View Full Version : I'd love to do this. Windows on a Mac
Loose rivets
6th Sep 2016, 08:07
Very interesting. I wonder if I can do it. :8
(almost at the end)
JK Scheinberg: Apple engineer rejected from job at Apple store Genius Bar - Business Insider (http://uk.businessinsider.com/jk-scheinberg-apple-engineer-rejected-job-apple-store-genius-bar-2016-9?utm_content=buffer741f5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-ti?r=US&IR=T)
I expect that Apple has some code buried in OS X to ensure it will only run on their Intel hardware. They make their money from the hardware, not the software - unlike MS.
Oh, running Windows on a Mac is dead easy. Apple has their free "Bootcamp" software and their are a few commercial products as well.
Edited to add -apparently it can be done. http://www.macbreaker.com/2014/01/install-osx-mavericks-on-pc-with-niresh.html
high-flyer
23rd Sep 2016, 06:35
Hi there,
Works absolutely fine. Modern mac hardware is just standard intel chipsets and graphics etc. I am typing this from a 'mac' made from a PC motherboard, Intel core i5 processor, displaying on an apple 30" display. It has run flawlessly every day for the last 5 years.
If you are interested in building a PC from scratch and knowing that the components are 100 percent compatible, I suggest you google tonymacx86.
If you'd like to see if what you have will work, then see..
OSx86 (http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)
Hope this helps.
high-flyer