Apple building a sub-$600 iMac.

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I'd think that you'd need Apple's permission to run Mac OS on an A1, not AOS on a Mac. My Mac G4 already runs all the PPC linux distros, BSD distros, Mac OSX and Classic 8.x/9.x so it must not be very hard to get something else running on it. ?? I bet this one will be a good seller for Apple. :-D

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Afaik Be inc had to stop mac/ppc developements of beos, because of lack of support from apples side.

That could be. I know that BeOS runs on my PowerComputing PowerCenter 150 very well. Wasn't it back during the clone days that Be stopped developing for macs? Back in those days the Macs needed to first boot MacOS (partially) and then kick off BeOS or linux or other. Today's Macs though are OpenFirmware and do not require the cooperation with Mac to allow for booting an 'alien OS'. Should be easier on newer >1999 macs to port an os to it.  I'd buy OS4 or MorphOS if they ran on my Mac.

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However it's done would be like the linux distros do it. Using YBOOT? Not sure if I remember the terminology. If you buy a mac to run MOS you've already bought the mac and the mac os so Apple wouldn't be out anything.

And you never know...you might like OSX better than AOS/MorphOS  :-)

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There was a BeOS release 5 for PowerPC, I actually own it.. At the time when I loaded it, it didn't have all the add-on functionality that the intel version had (like no real player).

I have the 5.0 Pro CD that has the intel and PPC versions on it. Found out after I bought it that it also was designed to work on my PowerCenter clone. I ran it for awhile and it was ok. Ran SheepShaver emulation on it and it worked very well. Not very many 'new' apps for it though so I finally set it aside. It was fun though.

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(the people who don´t switch ligthbulbs in their cars themselfs)

I changed a lightbulb in my kitchen just this morning. But I have an above average IQ - I've been an Amiga user since 1987.  :-D

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BTW to change the subject. Does OS-X allow you to get under the hood and access the *nix core? Or are you still stuck with the GUI?

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Absolutely. OSX has a CLI That gets you into the 'Darwin' BSD core. It has most common BSD command line programs. It is even possible to install and run BSD programs. I've got OpenOffice.org and The Gimp installed right now.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/unix/

There's tons of stuff that can be done from the command line.  :-D

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Sounds like we've been "out-Amiga'd"

OS X is a very tempting OS. But it still isn't what I'd call "Amiga-like"...well except for the Dock that AOS/MorphOS seems to want to emulate. And perhaps the stability - I've never had to reboot because of a crashed app. And the GUI...very fluid motion and chrisp clear fonts. And the 'huge' software base - there have been over 10,000 programs written for OSX since its release.

I bought this Mac sortof as a 'bookmark' while waiting for AOS4/MorphOS to be completed. I think it has hooked me.  :-?

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Mac has always been the simple PC that's "easy".

Simple and easy is something that takes brilliant programming to achive. It is not a bad point, but a good point. The only other operating systems that fall into the 'simple and easy' category are AOS and Morphos.

Think what would it take to make Windoze 'simple and easy' and you will list the things that make AOS a great OS.

 :-D :idea:

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Last I checked $499 was less than $600. So, the topic could effectively be sub-$1,000,000 and still be correct

Kindof like saying 'Sub-120F temp - bring a jacket.'  :-D

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Yes but sub $499 sounds much more attractive than sub $600.

Very much so. I hope that it ends up being less than $499.

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However there are good deals on "pre-loved" Mac hardware on ebay

I got my G4 Sawtooth for $280 on eBay. Best computer I've ever owned (except for my A3000 of course, but that machine croaked a long time ago).