Thanks Ben, I may still have to buy some hardware, but I'll wait until I've exhausted the VMWare route.
When I do, I'd prefer to buy used Mac hardware, Mini or Laptop or whatever, as long as it can run a recent version of OSX and the latest releases of Safari - if anybody is considering unloading one of their older units? Thanks. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Johansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 4:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Mac OS question > > Yeah, i felt the same way, until i have had one in front of me ;-) > I do all my dev still in windows, it is just in a window on a mac. > > plus it is faster than any of my antiquated pc hardware. > > I think that if you got a mac mini and ran headless (Roberts great > suggestion) it would save you a lot of time > because it comes as an airport wireless base built in. so if you > spent 10 hours (at $35/hr) mucking around and paid $150 for OSX you > have pretty much the cost of the mini. > > Just another way of looking at things > > Ben > > > On May 27, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > > Thank you Ben and Dan, for your input. > > This apparently does work, and the bit of research I have done > includes that my Dell laptop has a compatible processor. > Throw in the > fact that VMWare provides a generic simulated hardware interface > environment and it can be done, with some effort. > > If I can't get it going, I'll be looking for some Mac hardware, > preferably second-hand, that just needs enough power and recent OS > version to run the latest version of Safari for webclient testing > "only". > > I have absolutely no plans to do anything else with it. > > I love being a Microsoft technology developer, I make a great living > at it and have no plans to waste time toying with Linux or Mac > programming that lives outside a browser window. > > If Microsoft ported Visual Studio to Mac, then I'd consider it as an > option - but like that'll ever happen ;-) > > Thanks. > > Scott Cadillac, > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scott.cadillac.bz > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Johansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:33 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Mac OS question > > > > Hi, > > > > There is a couple sites where hack have been down to run OSX on > > Wintel machines, but i think they are being shot down by Apple. > > (Understandably so). > > > > I can say that the Mac Mini is worth its weight. 1 gig Ether, Port, > > Built in Airport Wireless and Bluetooth this thing sets up very > > easily into any environment. > > I am using Microsoft USB keyboard and Mouse. > > > > I tell you this Apple on Intel is turning heads. > > I love working under windows XP while talking to Robert over > > Bluetooth head set on Skype > > > > XP on the Mac states this for computer > > > > Genuine Intel(R) CPU > > T2300 @ 1.66Ghz > > 851 Mhz, 600 MB or RAM > > > > Ben > > > > On May 27, 2006, at 3:58 AM, Dan Stein wrote: > > > > I may be mistaken but you need a mac hardware ot do any of this. I > > don't think you can get anything that will allow OSX to run on a > > Wintel machine but I could be wrong. > > > > As I have said before anyone on the list that want a Mac should > > contact me I am an apple var and would be happy ot sell at cost to > > the group. The best bet for waht Scott is doing is to get a Mac Mini > > and jsut share monitor and keyoboard and mouse with you PC. The mini > > is about the size of an external hard drive and will run you about > > $600 with extra RAM but no Apple Care. A little more with the apple > > Care. > > > > ---- <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, late to this thread > >> > >> I'm using a utility from parallels.com and I am running it on mac > >> mini duo-core. > >> from what ive seen and experienced for $40 buck is amazing > >> > >> I am very happy with it > >> > >> Ben > >> > >> > >> On May 26, 2006, at 7:17 AM, Jason Pamental wrote: > >> > >> Daniel, > >> > >> I know! (I'm waiting to be able to do Windows in a virtual machine > >> mode rather than with BootCamp so I can be working in both > > Mac OS and > >> Windows without having to reboot. I just want to do it on nice Mac > >> hardware!) > >> > >> Thanks - and you're right about 10.4 - I was assuming > Scott meant he > >> was buying online and that's all he'd be able to buy from Apple now > >> anyway. > >> > >> Jason > >> > >> ----- > >> > >> Jason Pamental > >> Director of Web Services > >> North Sails > >> > >> Office: 401.643.1415 > >> Fax: 401.643.1420 > >> Mobile: 401.743.4406 > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On May 26, 2006, at 10:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >>> Jason - he can run Windows in native Intel mode. VM's are not > >>> longer needed :-) > >>> > >>> Mac OS X: Only buy OS X 10.4. All older versions don't work with > >>> the Intel Mac's (as I know). > >>> > >>> rs > >>> > >>> Daniel > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Pamental" > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:49 PM > >>> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Mac OS question > >>> > >>> > >>>> Scott, > >>>> > >>>> There's only one version of the OS, so you're safe to buy the one > >>>> you see online. I didn't realize you could get it running that > >>>> way - let me know how it goes! (Although I'm waiting to go the > >>>> other way - get a new MacBook Pro and run Windows as a virtual > >>>> machine) > >>>> > >>>> Jason > >>>> > >>>> ----- > >>>> > >>>> Jason Pamental > >>>> Director of Web Services > >>>> North Sails > >>>> > >>>> Office: 401.643.1415 > >>>> Fax: 401.643.1420 > >>>> Mobile: 401.743.4406 > >>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On May 26, 2006, at 9:27 AM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> For those of you in the know, > >>>>> > >>>>> I am considering an attempt to install Mac OS X as a VMWare > >>>>> virtual machine, as a test environment for my apps with Safari > >>>>> and other Mac-based browsers. There are several unofficial > >>>>> instructions on how to do this, with a bit of searching. > >>>>> > >>>>> My question is: Does the latest version of OS X automatically > >>>>> support Intel, or do I need a special version? > >>>>> > >>>>> http://www.apple.com/macosx/ > >>>>> > >>>>> When I click on the link to buy, the hardware requirements > >>>>> simply says "PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 processor". > >>>>> > >>>>> Any insight would be helpful, thanks. > >>>>> > >>>>> Scott Cadillac, > >>>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> http://scott.cadillac.bz > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > > ___________________________________________________________________ > >>>>> _ > >>>>> __ __ > >>>>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to > > http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >>>>> > >>>>> Visit us at http://www.northsails.com > >>>>> > >>>>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Visit us at http://www.northsails.com > >>>> > >>>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > >>>> > >>>> > > ____________________________________________________________________ > >>>> _ > >>>> ___ > >>>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to > > http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >>> > >>> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > >>> _ > >>> __ > >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to > http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >>> > >>> Visit us at http://www.northsails.com > >>> > >>> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > >> > >> > >> Visit us at http://www.northsails.com > >> > >> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > >> > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > ________ > >> __ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > ________ > >> __ > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Dan Stein MSN > > Certified FileMaker 7 Developer > > Digital Software Solution, LLC > > 799 Evergreen Circle > > 215-799-0192 > > 610-256-2843 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > __________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > __________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
