“Contest has been won – updates to follow shortly. All further donations will go into an account to sustain the open source project that will be launched with the initial solution,” reads an announcement on the “Windows XP on an Intel Mac Contest” website.
The total prize won amounts to US$13,854.
The rules of the contest included such provisions as:
• Instructions must boot Windows XP (at least), not Vista or any other version of Windows.
• Windows must be able to coexist with Mac OS X and each system may not interfere with the operation of the other (basically a traditional dual boot system where one OS is running at a time)
• Your method, upon starting the computer, must offer the user to boot either OS X or Windows XP
• You cannot use virtualization software such as Xen or VMWare
• Winner gives contest website the rights to post the solution exclusively
More info here.
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celebrate the first, glorious anniversary of the Information
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Whew. Yeah. Finally indeed.
Ampar you need to take some time off, just take it easy, maybe an island vacation.
Who gives a flying f..k……
I am impressed with the person who can lick his bum!
Now that is impressive!
Leo
Now that 20 geeks on the planet can do magic things with a mac and XP what do the rest of us do? More to the point what do the rest of us care?
This is a waste of time except for the novelty value for a few show off’s. It will have no effect on 99.9999% of the Mac user base.
if I want windows I buy a PC. Keep that shit off my MAC.
Yukkkkkkk.
I designed all my mind boggling futuristic stuff on a Mac not a PC.
Leo
To Macs King: Thanks for caring. Did you catch the origin of the quote?
To Leo: I’m with ya on the bum licker. Quite impressive. BTW, loved your helicopter with the screw shaped sail design.
Quote for the day:
“At the moment, only God can make a sphincter.”
– Christopher Woodhouse, Institute of Urology and Nephrology, University College, London
…Thanks for caring. Did you catch the origin of the quote?…
The ‘talking head’ in Apple’s ‘1984’ commercial .
And in other news…
Windows XP banned from production macs to increase productivity and security.
simulating the running of XP even on a G4/G5 is a cinch – just Remote Network Connect on full screen mode to a networked XP machine. To the outside viewer all you’re using is a PC.
I do this regularly in my “Apple-free” workplace.
I hope they’re vetting these findings properly!!
Perhaps i should have entered a mock running and collected some booty!
Anyone know if Paul Thurrot’s iMac is still for sale?