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Old 04-18-2008, 07:16 PM
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Hope you don't mind a question from a PC guy, but how long has OS X been around?
If I'm not mistaken, when it first came out I read about one of Madonna's techies using it and slowly coming to trust using it in a live show. That was quite a while ago, I think.
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Mac OS X has been around since 1999, while Mac OS has been around since 1984.
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Yup. OS X just means version 10 of Mac OS (roman numerals). I think that Mac OS came out around the same time as DOS and Windows.
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is there anyway to get mac o.s on windows?
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is there anyway to get mac o.s on windows?
No. Both Mac OS and Windows are operating systems; two separate operating systems, and therefore you can't get Mac OS "on" Windows.
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No. Both Mac OS and Windows are operating systems; two separate operating systems, and therefore you can't get Mac OS "on" Windows.
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You can put it in a vmware session on Windows but its not that great.
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You can put it in a vmware session on Windows but its not that great.
Maybe I will just stay with the traditional windows XP.
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Yes you can install a modified version of MAC OS X on a vmware session.
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Yes you can install a modified version of MAC OS X on a vmware session.
Could I ask what is vmware?

Would that be the software that would also allow you to use a previous version of windows?

I heard about that possibility in discussions about trying to run some Windows 95 software (PC Paintbrush Designer) on XP.
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