Post 9voNQm47L0eRyKLArg by saga@bsd.moe
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(DIR) Post #9vo0nRmOd128lstTma by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T12:06:45.614422Z
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I wish there was a way to run mac os without buying a mac
(DIR) Post #9voMwklfb77bGCOfEu by saga@bsd.moe
2020-06-06T16:14:54.414758Z
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@Majkatsu there is but it's very much a thing where you have to be willing to do a lot of fiddling, or use a virtual machine. depends on the version of mac os, contemporary/intel versions require significantly more fiddling than PowerPC versions, especially if it's post-big cat name OS X
(DIR) Post #9voN2lepCeHBkz3xr6 by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T16:16:02.099399Z
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@saga Yeah I know which is why I don't really count them, since it basically amounts to buying the right hardware and making a hackintosh but at that point i might as well just buy a fucking mac
(DIR) Post #9voNQm47L0eRyKLArg by saga@bsd.moe
2020-06-06T16:20:21.834735Z
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@Majkatsu it's definitely possible to use a vm for contemporary mac os, but as i said it's annoying as fuck to fiddle with manually to get it just right, but it's been done. if i had the links handy i'd share what i've found. there's a script for setting up virtualbox for a contemporary os x vm, and the other link is a preconfigured sheepsaver mac os 9 setup(sorry if i misunderstood your request, i'm just kinda infodumping)
(DIR) Post #9voNtDIFhMVAWhVrA8 by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T16:25:30.509011Z
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@saga For some reason I thought sheepsaver couldn't do modern osx but it's linux only anyway and i cba to fuck around with it right nowfor some reason I always thought osx would be really anal about not having the right hardware for copy protection reasons but I guess emulation is good enough now??
(DIR) Post #9voOLBNWPb1shBJY7E by saga@bsd.moe
2020-06-06T16:30:32.184816Z
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@Majkatsu there's a windows program for sheepsaver iirc. sheepsaver only does up to mac os x 10.5 (the last powerpc osx) but i personally haven't seen that put into practice, to be honest with you. people have cracked os x as well so that it skips the hardware checks, and people have found ways to get vms to cheese the hardware requirements, but it's still not exactly a science. speaking of which, i keep putting off trying to emulate contemporary os x for myself, but then again most of my interest is 1) nostalgic and 2) more aimed at PowerPC as opposed to contemporary Intel 🤔🤔🤔
(DIR) Post #9voOealYFI3Iw4oE5Y by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T16:34:04.518535Z
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@saga I'm mostly interested in the latest stuff out of curiosity, I don't think I've used a mac since like... old classroom apple II's when I was like 6? I know you can emulate those pretty easily but I've literally never even seen a modern mac in person lmao
(DIR) Post #9voOzUa0ROsTpZNJ1U by saga@bsd.moe
2020-06-06T16:37:50.526989Z
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@Majkatsu while i was at college there was a mac section of the computer lab with the whole adobe cc suite, which is pretty comical bc that's the only thing they were really there for. didn't get to fiddle much with them, but i did work on a couple of class projects with them nonetheless, and it's a weird mix of "oh hey i remember this" and "WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY DO TO MY CHILDHOOD HOUSE". modern macs are very inoffensive looking, neither good nor bad, just sorta... there. if they weren't so expensive and slowly getting shittier i'd probably own an intel mac tbh
(DIR) Post #9voPT0Efp9ASPLT6q8 by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T16:43:11.654364Z
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@saga the virgin cheese grater trashcan vs the chad giant imac with a color scheme like a n64 controller
(DIR) Post #9voPc6tGS2kteYnUPY by saga@bsd.moe
2020-06-06T16:44:45.935324Z
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@Majkatsu this reminds me that i need to see if this PowerPC emac actually works, bc if it does i will be enjoying nostalgia
(DIR) Post #9voQucLsJiCqObZJQm by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T16:59:23.445379Z
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@saga I'd probably buy a G3 down the line if i had some spare money but it's become such a collector's item now that idk if it's worth it anymore
(DIR) Post #9voR9Z72du9Eh2l3Vg by saga@bsd.moe
2020-06-06T17:02:04.271841Z
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@Majkatsu be careful with shipping because the desktops are fuckin heavy and fragile. i bought a secondhand g3 and it came to me broken :'( go with a laptop if you can, they're less likely to be damaged by the shipping process 🤔
(DIR) Post #9voRthriQqqRA0aiKO by Majkatsu@kawen.space
2020-06-06T17:10:25.770813Z
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@saga yeah I always worried about that :/ The laptops are probably cheaper too