Playing with a Mac
I have the opportunity to play with a G4 Powerbook this weekend. I am actually really impressed with the overall functionality. It’s small, quiet, hot (but that’s bad), compact and pretty fast. It’s got 10.3.9 installed so I can’t really play with the cool new programs. For those using a Mac, is there anything in particular I should be playing with? :)
Windows is Behind Mac
I’ve always thought Mac OSX would run on my PC first before Windows runs on a Mac. I was way off.
- First individual system hackers made a howto for installing Windows XP on a Macintosh.
- Then, Apple, the maker of Macs, released the beta program Boot Camp to dual boot Windows and OSX.
- And now this company releases a virtual machine for running Windows on OSX.
I am really disappointed in the hackers who are trying to port OSX to PC. Sure, get a Mac, it’ll solve everything. But having Mac hardware means no CPU upgrades, less compatibility with external hardware, and a white box, which doesn’t look good with my furniture.
Windows XP on a Mac
As a contestant of the WindowsOnMac contest has submitted — Windows XP on a Mac photos.
While it hasn’t been confirmed that such is a legitimate hack, it seems odd to me that there is a contest for people to install Windows on a Mac, and not Mac on a Windows. I think many would argue that the counter parts of PC hardware compared to Mac hardware are much better (in terms of $/speed). Then why would there be the need to run Windows and Mac on a Macintosh? Why not run Windows and Mac on PC since it is evidently faster?
The OSX86, run Mac OSX on a PC, has been going on for the last year. Not a single straight-forward working hack has been released. And how long has WindowsOnMac been running? 2 months.
The lucky bum who cracked this is getting $12,000, donated by supporters. I would really like to see Mac OSX run on my PC and if there was such a contest, I would definitely contribute to the prize.
Apple Disappointed Me
No new iPods.
No new iBooks.
No new software.
Even though I was really disappointed about the whole touchscreen iPod thing, this is actually pretty good. Mac Mini now with iLife, remote, at $599 ($100 more than G4). It sounds pretty damn good for a media center desktop.
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