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Q: What about running the Mac OS on a non-Apple PC?Ī: There isn't a legal way to do that, given that Apple doesn't sell standalone versions of its operating system. Microsoft says that aįully licensed copy of Windows XP Professional can be properly licensed

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Upgrade versions typically bought by consumers. Q: Technical issues aside, is it legal to run Windows on a Mac?Ī: It seems so, but only by purchasing a full copy of the OS, not the IEmulator, has promised that it will have an Intel-native version of its Other emulation makers have been more direct. However, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg said Microsoft is doing a version and will have it ready next year. TheĬompany's is that it sees a need for such software, but hasn't decided whether it will do it. Or even if, it will bring out Virtual PC for the Intel Mac. Q: OK, how about programs like Virtual PC, then, that run under the MacĪ: Microsoft, which now owns Virtual PC, has been a bit cagey on when,

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'We will not allow running Mac OS X on anything other than anĪpple Mac,' Senior Vice President Phil Schiller. OS on other Intel machines, like a standard PC?Ī: Apple has said that it will take steps to prevent this from Q: What about going in the other direction: How about running the Mac System use a different one called Elilo that does. Most Linux versions use a boot loader called GRUB thatĭoesn't support EFI at present, though Itanium versions of the operating The challenge here is not the chip, but the way that the operating The verdict: Again, it's a matter of writing the right code, but it's not simple. So what about running Linux on an Intel-based Mac?Ī: Discussions about the idea quickly cropped up on a mailing list for Red Hat's Fedora version of Linux. Enthusiasts claim to have in loading test versions of Vista ontoĪn Intel Mac, though the work is not yet complete. In any case, word is that the next version of Windows, called Vista, will support EFI.

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'At some point, I expect it would be in the next week or two, somebody will figure out how to change boot loader on those Macs so that it is smart enough to do the same thing.' 'It's just not a big deal,' Glaskowsky told CNET. Gateway, Glaskowsky said, had to change the boot loader that manages how 'These different firmware environments will separate MacOS and Windows environments almost as effectively as instruction set architecture did when Macintosh software ran only on PowerPC chips,' chip analyst Nathan Brookwood said in an e-mail.īut not everyone is convinced the obstacles are so insurmountable.Įnvisioneering analyst Peter Glaskowsky noted that Gateway had a Windows Media Center PC back in 2003 that used EFI rather than BIOS. Apple's Intel Macs, however, use a newer technology known as Extensible Firmware Interface. Windows loads itself using something known as the Basic Input/Output System, or BIOS. Q: So if the Mac runs on Intel chips and Windows runs on Intel processors, what's the holdup?Ī: The challenge comes in the technical means by which the operating systems load. We're not engineers or lawyers, but here's our best stab at Some small developers are making promises in this area, but just how quickly this will happen-or how quickly the emulated OS will run-remains to be seen. Most people will want the systems to interact, which means some form of emulation or virtualization. Just because you might get Windows running on a Mac, or Tiger running on their Dell, doesn't mean it's legal.įinally, even if the legal and technical obstacles are overcome, many people say just being able to boot both operating systems independently is not the answer. The good news? Plenty of people have been working to break down the barriers, so it should only be a matter of time before Windows shows up on the iMac's 20-inch widescreen display.Įven after solving the technical challenges, there are also legal Ten thoughts for anyone considering whether to pick up the newest twist on the Apple machine.

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