Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm using an Asus EEE with XP, and of the four computers this one woks the best. I have few apps on it (Mine has a hard drive) Lovely machine, but the native 1024x600 is a pain in the ass. BUT, I can take the computer, four lenses, and the charger in my little ugly purple M bag. It also gets four hours on the battery! On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> wrote: > > from a number of sites, we see that osx can be teased into running > on the dell mini9 . in fact, it seems to be the cool hack de jour. > > "the Mini 9 is about as ideal a platform as you'll find for a > Hackintosh ultraportable: Everything from wi-fi, sound and the > function keys down to the optional integrated mobile broadband card > and the SD card reader are supported and work as they should. No > hardware compromises at all. It's awesome." > > http://hackaday.com/2009/02/21/dell-mini-9-osx-install/ > http://gizmodo.com/5058287/dell-inspiron-mini-9-now-running-os-x-leopard > http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2008/10/13519/ > > the mini9 is a very small netbook, which you can get for under $300. > you need an outboard DVD drive (it's too small to contain one). > > i have a mini9 on which i run ubuntu. i got mine for $249 or > something with ubuntu, wifi, webcam. it's really small. > > -rei > > > On May07 23:54, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > I have been looking at the new, super-cheap tiny laptops like the Eee. > > It is very tempting to have a laptop so small that it would fit into my > > Domke 803 bag. The only problem is that all the models I have seen run > > Linux or Windows. I have no desire to learn a new operating system, or to > > return to Windows. This brings me to my question: is it possible/doable > > to buy one of those thingies and install OSX on it so that I could run > > Apple software on it? > > > > TIA, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino at panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA