Ask Dale for computer help!

[dyasu]

Hello HawaiiThreads! We had a thread similar to this one on the gaming forums that I admin over, and it had some great response. I am offering to answer any (but maybe not all :P) questions that you might have regarding computers from technical support questions to questions about recommending what kind of computer to buy.

I am A+ certified, so I can work in a computer repair shop. Although really in the tech world A+ is considered the easiest certification to get, I have been building my own computers for the last 3 years and am a certified computer geek :P

Please note that any advice or answers that I give are strictly meant to help you on a course of action. I will not be responsible for any damage caused by the improper use of any help that I give.

With that being said, let the questions begin :P

[Pomai]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Adrian is gonna' hate you. LOL

Hello HawaiiThreads! We had a thread similar to this one on the gaming forums that I admin over, and it had some great response. I am offering to answer any (but maybe not all :P) questions that you might have regarding computers from technical support questions to questions about recommending what kind of computer to buy.

I am A+ certified, so I can work in a computer repair shop. Although really in the tech world A+ is considered the easiest certification to get, I have been building my own computers for the last 3 years and am a certified computer geek :P

Please note that any advice or answers that I give are strictly meant to help you on a course of action. I will not be responsible for any damage caused by the improper use of any help that I give.

With that being said, let the questions begin :P

[1stwahine]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Adrian is gonna' hate you. LOL

heheheh...

Das funny.

But he not.

Auntie Lynn

[tutusue]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Adrian is gonna' hate you. LOL

Oooooh...I feel another pet peeve of the day comin' on!

Seriously...Adrian? Competition is a good thing. It's now time for you to step up to the plate.

[Pomai]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Dale, have you ever tried hack-running Mac OS X on a PC?

I know Win-XP runs quite well on a partitioned Mac using Boot Camp (native) or Parallels (virtual) (we do that at work all the time using B.C. and Par.), but am curious how it works vice versa.

This hack job notes you can't partition the same drive, but needs separate drives, so looks like a PC-based laptop is out on this particular hack. How about Mac OS X and Windows XP or Vista on the SAME PC drive and motherboard?

If OS X can run smoothly on a PC, it would sure save me (and lots of other folks) a bundle on my next laptop purchase.

Just kidding about the Adrian comment. lol

[dyasu]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Adrian is gonna' hate you. LOL

Uh oh! I didn't mean to step on anyone's toes :P Just wanted to help!

Dale, have you ever tried hack-running Mac OS X on a PC?

I know Win-XP runs quite well on a partitioned Mac using Boot Camp (native) or Parallels (virtual) (we do that at work all the time using B.C. and Par.), but am curious how it works vice versa.

This hack job notes you can't partition the same drive, but needs separate drives, so looks like a PC-based laptop is out on this particular hack. How about Mac OS X and Windows XP or Vista on the SAME PC drive and motherboard?

If OS X can run smoothly on a PC, it would sure save me (and lots of other folks) a bundle on my next laptop purchase.

Just kidding about the Adrian comment. lol

I know running Windows on a Mac is fine as we did a number of these setups at CompUSA using Boot camp or parellels. I'm not too sure on doing it the other way around. I will check with my buddy down at CompUSA (he's actually a contracted Apple engineer for Hawaii projects) to see if he knwos of any successful tries at it.

[scrivener]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Can I plug my Commodore 1541 into my Cray-2?

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Can I plug my Commodore 1541 into my Cray-2?

sure...but it may not work properly

Thanks Dale for the advice line as there are a few of us techies here already but sometimes it takes several minds to figure out a problem such as my reboot issue I'm still having problems with on another thread.

[Konaguy]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

Welcome Dale to HT. More computer gurus, the better is my thinking. As there is things us current gurus get stumped on, like Craig's mysteriously rebooting computer.

[GeckoGeek]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

have you ever tried hack-running Mac OS X on a PC?

That could be a difficult task. MS designs Windows to run on lots of different hardware using different chipsets. But Apple only needs to design Mac OS to run on their hardware. I'm not sure just how much a Mac and a PC motherboard differ. But I'd certainly start with one that has the same chipsets, etc to minimize the amount of tinkering that's required.

Then there's a question of how you can legally acquire Mac OS without buying a Apple computer. Can it be done?

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Ask Dale for computer help!

That could be a difficult task. MS designs Windows to run on lots of different hardware using different chipsets. But Apple only needs to design Mac OS to run on their hardware. I'm not sure just how much a Mac and a PC motherboard differ. But I'd certainly start with one that has the same chipsets, etc to minimize the amount of tinkering that's required.

Then there's a question of how you can legally acquire Mac OS without buying a Apple computer. Can it be done?

Is it possible to run it under the C: prompt