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Windows XP -> OSX ?

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NutmegCT

NutmegCT

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Gentlemen - is it possible to install OSX on a Dell Dimension 4300 (3ghz P4, 1g ram)? The machine now runs 32 bit WinXP sp2.

I'm not a techie, but I've heard that OSX now runs on Intel cpu's. I also know that OSX supports Windows "from within". I realize the apps now running on WinXP won't run unless I install WinXP "within" OSX, or dual boot the two. I've got a *lot* of apps of all ages running under XP now; don't want to lose those apps or their associated peripherals.

So can I *relatively painlessly* replace the OS on my Dell, with OS 10.5? Or install it as a dual-boot Win/OSX? Or install OSX as the primary OS, with WinXP installed inside OSX Boot Camp?

sorry - talking in circles. don't even know enough about this to be dangerous (yet ...)

Thanks.
Tom
 
Apple does not support OS X on a generic Windows box -- only on their hardware. There are some hacks to get it to work, but they are not particularly simple yet.

Apple hardware does run Windows natively (I dual boot my MacBook here at work). Virtualization with VMWare or Parallels works reasonably well too. So you can run both OSs on a new Intel Mac, but only run Windows on your Dell box.
 
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