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newgalactic
11/08/09

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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Kaiser-Machead
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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PotteryBarnClearanceSale
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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glitch44
11/07/09

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It's almost like Apple is not providing full support for the hardware you didn't buy from them and the software you pirated from them. How dare they! #apple
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AkkiRonin
11/07/09

@glitch44: The software isn't necessarily pirated. I, and a lot of others, bought the copies we used. I don't think most of us feel we are owed support. We're hoping it will keep working and it would be annoying it they did it for some strategy alone.
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Thee Sea
11/07/09

@AkkiRonin:
1. It doesn't matter if you bought it or not. It still violates the EULA.
2. Your hardware is not supported and you had to perform other EULA violating operations to get it to function on said non-supported hardware.
3. Just because you bought it does not mean your actions are supported or condoned by Apple. #apple
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AkkiRonin
11/07/09

@Thee Sea: Read my post? I said I didn't pirate it, didnt claim to uphold EULA. And specifically said I didnt expect support. #apple
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PotteryBarnClearanceSale
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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ssj4Gogeta
10/28/09

In reply to Rumor: Select Intel Atom CPU Netbooks to Be Allowed 2GB RAM
The CPU itself doesn't have anything to do with the amount of RAM supported (unless the memory controller is on the CPU).
With current Atoms, the memory controller is on the northbridge. Nvidia Ion chipset, for example, let's you even use dual channel of DDR3 RAM. So it's currently possible to use more than 1GB of RAM with Atoms (even with the Intel chipset, I think). I don't really trust Fudzilla (your source). #intelatom
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Eugenia
10/28/09

In reply to Rumor: Select Intel Atom CPU Netbooks to Be Allowed 2GB RAM
I don't think the problem was ever hardware-induced. Lenovo currently sells their S12 with 2 and 3 GB configurations with a vanilla N270 Atom CPU.

I believe that the problem really was ARTIFICIAL, with Intel not allowing manufacturers to include more RAM on these netbooks -- which sucks big time. #intelatom
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TheWerewolf - Sotto voce
09/16/09

In reply to VIA And ARM Still Trying to Beat Intel Atom And Get Inside Netbook Trousers
Here's the thing.

Hardware folks and people with a preferred OS always start with 'I have a better X and so naturally, people will want this...'But end users always go 'I need to do something and this app does it.. does it run on your hardware or OS?'

Then the hardware/OS types come up with byzantine solutions like emulators or WINE or alternative apps - which are fine solutions for them, because their goal is to get you to use their choice - but is rarely a good solution for the end user. Except that the end user doesn't have any motivation to go through those hoops - they can just use the original hardware/OS the app was intended to run on.

Which is why ARM just will never take over the netbook market, and why the Apple Tablet (should it end up being an ARM/iPhone OS device) are pretty much doomed to being niche products.
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Edited by TheWerewolf - Sotto voce at 09/16/09 11:24 AM

anon
09/16/09

In reply to VIA And ARM Still Trying to Beat Intel Atom And Get Inside Netbook Trousers
I love the ARM. Like most RISC processors, the instruction set is orthogonal and, as mentioned, the static core means you can shut the clock off completely to save power. One thing though... how will it run apps written for the Intel processor? Will the Intel apps have to run on top of an emulator?
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OCEntertainment
09/16/09

@craighyatt: Yeah, RISC is good.
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Bos'un's Mate
09/04/09

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Hey guys! Sorry I'm late. What did I miss?
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erichg14
09/03/09

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When I saw the picture with the post, I instantly knew that 80% of the comments would have nothing to do with a computer.
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ottermann killed Kenny
09/03/09

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Looks like Lindsay Lohan......only pretty.
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reddingofish
09/03/09

@ottermann want's a Snickers: I thought it was an old picture of Christine Taylor.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
09/03/09

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Lindsay Lohan is helping sell netbooks now?
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BergenCountyJC
09/03/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Netbooks are helping to sell her*
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d4rlp3nc1l
09/03/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: thats not Lindsay Lohan, this lady is totally hotter than her.
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Victor Zarza
09/03/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: And you got a star how?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
09/03/09

@Victor Zarza: I'd explain it to you but there's a lot of complicated mathematic formulas involved...

Of course my original comment is null and void now since the main image in this article was changed. Judging from some of the other comments it looks like too many people were expressing interest in the redhead instead of the netbook.
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jabber
09/03/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: It's not a netbook. No netbook cost $1k. I don't blame people commenting on the attractive girl rather than a laptop. Wow another laptop. Yawn.
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bobojuice
09/03/09

In reply to Samsung X Series Ultraportables Can't Beat Sony's X
I like her red hair. I wonder if the carpet matches her pubes.
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BeyondtheTech
09/03/09

@bobojuice: Her pubes have pubes?
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ripfire
09/03/09

@beyondthetech: And women call it split ends.
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BergenCountyJC
09/03/09

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Does the keyboard match the screen?
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Joanna Stern
09/03/09

@BergenCountyJC: You mean the touchpad right?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
09/03/09

@Joanna Stern: Well played. You win the internets today.
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