mrbig421 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I have an old IBM T23 with a 1.2G PIII CPU. Is it possible to install the Mac OS X to this machine? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12595-can-i-install-mac-os-x-on-my-old-ibm-t23/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithpk Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 mrbig, I don't know about your T23, but I have OS X running just fine under a T40. Support for IBM hardware under OS X is quite good, so I wouldn't be surprised if it works for you as well. Another good resource is the Hardware Compatiblity List that can be found from the front page of the wiki. I know there are a number of ThinkPad's listed so you might be able to find some information there about how well your system will work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12595-can-i-install-mac-os-x-on-my-old-ibm-t23/#findComment-79747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I have an old IBM T23 with a 1.2G PIII CPU. Is it possible to install the Mac OS X to this machine? Thanks. nope, sorry. I tried that a while ago, and everything just panics and crashes. The 10.4.1 image crashes at boot. Install DVDs of 10.4.3 crash at installation boot. It seems at minimum, you need at least a Pentium M chip of 1.5ghz or faster, with the associated motherboard chipset. As the previous post mentions, a T40 will do, and there are reports of working T30s. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12595-can-i-install-mac-os-x-on-my-old-ibm-t23/#findComment-79771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSpam Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I don't believe P3 chips support SSE2, which is the bare minimum when it comes to OSx86. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12595-can-i-install-mac-os-x-on-my-old-ibm-t23/#findComment-79832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbig421 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Thanks, guys. It's really an old machine, maybe I need to find a desktop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12595-can-i-install-mac-os-x-on-my-old-ibm-t23/#findComment-79872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinky40 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Hi there! I'm new in that forum and try my best with my english. I have a Thinkpad T40 237325G and tried several times to get OS-X86 running on it. but it won't and i don't know why??? i tried it be the ubuntu-way (linux). a self booting cd with an linux-distrbution. I'm sure you guys know about that tuff. when i start to copy the image-file via the linux-TERMINAL of os-x86, it starts but 3 seconds later i get the error-message, that my disk space is empty. hey i mean i have a 80gig hitachi drive and i think that should be enough for TIGER. is it need to format the disc before? i thought copying the image-file will erase the disc automaticly. are some special tipps you can give me how to get os-x86 running on my system? i don't use torrent, just the donkey... if you guys could help it would be very nice... (i'll never give up, i don't wanna buy such a notebook loke MAC Book Pro - my thinkpad is still my best "friend") Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12595-can-i-install-mac-os-x-on-my-old-ibm-t23/#findComment-86567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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