The Frankenmac is alive

April 18th, 2008 | Category: Apple Desktops

Filed under: Desktops, Hacks, Cult of Mac

Thanks to the seemingly dubious prospect of a Mac OS X-ready PC from Psystar, running Mac OS X on gear not made by Apple has gotten the Macweb all aflutter that week. Rob Griffiths of Macworld and MacOSXHints, not substance with Apple’s lineup of Macs, or waiting for some random company to build a clone, has created his very own Frankenmac (hence my lame Photoshop attempt

to the right).

Rob documents the reasons why someone might want to run OS X on non-Apple hardware, and lists some potential pitfalls (like updates not working correctly, or hardware/software incompatibilities). Please note that Rob’s scoop isn’t a How-To on building a Hackintosh, but rather a look at why some folks find the notion so appealing, and what the drawbacks are.

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