Roger's head 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Seen this? Sounds like a great idea indeed. - Hackers have managed to get Microsoft's Windows XP operating system running on an Apple Mac computer. The success ends a competition started to see if the feat was even possible when Apple unveiled computers that used Intel chips. The pair who managed the feat won $13,854 (£7,895) in prize money for their trouble. The software used to put Windows on the Mac is now being circulated so others can try to replicate the success. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 you can do it with virtual pc anyway.. Link to post Share on other sites
advantyper 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Nice, only a matter of time before hackers solve the puzzle. Virtual PC is for running with G4 and G5 chipset. Roger is talking bout the new Intel based powerbooks.. didn't realize they have a contest with prize money for the fastest one who hack into it.. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Yeah, I realised that after I finished typing and couldn't be bothered changin it till someone picked me up on it. I used virtual pc on my G4 & G5 and it wasn't that good, way too slow, and I only used it because my school made us use a ref cd which needed a windows system. Does anyone with a mac here feel the need to be able to use PC on your mac? I don't. Link to post Share on other sites
fjef 0 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 The real benefit of running Windows on a Mac is for techies who support both OSs and networks and need to troubleshoot and/or replicate problems. It would be nice to be able to occasionally boot Windows on my PowerBook to test/troubleshoot Windows systems and networks. For the majority of users, I can't imagine why they would choose to run Windows on any hardware... Link to post Share on other sites
advantyper 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Yes, the point of Virtual Pc is exactly what Fjef said. Its mostly for IS people, or sometimes if you have a PC only app and what to use it on Mac. But its so slow, its now even worth it! Link to post Share on other sites
orinoco 0 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 Quote: I can't imagine why they would choose to run Windows on any hardware Harldy anyone does actually "choose" Windows... it's just there. Link to post Share on other sites
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