Hackintosh
Hackintosh is an informal term for an x86-based PC running a hacked copy of MacOS. Apple restricts its software to Apple-sold hardware by using a BIOS-like Extensible Firmware Interface and requiring the CPU to support certain instructions. Hackers bypassed these restrictions in shortly over a month of the first Intel release of MacOS software, bypassing EFI checks and emulating missing SSE3 instructions for older SSE2 processors.
Later hackers developed full kernel hacks to add support for as many PC hardware configurations as possible. The most recent trend is in emulating the EFI functions, making the PC appear as genuine Apple hardware to the OS. These hacks have been commercialized, offering a simple USB dongle that performs everything necessary for the hack. With one of these systems in place, users can use original, unpatched MacOS install discs and receive online updates from Apple.
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11/02/09 5:25pm Computing, Home A/V, Mobile Apple pitches $30 per month iTunes TV program to studios, Snow Leopard 10.6.2 kills hackintosh Atom netbooks, Sprint WiMAX goes live in Chicago, Dallas, and eight North Carolina cities
Apple is reportedly trying to get content producers (TV studios and the like) to agree to a plan by which Apple would offer an… dig deeper
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02/03/09 4:00pm Computing Daily Obsession: Hackintosh netbook edition
We show you how slowly a version of OS X Tiger runs on a first generation Asus Eee PC netbook. dig deeper
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12/18/08 9:01am Computing Mac OS X hackintosh netbook compatibility chart
Boing Boing Gadgets has put together a chart comparing all the popular netbooks available that can be hacked to run Apple's Mac OS… dig deeper
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12/16/08 9:13am Computing MSI Wind: Hacintosh netbook of choice thanks to leaked OS X WiFi driver
Steve Jobs may not think that it's the right time for Apple to produce a sub-$500 netbook, but that's not stopping Apple… dig deeper
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12/02/08 1:12pm Computing Apple introduces DMCA accusations against Psystar
Apple has struck back against Mac clone-builder Psystar, not content to let the recent decision dismissing Psystar's counter-claim… dig deeper
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11/11/08 9:28am Computing MacBook Nano
Although it's not a real Apple device, the MacBook Nano, a modded MSI Wind running OS X, has people talking about Apple netbooks again. dig deeper
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