OSX on a Mac Mini

[clint]

@ TheMagicM

Go for it mate. I to like to have a look at gear in stores before I decide were I will buy stuff from at the best deal offered.

clint

[TheMagicM]

@clint:

Jesus Christ.. Thank you man!!!  :-)



@all:
It seems as though (maybe I'm wrong), software developers and companies overlook kids games (young kids).  When I look for games for my little girl for her Windows box its all for Win 98 or DOS.  I'm sure there are newer but maybe some kids games for MorphOS and OS4 would be a hit?

[cicero790]

@TheMagicM

Have you tried the original Sims on your little girl. There are some very good lessons to learn about life and social interaction in that game. No killing.

[B00tDisk]

Why not build a hackintosh?  Pick n' choose your own inexpensive intel mobo/video card/ram/HD/optical and away you go!

[Matt_H]

@ The MagicM

My dad and I were in an Apple store a week or so ago and I had the exact same thought. In a parallel universe, we'd have been in the Commodore Store.

Definitely a strange feeling, to be in a place with a passionate userbase, adequate supplies, AND corporate support. I even found the staff to be knowledgeable - I had always been curious about how a PowerMac (I guess they're called MacPros now) could pop the tray on a second installed CD drive, and the guy I asked didn't know. I told him not to worry about it, but he went to find out both for me, and so he could learn it himself. (And the answer is that you press the Eject button while holding the Option key.)

A Mac will very likely be my next machine.

[Flashlab]

@B00tDisk

That's what I did. I have a hackintosh and a hackbook; I like to tinker around and you'll sure be doing that with OSX86...

@TheMagicM

Now if any of you two feel like talking more trash about how I spend my money, you'll find your post deleted. That will be the first warning. (I only give 2, the second puts you on vacation).

Hey that's abuse of power in my book. If he feels that way he should be able to say it. IMHO salespeople that DO know what they are talking about are valuable for some customers. If you're not one of them that's ok.

On topic: I don't have the old Amiga feeling with my hackintoshes, my iPhone or the local Apple Store. Those days are over sadly. For me the Amiga days were painting in DPaint and trying to create games in AMOS with a friend; more like a bedroom coder. Closest to that feeling was building Flash games. I stopped with that too because I'm too busy with my real job.

[cicero790]

@Flashlab

There was no Amiga store in the area back in the good old days. I ordered mine from Amiga postorder dealers. So I actually got the same feeling when i browse Amigakit that seem to head in the right direction and is very much alive.  :-)

[adolescent]

I bought all my Amigas from the local Creative Computers in Redondo Beach.  After all, how irresponsible would I be if I were to set foot inside the store and not buy the exact computer I first touched.  :crazy:

BTW, I'd steer away from the Apple hardware and just make a hackintosh as previously suggested.  Apple hardware is generally overpriced, underpowered and low quality.

[odin]

@themagicm:
A chill pill wouldn't go amiss.

Anyway, OSX is nice and all but Linux is free and free is good :-D (just a shame that Linux is {bleep}e).  

[tribz]

@TheMagicM

Now if any of you two feel like talking more trash about how I spend my money, you'll find your post deleted. That will be the first warning. (I only give 2, the second puts you on vacation).

Hey that's abuse of power in my book. If he feels that way he should be able to say it. IMHO salespeople that DO know what they are talking about are valuable for some customers. If you're not one of them that's ok.

On topic: I don't have the old Amiga feeling with my hackintoshes, my iPhone or the local Apple Store. Those days are over sadly. For me the Amiga days were painting in DPaint and trying to create games in AMOS with a friend; more like a bedroom coder. Closest to that feeling was building Flash games. I stopped with that too because I'm too busy with my real job.

I for one welcome our new moderating & censoring overlords ....

 :lol:  :lol:

[TheMagicM]

@odin:

Sorry man, I dont take crap from anyone.  If you throw some my way, I throw it right back.  Just because I'm a moderator does not mean I have to take what people say to me.  I speak my mind, sorry if it hurt anyones feelings.

[nine3o]

@TheMagicM

The Mac Mini is a great starter machine for OSX, I started with a G4 version.

But if you do plan on getting some more horsepower for a desktop, I highly recommend looking into a hackintosh.

For $700 (CAD) I built a Quad core, 4gig 800mhz DDR2, 1TB, 512MB 8800GT, 850W psu power house in February of this year and is awesome compared to the mac mini.  Only thing is there is a bit more maintenance when software upgrades are available, but worst case you can always get a EFiX (but only works with specific Gigabyte mother boards)

As for every one beating up on you about going into to a store to check our hard ware, ignore them.  I do it all the time but I end purchasing from where it will suit me best (just as in your case).

[beller]

Matt_H wrote:
Definitely a strange feeling, to be in a place with a passionate userbase, adequate supplies, AND corporate support.

A Mac will very likely be my next machine.

You've hit on exactly why I went from the Amiga in 1995 to a Mac.  I had to get up to speed on Macs in the early '90s due to my work with ReadySoft on the last version of the A-Max.  It was an easy (but painful due to circumstances) move to the Mac as  my main productivity machine.

(I do keep a couple of Windows machines for emulation and Catweasel use!  One can never have too many computers...)

Bob

[TheMagicM]

nine3o:

Never heard of the hackintosh.. I take it its a x86 based system running OSX.  hmm..I've thought about it since I had OSX running on a VMWare session.

The Mac Mini my son has is a 1.8ghz Core 2 Duo.  I dont think he'll max it out since he uses his Xbox 360 for games.

[nine3o]

I take it its a x86 based system running OSX

Yup, that's exactly what it is.  There are many different ways to run OSx on an x86 machine (including nVidia chipset motherboards).  There is a great article in lifehacker (this is what prompted me to build mine)

There is also EFiX now which makes installation and updates straight forward, that is if you have the hardware on their HCL (Hardware Compatibility List)

[pixie]

@ TheMagicM:

Never heard of the hackintosh.. I take it its a x86 based system running OSX.

It's the official term.