Install OS X on your PC
Imagine the amazement on the faces of all your friends when you boot OS X on your PC. I'm not sure how useful or complete this would be but it sure would be cool to boot OS X on the Sony U. You need an OS X CD for this to work but detailed instructions for the install using the free PearPC can be found here.
It actually works really well - in fact, I've even install Mac Office into work - works fine (albeit slow).
More 'tips' I found during my install:
http://www.furrygoat.com/2004/06/macosx_on_windo.html
Posted by: steve | January 30, 2005 at 01:29 PM
Steve, how slow is It? I am seriously considering installing this on the Sony U to have a Mac handheld.
Posted by: jk | January 30, 2005 at 02:23 PM
Can you dual boot? Is it worth giving up Windows on the U James?
Also: how would you aquire the drivers (like for the touchscreen, all the buttons and such) to work under the Mac OS?
Just curious... :D
-arebelspy
Posted by: arebelspy | January 30, 2005 at 05:40 PM
If you do install it on the U, I want pictures pictures pictures! In fact, I want your address ... heh-heh.
Posted by: Mike Cane | January 30, 2005 at 05:52 PM
I would dual boot it or not do it. I don't think there are touch screen drivers for it but it would still be useful without it since the U has such good controls. Besides, it's to see if it can be done. :)
Posted by: jk | January 30, 2005 at 06:30 PM
It can be done on a -- yeaaagh! -- XboX --
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~ranma1/mac_install.html
Posted by: Mike Cane | January 31, 2005 at 09:17 AM
It's slow. I have a G4/450, and it's slower than that. But, it works. The install took several hours, I cant get networking working, and typing seems to go in slow motion.
But, it's fun to play around with. :)
Posted by: Steve | January 31, 2005 at 04:56 PM
Are you running it on a U?!!?
Posted by: Mike Cane | January 31, 2005 at 07:14 PM
I would like to know how well it performs on an athlon64 based machine with 512k of ram? If it can come close to a g4 at 700 to 800mhz its really worth it.
Posted by: dewayne | February 08, 2005 at 02:20 PM
I think it will get EXTREMELY slow if you have just 512K of RAM, lol
SeBsZ
Posted by: SeBsZ | February 12, 2005 at 02:13 PM
what about an intel celeron d processor 64 bit 3.20 ghz with 1 gig ram?
Posted by: brian | October 28, 2006 at 05:18 PM
I got it running on my athlon 64 X2 3800+, with 7900gt working, sound works, and itunes runs smooth as butter.. I wrote how i did it here: www.jake.phatoproductions.com/blog in the "operating systems" category
Posted by: Mr Burns | April 26, 2007 at 06:01 PM
how bout Celeron 2.66GHZ 256 MB SDRAM?
Posted by: Bob_Dole | July 16, 2007 at 09:38 PM