Darren wrote:

> Hi folks.
> 
> Just got OS X running on XP. :)
> 4 and a half hours for the install and takes a little over 4 minutes 
> to boot. Speed is a little faster than a classic mac running OS7.1 and 
> a bit slower than running Basilisk with OS8.1 installed. Not bad for 
> alpha software.

Congratulations on this momentous occasion. You're the first person I
have heard of doing this [getting a Desktop]. So wow, if I had a hat I'd
be taking it off to you right now. Cheers, Darren.

You have been busy :)

> I've also had success flashing a Radeon 7000 64mb video over to mac. 
> The pc version is $20 cheaper than the mac and has twice the ram so 
> why wouldn't you?

Indeed.

> Only one problem, the newer Radeon drivers replace one of OpenGL's 
> extensions, reinstalling OpenGL fixes this. The problem was no 3D.
> http://www.appletalk.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=352 contains 
> the info I used and the pc-flash kit.
> 
> A big improvement over the Voodoo3 which will go into a 7220 which I 
> just picked up a dos card for. :) Better video, better OS, I might 
> even hang on to the door stop

A good investment for the 7220 too.
Mike


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