Re: XP on a Mac


"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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But will I be able to run OSX on my XP laptop.....


Hmm, the answer is..................... possibly, maybe !! :(

Have been playing with OS X on my machines.

Of the 3 machines, it will only instal and run on 1 :(

That machine has an AMD Semperon 64bit processor. The other 2 have 32bit
processors, and OS X won't touch them, but still some playing to do. Need to
dig out some old hard-drives.

Installation is a doddle, once you figure out that you need a completeley
blank, un-partitioned drive, this may be my problem with the other 2 pcs.
That said, installed it to my 'junk' drive after removing all partitons.
Junk drive is only 18GB and when OS X is installed there is still 12.5GB
free :)

The main problem I have found will be all to familiar to most here, no
bloomin drivers for your existing kit :(
So far have been unable to find suitable drivers for the on-board video,
NVidia Geforce6100 and my Belkin USB Wireless adapter. Graphics driver is no
real problem as I'm only 'playing'. Lack of a wireless driver is a real pain
:(

Hope info is of use

Pat



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