Guess what is coming on the x86 OSX! (true news) with Aqua

[LimeiBook86]

hhhmmm.............

So is there anyway to run OS X on Linux or Windows? There was a site about Linux on a Mac, and said u could run OS X on Linux, here is the link: http://www.maconlinux.org Me and my friend tried to get it to work but we couldn't maybe you guys can help us? We have a GateWay Astro running Linux (Redmond I think) We wanna run OS X :-D Although my friend is planning on getting a Mac in Feb 03, see yah

 

[ExoticFish]

sorry, no can do.

maconlinux let you run OS 9 and OS X on Linux PPC, that is, if you have Linux installed on your Mac you can run OS X in a window because it's not emulating anything like VMWare or Virtual PC, it lets OS X talk directly to your hardware. But there is no way to run OS X on X86 at the moment.

 

[Sol]

OS X for x86 (the sister OS)

I am sure that Apple could support multiple OSs on different platforms. They allready do support two, with OS X & OS X Server. If they do release OS X for x86 they will no doubt provide a recommended set-up that would include amongst other things FireWire & USB ports. Many PCs would be unsupported. A Windows layer would also be possible, much like the Classic layer used in the current OS X for running OS 9.2 applications.

It would be good to have OS X for x86 because it could attract a lot more software developers to the platform. I doubt Carbon applications would run on x86 but Cocoa would work on both. Developers might even stop supporting Windows because an OS X application would be running on a much more stable enviroment on the same hardware.

I think it could be done but only if Apple is willing to make sacrifices. Some Macs might have to be dropped all-together and I think that the towers would be first to go. After all from their whole line these have had the most dissapointing sales recently. The noise issue was also a big dissapointment for many users.

 

[Sun Baked]

Re: OS X for x86 (the sister OS)

Originally posted by Sol
I am sure that Apple could support multiple OSs on different platforms. They allready do support two, with OS X & OS X Server. If they do release OS X for x86 they will no doubt provide a recommended set-up that would include amongst other things FireWire & USB ports. Many PCs would be unsupported. A Windows layer would also be possible, much like the Classic layer used in the current OS X for running OS 9.2 applications.

It would be good to have OS X for x86 because it could attract a lot more software developers to the platform. I doubt Carbon applications would run on x86 but Cocoa would work on both. Developers might even stop supporting Windows because an OS X application would be running on a much more stable enviroment on the same hardware.

Actually the opposite would most likely happen, the corps. put all the dev. dollars into Windows if the platform supports use of both OS at the same time.

It's that stupid economic formula used by the bean counters that get you, they tend to make decisions based on the best use of limited dev. funds.

In the end the Windows support layer would most likely be the killer of the OS in this example.

 

[Nipsy]

Re: OS X for x86 (the sister OS)

Originally posted by Sol


It would be good to have OS X for x86 because it could attract a lot more software developers to the platform.

Oh goodie...the true news forum is back from the dead!

Ever notice how Linux can do everything Windows can shortly after it is announced for Windows?

Ever notice how Linux is a slightly bastardized UNIX like OS?

Ever wonder who develops these Linux apps?

The magical answer is that the really good developers (eg. the ones who write a PVR program in their spare time instead of buying a Tivo/Replay, the ones who connect SAP to Oracle to POS to management) use(d) either UNIX or Linux. These people are migrating towards OS X. This is the future of OS X. When a enterprise developer can sport an iBook with all the crap the Office tells him he needs, sitting on top of FreeBSD, said developer doesn't have to dual boot. Said developer is happy.

I pray that the horde of untrained sloppy Windows developers NEVER get the chance to muck up our little slice of the OS world!

 

[GeneR]

Weren't they going to put OSX in a food blender? j/k

Honesty, I'm stumped when I read all the back and forth on this bulletin thread. Will it go to x86? I dunno. I do know that if Apple has a better plan of building market share (e.g. better processors, better productivity tools), I sure hope it happens soon.