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    Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again

    Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady

    OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe

    Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support

    How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook

    Psystar's Rebel EFI Works: Make Your PC a Mac for $50

    Psystar's $50 Software Lets You Put Snow Leopard on a Non-Hacked PC

    Final Round of Psystar vs Apple Might Be Called Off

    Man, That's a Huge Hackintosh

    Openbook Nano Review: The Lazy Man's Hackintosh Netbook
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    01:40 AM

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    Honestly, is there any reason to go beyond OSX 10.5 with an Atom powered netbook? #apple
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    Technically, there is no mess, at least no real mess. This is only an issue for people who play/test with pre-release software updates.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/07/09 8:51 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    The video reminds me of all the times I tried to put Linux partitions on my Mac drives and use a boot loader. Works for a while, only a little while. Eventually you'll do something to kill it.

    I've recently become a fan of VM's for alternative OS's. So much easier to experiment with. Doesn't help with the Mac OS though, sorry. #apple
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    11/07/09

    In reply to Latest Snow Leopard Developer Build Breaks Hackintosh Support... Again
    The OS developers at Apple don't give a ragged ass about unsupported setups, if you're using any system off book you're lucky anything works the way you want it to when it is in test mode. The final release will meet broader standards but that still doesn't mean they are debugging for Hackintosh systems. #apple
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
    I'm really surprised that so many people actually bought into this idea. Honest question to those who bought the Rebel EFI: did you try any other method of Hackintoshing before purchasing this? #rebelefi
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
    Pee on their building. #rebelefi
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    11/05/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Urine big trouble, Psystar... #rebelefi
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
    Or, you could you know. Just buy a Mac so that OSX "Just Works"...

    (Ducks and covers) #rebelefi
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
    go to netkas.org
    and read how they violated copyright law. #rebelefi
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
    Oh Psystar, someone out there still loves you, but that someone is certainly not me. #rebelefi
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    11/05/09

    In reply to Surprise! Psystar's Rebel EFI Software and Customer Service are Shady
    If you were smart you'd take one of two routes:

    1: Pirate the RebelEFI software or a Mac OS 'installer' disk like iATKOS.
    2: Buy a cheap netbook and Hackintosh it with pirated software. #rebelefi
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    11/04/09

    In reply to OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe
    I am sure that Apple actually likes the Hackintosh minis - I mean, who does it? Fanboys, enthusiasts and those too broke to buy a real Mac. Well the first two groups probably already own real Macs, and the third will buy real Macs when they grow up and get a job. #netbooks
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    11/04/09

    @Canoehead: You're forgetting a subdivision of the third group: Those who have enough money and like the OS but just don't feel like paying $2000 for <$900 worth of hardware. #netbooks
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    11/04/09

    @MarcusMaximus: Sure, but a netbook, even with OSX, is still a pretty limited thing - if you own one, you probably own a desktop too, and likely it's a Mac, since you're in that ecosystem. #netbooks
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    11/04/09

    @Canoehead: I think the real statement should be: "I think Apple actually likes Hackintosh Mini's when they're not created by using a torrented disc. ;) #netbooks
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    11/05/09

    @LEGO - My eggo!: Fair 'nuff - I bought my copy, but I won't say how many machines I've Hackintoshed . . . #netbooks
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    11/05/09

    @Canoehead: Let us hope you bought the family pack ;) #netbooks
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    11/06/09

    @LEGO - My eggo!: Hope is a wonderful thing. #netbooks
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    11/04/09

    In reply to OS X 10.6.2 Does Not Ditch Atom Support, Hackintosh Safe
    I don't believe Apple would resort to crippling support for the Atom for a couple of possible reasons:

    -They have a close relationship with Intel. While Apple is notorious for playing roughly with others, I don't believe that they would want to be at odds with Intel over something like the Atom, or even general artificial discrimination of their OS towards a number of their products.

    -They might actually use an improved version of the Atom one day. Though most speculate that Apple will never bother, it sounds like a pretty unreasonable bridge to burn.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/04/09 4:49 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of ploopsy ploopsy
    11/02/09

    In reply to Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support
    Its too bad apple wont just release a special os for non apple products. Its a good way to get new adopters IMO. #snowleopardatomsupporthackintoshnetbook...
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    11/03/09

    @ploopsy: If apple released an OSX compatible with non-apple hardware, they would be in trouble, since people would prefer to buy an less expensive machine. And it would also break the "just works" mantra, since the OSX will have to be compatible with many 3rd party hardware.
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    Edited by SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! at 11/03/09 7:01 AM SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! was starred SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! was unstarred
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    11/03/09

    @SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: Even if they limited the types of 3rd party hardware that will work and charged 300$ for the OS it would still sell and they could afford to support it.

    Sucks that we cant have an apple netbook and we have to go with what they dictate. #snowleopardatomsupporthackintoshnetbook...
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support
    Preliminarily it certainly looks like the Atom won't work, but it's just speculation until the release is in the wild.

    As mentioned, the kernel for OSX is open and replaceable. Should Apple make technical changes to the OS that disable the Atom, a work-around is possible.

    Apple likely won't pull "all" support for the chipset, because the GMA 950 is used in 2006 Mac Minis and MacBooks.

    As anybody who has a hackintosh (myself included) knows, you never EVER just allow the machine to update without checking the forums to ensure that the update is "safe". And then waiting awhile, anyways.

    It's just a part of life off the Apple grid. :-D

    Good thread on the topic here:

    [www.mydellmini.com] #snowleopardatomsupporthackintoshnetbook...
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Is Apple Trying to Kill Hackintosh Netbooks? OS X 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support
    Anyone have a comprehensive list of notebook models that can be transformed into a Hackintosh? #snowleopardatomsupporthackintoshnetbook...
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    11/02/09

    @nka: read this
    [gizmodo.com]
    #hackintosh
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    Image of nka nka
    11/02/09

    @savage3006: Thx for that. Although the article only mentions a few. I'm wondering if I can take an old Toshiba Satellite and turn it into a Hackintosh. #snowleopardatomsupporthackintoshnetbook...
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    11/02/09

    @nka: There's a

    [wiki.osx86project.org]

    [www.insanelymac.com] #snowleopardatomsupporthackintoshnetbook...
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