Intel Mac OS X Catches Up With Older Brother

RetrogradeMotion writes "Apple is now one step closer to the Intel transition. According to the OSx86 Project, a recently leaked installation DVD of Mac OS X 10.4.3 reveals that the Intel version is in sync with the PowerPC version - the two are now identical. Initially, "OSx86" was substantially behind its PPC counterpart, but the recent update makes it ready for the public. The article also notes that Apple has continued to learn from hackers' efforts to crack the operating system and has greatly strengthened the TPM protections."

More Irony? Can we handle it?

[ZachPruckowski]

So does anyone else find it funny that we get an Apple-Intel update on within 6 hours of a "Intel processors get their asses kicked" story?

TPM=PMS

[Lev13than]

The article also notes that Apple has continued to learn from hackers' efforts to crack the operating system and has greatly strengthened the TPM protections.

As you may or may not know, TPM stands for "Tensão Pré-Menstrual", which is the Portuguese term for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome. Exactly why hackers would want to get by those TPM protections is beyond me.

Re:Don't know, but

[Nom du Keyboard]

it really seems funny to me how all Intels bashers (aka. Mac fans) suddenly became Intel enthusiasts

That's because they never were Intel bashers. They are all Steve fans, and what Steve says - RULES! (Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. He's still living in yesterday's truths.)

It's rather a lot like Scientology. You just have to change the names of the players, and keep forking out the money.

And a hardy HA-HA-HA...

[Lester67]

To all of you that thought an outdated version of the OS was actually "leaked".

Congrats, Apple just made you an unpaid security consultant. :-)

Re:How does the protection work?

[Quiet_Desperation]

in plain English

Well, there's this tiny little guy with a magnifying lens who will live in your computer case, and- nah, I'm just kiddin' :)

Re:Moving from the PowerPC to Intel... Bad Move

[Bradee-oh!]

I own a G3 yosemite running LinuxPPC, it's my firewall,IMAP,WWW,PHP server.
And I own a VIA C3 Samuel running Linux x86, it's my firewall,IMAP,WWW,PHP,Shoutcast,DNS,File server. So whats your point?

Did you get the memo

[Bodhammer]

on using the cover sheets on the TPM report?

From the article...

[Orrin Bloquy]

Continued improvements in both releases of 10.4.3 include an optimized table of system values organized in a hash known as a "registry," a simplified four-color theme, and a sophisticated AI-based Automator avatar known as "Guru" who appears at the bottom of your screen to anticipate Automator tasks by asking questions such as "It looks like you're writing a paper."

Re:"article"????

[fitten]

Yes. I can write a blog and put whatever I want in it. A professional journalist knows that if he/she repeatedly publishes lies or inaccuracies, they'll be finding other ways of earning a paycheck (thus, providing food for their bellies and a bed to sleep in).

As always, it's the difference between just spouting stuff because you want to and basing your life/livelihood on something. In one, you have no risk. In the other, you most definitely have risk and a vested interest in being a professional.

Re:Hardware

[eln]

Well, since the article summary clearly states that the two versions are now identical, it seems obvious that it will only run on PowerPC systems.

AppleCore

[Doc Ruby]

Leaked install DVD? HAH! That's for scriptkiddies. Where's the leaked kernel source code?

Re:More Irony? Can we handle it?

[killtherat]

Apple is on the cutting edge of making sure their OS runs on the slowest CPUs possible. For a while that was PPC, back when Intel was kicking ass and taking names, and Motorola couldn't find their ass with both hands. But now that IBM is starting to pop out high speed multi-core PPC chips, it's time to find a new slow chip.

Face it, Apple is cursed, what ever chip they use is doomed to be second rate. If intel was smart, they would have kept their distance ;-)

Re:"article"????

[toph42]

What? I was told that video killed the radio star!

Re:"article"????

[Anonymous Writer]

Nobody under 30 is going to get that one.

Re:Hardware

[Anonymous Coward]

Maybe this should be a new Slashdot poll:

How long after Apple officially releases its x86 version of OSX will it be cracked to run on generic hardware?

1) 12 Months
2) 12 Hours
3) 12 Minutes
4) Cowboy Neal already has it running on his Dell.

"run out and buy"?

[Apotsy]

I didn't know that was a synonym for "download via bittorrent".

Re:"article"????

[JFitzsimmons]

I'm 18 and I got it.

Re:AppleCore

[iphayd]

http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ [apple.com]

Now that I gave you that, you have to find the source code to the Application and GUI layers.

Re:Simply running OS X does not a useable system m

[Anonymous Coward]

"What good is running the OS with no network, sound, or perhaps even video?"

Right about now, some Linux noob is asking him/herself the same question.

Re:Notes from a clueful

[Erik K. Veland]

Well, spotlight isn't working for me either in Mail, Safari crashes now and again and I haven't really found a good use for Bonjour yet so I'd say that it's par for the course still.