Build Your Own Mac???

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Im wondering
If the x86 versions of OS X are coming out
Does that mean that you can build you own mac using an Intel processor

btw

is AMD x86

Thanx
 

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I don't believe that you will be able to build a Apple computer like you can a wintel box. I think you are going to see the same type of products from Apple, but they will be using an Intel processor.
 
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but what can stop me for making a box using the same type of proceor as apple uses
then installing mac on it
it doesnt seem impossible
like if there were powerPC g5s proccesors out there to buy with matching motherboards
what can stop you from building you own mac
but the thing is that IBM doesnt sell after market chips
intel does
what do you think
 
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I have a feeling Apple will have some sort of special BIOS to keep OS X on Apple hardware.
 
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Jobs said that they will make it so you can't just install OS X on any computer, it has to be an Apple brand
 

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What ever Apple is doing to now to advoid the creation of clones, is most likely what they are going to do. When they switch to the Intel processor. just because Intel says they will not create a special chip for Apple, does not mean that they wouldn't.

There also maybe a special part that is needed to run OS X.
 
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I hope they stand firm on this and prevent these "home-made" machines. We have had so many headaches in our broadcasting department at the school where I work because IT is always trying to "build" a box to run our video and other production software instead of letting us buy what the stuff was designed to run on.

At least with Macs, where we have managed to get them, they can't mess with us like that.
 

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