- Feb 14, 2004
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Sad news:
appleinsider.com
My OG thread from 2008: (18 years ago, oof!)
The last thread here ran from 2013 to 2022:
forums.anandtech.com
The Hackintish subreddit is still active:
www.reddit.com
Basic history:
* 2005: Apple announced the transition to Intel x86 CPU's
* 2005: The OSx86 Project was launched with the first successful boots on commodity x86 hardware
* 2006: MacRumors & InsanelyMac forum members got Windows working on Intel Macs; Apple later released Boot Camp, making dual-boot support official
* 2026: Apple official ends x85 support in the upcoming MacOS 27 release
Was very grateful to all involved in that project:
1. Saved a TON of money while I was in college! (couldn't quite swing the $10k Mac Pro fee on minimum wage, haha!)
2. Was able to do awesome stuff like video editing at home!
3. Learned a LOT about operating systems!
We retired our last Hackintosh a few years ago. My wife switched to a screamingly-fast M-series Macbook. I went to Windows 11 (Apple had neglected FCP & whatnot for so long due to the iPhone focus that I jumped to Premier lol). Good memories!
OpenCore and Hackintosh are sadly dead after Apple ends Intel Mac support.
Apple's decision to make macOS Tahoe the last version to support Intel Macs is going to cause enormous problems for OpenCore and Hackintosh users. The communities are taking the news quite well.
My OG thread from 2008: (18 years ago, oof!)
[Guide & Software] A Recipe for Delicious Leopard Soup - Now with Vanilla Flavor!
Updates: Been busy, haven't had time to update. Old guide up for archiving purposes. ***** In the meantime, you can download the old Software Kit package with the previous guide in PDF: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=94c1b09...006b35ffc0bb875 If you just want to read the 10.5.4 guide, I put i...
www.insanelymac.com
The last thread here ran from 2013 to 2022:
The Hackintosh Thread
Latest News: 22-May-2013: Apparently I am a workaholic. I still poke my head in here occasionally! haha 7-Feb-2013: Hi to all the ZDNet readers! 3-Jan-2013: Posted this guide. Table of Contents: 1. Quick introduction 2. What is Hackintosh? 3. Legality 4. Why build one? 5. Pros and Cons 6...
forums.anandtech.com
The Hackintish subreddit is still active:
Reddit - Dive into anything
www.reddit.com
Basic history:
* 2005: Apple announced the transition to Intel x86 CPU's
* 2005: The OSx86 Project was launched with the first successful boots on commodity x86 hardware
* 2006: MacRumors & InsanelyMac forum members got Windows working on Intel Macs; Apple later released Boot Camp, making dual-boot support official
* 2026: Apple official ends x85 support in the upcoming MacOS 27 release
Was very grateful to all involved in that project:
1. Saved a TON of money while I was in college! (couldn't quite swing the $10k Mac Pro fee on minimum wage, haha!)
2. Was able to do awesome stuff like video editing at home!
3. Learned a LOT about operating systems!
We retired our last Hackintosh a few years ago. My wife switched to a screamingly-fast M-series Macbook. I went to Windows 11 (Apple had neglected FCP & whatnot for so long due to the iPhone focus that I jumped to Premier lol). Good memories!
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