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after doing some                 research, I have found that it is illegal 
to install MAC OS on a PC.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Claude Everett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] making Windows pcs into Mac computers


What if I don't have a Windows machine with an Intel processor can I still 
set up the windows keyboard for the Mac on my Mac?

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> On Oct 20, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Saturday night, a thought struck me, and I wanted to share it with you 
> all.
> If you have any windows pcs around, and they’re using an Intel processor, 
> those pcs are Mac ready.
> Also, that windows keyboard that is connected to that windows pc, that, 
> can be converted into a Mac keyboard.
> After  you install OS 10 on a Windows pc, then you plug in that windows 
> keyboard, voice over will say, “keyboard setup assistant”, and then it 
> will tell you to type the first key to the right of the left shift key, so 
> you type the z key. Then, it will tell you to type the first key to the 
> left of the right shift key, which of course, is the slash key. Now if it 
> doesn’t tell you to do that, just right arrow until you hear voice over 
> tell you to type the first key to the left of the right shift key, then 
> type that key. Then, right arrow over to the done button, and press up and 
> down arrow, or, press control option space bar, to activate that done 
> button, and now you’ve got yourself a Mac keyboard. The command key is the 
> windows key.
> Saturday night, I did that, and now, I have a Mac keyboard that can be 
> used on a Mac, or on a pc. The cool thing is, once you setup the Windows 
> pc keyboard on a particular Mac, then, you don’t have to set up that key 
> board to work with that particular Mac, again.
> I was able to unplug it, then, plug it back into the Mac, and, I could 
> just keep typing.
> enjoy,
> Harry
>
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