[aadfadsfa21]

OK so I am a recent Mac convert. Started with an iBook G4, now I have an Intel iMac...love the Mac OS. In retrospect don't know why I stuck with the buggy Windows platform all those years. But now I have a problem...what the heck do I do with my PC (Intel based Dell XPS notebook)?

I have partioned my iMac with Boot Camp to run Windows XP if I have to (I try not to, but I need to run some programs for work). But now I have a Dell laptop gathering dust. Then I got to thinking, if I can run both OSes on the Intel based Mac machines, why can't I run Mac's OS on my PC? I am not a computer scientist, so if anyone has a reasonably simple answer to this question I would much obliged. Thanks!

[harrisjamieh]

Can it be done: Yes
Has it been done: Yes
Is it legal: NO!

It can be done, but it is totally illegal to do so, the new intel macs have a chip in them that verifies they are actually macs, and not standard x86 pcs. PCs do not have this chip, so some hacking is required to get it to run.

[mduell]

Officially, Apple will not allow you to run OSX on non-Apple hardware. They want you to buy more Macs.

Unofficially, several people have gotten it working and redistributed the hacks to the world. Running OSX on non-Apple hardware violates the End User License Agreement, which may or may not be enforcable in your country.

[ghporter]

Install one of the numerous Linux distributions that offers an OS X-like interface and look-and-feel on the XPS. It will be less clunky than Windows, it'll feel a lot like OS X and you'll be happier.

[aadfadsfa21]

Thanks for replies guys. I will look into a legal alternative to Windows. I appreciate the info.

[ApeInTheShell]

A better option in my opinion is to sell it on eBay. It is no hassle and you can make a good profit off a used PC. Plus think of the cash you get back to spend on other things or pay bills.

[MacManMikeOSX]

intel iMac? you could defenatly hack the install disks on that very easily, unfortunatly you have to go elsewhere for the details, google.