OSX on x86?

Dyck15 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2003, 11:33 AM

Since I have been using iMacs at school for the past 2 years, Ive really began to like the Mac os. I think we use 9 point something. I was wondering if anyone knows if Apple plans on releasing an x86 version of panther/jaguar, or if anyone knows of a good way to emulate them on a windows PC (Let me know if this goes against forum rules). Last resort, one hell of a great theme for XP Pro.

Any takers?

#2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2003, 11:37 AM

OSX is based on a Unix core, so all you gotta do is find a distro that offers a similar interface. There is also a sweet looking OS X skin that a friend of mine uses...

minibubba · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2003, 01:19 PM

you can't get THE OSX on a PC, but there are many things for Linux that can mimic parts the OSX gui... you could just install Linux on a Mac, but that's not what you were asking ;)

DigitalDD · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2003, 10:03 PM

Enjoy Darwin: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/

this is the X86 version of MacOS X

there are both power PC and x86 version available here: http://www.opendarwin.org/downloads/

minibubba · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2003, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DigitalDD

Enjoy Darwin: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/

this is the X86 version of MacOS X

there are both power PC and x86 version available here: http://www.opendarwin.org/downloads/

interesting, but it seems to be primarily for developers and not for use as a desktop OS, but I could be wrong :shrug:

Dyck15 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-2003, 02:11 PM

Thanks guys. Ill try out this darwin but im not keeping my hopes up. It sounds like just the developer side, but its worth the shot. And hey, its a nice fast server, D/L was <1MB for a while before averaging out at 405kb/s :D

I also managed to find a nice XP Skin @ http://www.jonmega.com/~iceman/ if anyone else out there is interested. It does require that you have StyleXP or another styling program of the sort.

DigitalDD · #7 (**permalink**) 10-09-2003, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by minibubba

interesting, but it seems to be primarily for developers and not for use as a desktop OS, but I could be wrong :shrug:

I've downloaded it and set it up as server. it works well like that. And I'm sure you can get X Windows running just no jaguar interface..

Soulburner · #8 (**permalink**) 01-16-2004, 11:12 PM

www.themexp.org

MAC theme there....don't know why you would want it tho...

**Yawgm0th** · #9 (**permalink**) 01-17-2004, 08:14 AM

Will it run Mac programs though? If not, what's the point?

Soulburner · #10 (**permalink**) 01-17-2004, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Yawgm0th

Will it run Mac programs though? If not, what's the point?

Exactly, cuz its ugly.

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