It's been possible to run Mac OS on intel hardware for quite a while.
"A "Hackintosh" is a computer that runs Apple's OS X operating system
on non-Apple hardware. This has been possible since Apple's switch
from IBM's PowerPC processors to Intel processors a few years ago"
For Ubuntu, just download the Live CD and boot from it to test your
hardware. Depending on your needs, you may find Linux a viable and
satisfactory replacement for Windows. I have a desktop and a Netbook
that have run several versions with no problems.
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Joyce A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks Dean -- both instances were indeed Window$ updates. Each of them
> arbitrarily shut down and re-started the computer and I lost what I was
> working on. Dratted M$! I think I have a "handle" on it now though: I
> found where to set it to notify me, but not download or install updates
> unless _I_ give it permission. Did I mention Window$ 7 is all new to me?!
> <G>
>
> Wonder if Ubuntu would work on the laptop then? Wish I could afford a Mac
> as fast, with as many features and as much speed as that Toshiba has!
>
> :-) Joyce in SE Ohio
>
> On 7/19/2011 10:16 PM, Dean Kukral wrote:
>>
>>
>> Joyce, when Apple introduces a Mac OS to run on a (formerly) Windows PC,
>> it will be headline news everywhere.
>>
>> I doubt that it was Windows that caused your shutdown, but some kind of
>> hardware problem. (My opinion.) If it is still under warranty, I would
>> take it back.
>>
>> Dean Kukral
>
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