putting a windows os on a mac? PS: is it better to post these general questions in the lounge or somewhere else, or is this fine here? thankx <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I believe you would have a lot of conflicts if you tried to put a Mac OS onto a system that at one time had Windows. Mac's are very tightly interwoven with their hardware (from what my professor said). Also, this is more of a software question, since OS' are software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 For one thing, you can't put Mac OS on a PC, nor Windows on a Mac. Apple writes all of the drivers for Mac OS, and it won't recognize anything other than for-Apple hardware. Second, the current architecture is PPC (PowerPC) which is quite radically different than IA-32 (intel x86), especially when it comes to endianess. This is changing -- Apple is going to use x86 processors (Pentium D and up, to be exact (P-D is dual core ) in their future computers, which allows kernel hackers to make Mac OS work on it -- this will be a totally pirate thing -- Apple does not want OS X to run on a PC, as much as MS wouldn't want Windows to work on a Mac. Either way, it'll be a really dirty, unstable hack, that will barely support any hardware. It's a crapshoot and you're going to lose almost every shot. Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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