mdcwalta Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I made the jump to Mac OSX about a year ago. Old School MBP17. Felt like a immediate Kool-Aid drinker. Went out an purchased the New MBP17 as soon as it came out. OSX gave me a renewed sense of hope for desktop OS's. Started back in the CPM days, then DOS v1, played with MVS on the big iron, etc... boy was that fun. But enough history. At any rate, decided to attempt an OSX86 build on a Dell Laptop I had and I found the resources here to be the most helpful. Did not feel the need to ask any questions in the forum: A. because I am stubborn like that, and B. because most if not all of the resources were comprehensive enough that a little reading, a little patience, and a basic understanding of how computers actually work, and interact with OS's was all that was needed. Long story short. Thank you to all that have taken the time to not only figure some of this stuff out, but better yet, to actually write it down. This was a very fun and interesting exercise for an old fart like myself. Thank you for such a wonderful resource. At a minimum, I hope to contribute to the effort moving forward, provided I can dust the cob webs off of the parts of my rain that used to do this everyday :-) Thank You again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Started back in the CPM days Hey don't feel so old. I started with PDP-8S, Then IBM 360. Loved CP/M for years and didn't upgrade till DOS 5. Loved OS/2 and was very upset when a c*** OS like Win 95 put it to rest. OSX86 is good for your brain and will keep you young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A hackintosh pro Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Not one of the best, THE best, combined with the osx86project wiki. Many a thanks to InsanelyMac from a hackintosh pro, also. My 3 year Hackintosh is finished! woot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdcwalta Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Never played with the PDP. I did do some time on the 360. Oddly enough I still think DOS 5 was the first version they got right. OS/2 would have been/Could have been worth its weight in gold. Kinda reminds me of the Beta/VHS wars. Better technology has nothing to do with it. Marketing Baby! Thats what sells product. But I digress. I like your last quote. Explain that to my kids when they wonder why I am spending an entire Saturday trying to figure out why the OS I just installed on hardware that it 'arguably' should not be on is not behaving properly on a reload because the desktop is slightly out of joint. In that case your quote is quite true. I could have simply gone back to my real life Mac iron, where I don't have this issue and moved on, or here is a crazy idea, actually learn something. :-) Anyway, thanx for your feedback. I need to go search for the correct forum to lurk around in for strange little issues, desktop related :-) See if I can get some nuggets, because for the life of me I can't figure this one out. Hey don't feel so old.I started with PDP-8S, Then IBM 360. Loved CP/M for years and didn't upgrade till DOS 5. Loved OS/2 and was very upset when a c*** OS like Win 95 put it to rest. OSX86 is good for your brain and will keep you young. Absolutely. Guess I oversimplified a bit. They seem inter-related enough that it often feels like one in the same. :-) I think my next project is going to be a bit more aggressive as a result of this fine resource. Think I may build a 4,8,12 Core mammoth desktop. Select all my parts for compatibility and pure performance and see if I can get that to work out. Can't think of a reason it wouldn't. Scratch that, I can think of a bunch, but I would hope to avoid as many as possible. :-) Not one of the best, THE best, combined with the osx86project wiki. Many a thanks to InsanelyMac from a hackintosh pro, also. My 3 year Hackintosh is finished! woot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodgebot Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Not one of the best, THE best, combined with the osx86project wiki. Many a thanks to InsanelyMac from a hackintosh pro, also. My 3 year Hackintosh is finished! woot. starting my own hackintosh project this w/e, wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTownEgghead Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Yes, thank you I would have literally destroyed my computer had I not found this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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