On 2005-06-08 3:31, Terry Mathews wrote: > Meh, x86 processor alone != PC. I'm sure Apple will make their platform so > that normal computers cannot run Mac OS X. Replacing the standard (and > outdated, inadequate, and user-unfriendly) BIOS with OpenFirmware will go a > long way towards that.
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