captain_zilog Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Can't tell you how I know this, but I can confirm absolutely that Leopard will run windoze apps. Some government facilities are already testing a range of apps on the macaroni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Posting things like, "Oh my friend says X but he can't tell why." is pretty useless.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John the Geek Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 3 posts... Windoze? I trust this guy already. You might be right, but moreso by sheer chance than I actually believe you might know anything. You don't instill a lot of confidence with your post there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenVa Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I can comfirm it too... It's called darwine! You can do it already on tiger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_zilog Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 OK, being hypothetical here, say if I worked for a branch of the government and was asked by IT to bring my main apps over and they loaded them on an iMac and asked me to try them out and they all worked fine. No, they wouldn't give me a copy, said the machine came loaded and without disks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Hm. Is this a cattle pasture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 lawl. Wouldnt there be some kinda...lawsuit against microsoft and apple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Let's say, Hypothetically, that I am really an extra-dimensional being capable of manipulating reality to serve my needs. Assuming this is true, how can you be sure that anything is actually happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 No, Apple had an agreement with MS a long time ago that allowed them to use various parts of the Windows API, or somesuch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 It's not so much that it's impossible for captain_zilog's claims to be true, it's just that... "This guy I know told me about this thing the government is doing that's top secret, but my friend is a serious guy, so you can believe it" or "I work for the government and I've been to Area 51 and I've seen alien spacecraft and stuff. But I cant prove it" Rings Slightly False. (For Obvious Reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I can already run Windows app right on OS X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_zilog Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 Dunno if it was Darwine, they were pretty tight-lipped and wouldn't tell me anything, just, "Try this" kind of stuff. Whatever it was, they insisted that they didn't do it, the iMac came loaded, so I assumed it came from Apple rather than an open-source solution. I could tell you where I work, the division and the apps involved but I would like to keep working there, especially as it now looks like I get a mac next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlamaV3 Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 you sir, are a loony have a good day, say hello to the aliens for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebs Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I can see Apple having a built in solution to running most windows apps, but I doubt it in this version of OSX, otherwise they would have announced it at the WWDC most likely, but theres alwayst he chance that they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_zilog Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 Weebs: I distinctly remember Steve saying that some features would have to remain top secret. -No trolling, thanks. -The staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 you sir, are a loony have a good day, say hello to the aliens for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labria Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Now that thread is funny. Thanks, guys, you made my day! ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtm3dd Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Did you really think that everyone would suddenly believe u?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick taylor Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 This has to be the dullest conspiracy ever... true or not, so what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Don't some of you geeks have a version of Leopard installed already? So try and install something and get this thread over and done with. PS: Just look at his image. He just might work for a top secret government agency. But I don't think it's the FBI or CIA. JEDIA maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_zilog Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 AcePlayer: Nice call, me old china. I work for NASA, which is the dog's Jacksons, no porkies, so let's just say I keep bugs bunny in me pocket and see what the barclays on here make of that. It's fun here, but in terms of intrigues, misinformation and conspiracies I'm thinking of transferring to the Bacon Sarnie Cricket Team. What a total Eliot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogabean Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 This thread is still alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I dunno. Sounds like something Apple might do. They didnt want to mention it so Microsoft doesnt magically come up with a way to run Mac apps in Vista. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrimes80 Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Wow, finally a credible confirmation... wait a sec... I already knew that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrgasr Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Wasn't this feature supposed to be "redbox" or something? Once crossover gets released for Mac OS X, then that should be good enough for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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