> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: WinXP on a mac contest over > > http://tinyurl.com/jfsec > > "It's over, folks, and the rumors, screenshots, and videos all appear > to be true. Windows XP will soon be able to be installed on several > models of Intel Macs and you'll be able to dual-boot between the two > operating systems. From the contest site: > > Contest has been won - updates to follow shortly. All further > donations will go into an account to sustain the open source project > that will be launched with the initial solution. > > "narf2006" and "blanka", the two programmers who claimed a few days > ago to have cracked this nut, appear to have written their own > bootloader which allows you to select which OS you want to boot from. > Screenshots here.
I'm REALLY curious about they got around the lack of a traditional BIOS. If they had to emulate a BIOS would that really be any different that just running an x86 emulator? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:200325 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
