OS X on PC

[ScottyB]

I was wondering, since OS X is a version of Unix, if I can put it on my PC.

 

[n0cmonkey]

The OS (Darwin) is available on x86.

 

[ScottyB]

Does it have a GUI?

 

[Derango]

Nope, You can get the kernel, but the GUI has not been released. I would be surprised if it ever is released on the PC. Thats what really drives apples hardware sales, the OS.

Actualy, IIRC, the kernel is the only part of OSX you can get for a PC...

 

[thornc]

Check the: Gnu-Darwin distribution!

 

[nortexoid]

does OSX use the X11 window system???

 

[bubba]

<< does OSX use the X11 window system??? >>



Nope, it uses Display PDF or Quartz, as they call it.

Kind of a throwback to the NeXT's Display PS.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< Nope, You can get the kernel, but the GUI has not been released. I would be surprised if it ever is released on the PC. Thats what really drives apples hardware sales, the OS. >>



Apple isnt a software company after all 🙂



<< Actualy, IIRC, the kernel is the only part of OSX you can get for a PC... >>



Nope, you can get a lot more than just the kernel. http://www.darwin.org for info on it.



<< does OSX use the X11 window system??? >>



You can download XF86 4.2.0 for it. I did and its great. I also use xonx so I can have Quartz and XF86 (in rootless mode) on the same screen. It is like switching between applications to switch between the two. Pretty slick.

Of course I do this all on the PPC architecture.