Bruce, There was never an official "plausible denial" for the parallel development of OSX for the Intel platform, and the 'rumor' surfaced as early as 2002 if I'm not mistaken.
The "cell chip" argument with IBM/Sony was a plausible excuse to execute the option to abandon PowerPC. I suspect Apple's long term strategy is to withdraw into a proprietary shell and compete on "eye candy" alone. Plus, IBM's wholescale embrace of Linux does not match Apple's "make 'em pay" approach. So it comes down to slightly tweaked (as in "add a chip to prevent using any other OS") but essentially dirt cheap hardware with eye candy OS and "easy-to-use" apps versus Linux (across the board compatibility) and a longer learning curve but free and easier to find free support. Skeptics? Remember the windows SW-based 56k modem on the earlier iBooks? I don't recall if Linux users were able to hack that. I was able to install Mandrake 9.1 on an ancient PowerMac 8500 using Internet sources, but the onboard ethernet wouldn't work. It was nice that the Newpowr G3 card was instantly recognized, though. George --- Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 14, 2005, at 4:38 AM, George Mogiljansky > wrote: > > > George (did anybody see the "running OSX on a PC" > > thread on Slashdot?) > > > > > > One, it's inevitable that people are going to try. > I'm not > overwhelmingly surprised that someone has, although > I'm somewhat > suspicious: the accounts I've read all mention > VMware stuff needs > installing <http://www.vmware.com/>. I'm not sure > what it is that > it's needed for, but I have a suspicion that they > haven't cracked OS > X to run on their hardware, but are, instead, using > VMware to emulate > the OS X Intel developer boxes. > > Two there's no guarantee whatsoever that this will > work on shipping > Intel-based Macs. > > The developer systems were hacked together out of > off-the-shelf > parts: this got functional machines into the hands > of the developers > on day one, and no special orders from Apple went > out to anyone that > might have given a hint of this change. > > The switch to Intel was one of Apple's best-managed > surprises in a > LONG time and the fact that it was something of this > magnitude that > still didn't leak out means that the whole > operations was conducted > in a deep skunk-works fashion. > > I doubt that shipping Intel macs are going to bear > much resemblance > to these systems. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > A huge part of the illusion surrounding the cheap oil era is that the only alternative to modernity is the stone age. Check out Dr. Williams' Proposal for a Solar Tower http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/mogiljan To obtain three pdf files (600k) - send your Yahoo ID only to download; or I will send via email attachment. http://www.geocities.com/mogiljan/SustainableFuture.html ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
