So what would Mac OS X be like on a truly mobile device?
Unlike the picture above, I believe it's not about the destination. It's about the journey. During my two-year journey with UMPCs, I've run XP, Vista, and Ubuntu. Each experience offers more insight into what a mobile operating system can and should offer. Maybe it's time to temporarily travel for yet another experience. The journey begins...
I commend you. I could never do something like this on a device that I depend on.
It's one thing to do it on something you have laying around, but to do it on your main machine takes guts.
Posted by: Nate | April 15, 2008 at 06:54 PM
This is the kind of thing that made God smite Sodom & Gomorrah!
You are doing unnatural things, Fiend Kevin!
Repent!!
Posted by: Mike Cane | April 15, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Definitely looking forward to reading more about this one ... though I don't like that split keyboard action, I'd really love to have a Mac UMPC
Posted by: Jonathan Greene | April 15, 2008 at 07:56 PM
http://www.micropctalk.com/2007/12/10/mac-osx-leopard-running-on-ux-2/
Posted by: Benz145 | April 15, 2008 at 08:18 PM
Thats pretty sweet. I was thinking about running mac on a umpc but was wondering about the necessary drivers to make everything work. I look forward for the posts on this.
Posted by: Mike Nare | April 15, 2008 at 08:19 PM
If it works pretty well for you, I might have to wait until the HP Mini-Note comes with a OSX-compatible Atom CPU.
Posted by: Vance | April 15, 2008 at 08:50 PM
Since OS X has inkwell built it, do you think this could convert your UMPC into a Mac Tablet ?
Posted by: Ram Prasad | April 15, 2008 at 08:57 PM
Or you could take the easy route like I did and do this:
http://osx.portraitofakite.com/
OK, it's not the same, but what the *$%@
;-)
Posted by: ArchiMark | April 15, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Not a suprise to me.. We have been doing that to our SONY UX device. We have a step-by-step procedure on how to install MAC (even the new LEOPARD) on micropctalk.com yes, very cool and interesting. An option for MAC users....
Posted by: Chris | April 16, 2008 at 12:11 AM
interesting stuff hope it goes well...
Posted by: Ash | April 16, 2008 at 12:25 AM
If it all works out, and I think it should considering the chipset and processor.. wireless isn't a problem because you can always swap in a compatible card, but if most of the things work, I'm going to buy a Q1 Ultra. :)
Posted by: Arif R | April 16, 2008 at 05:27 AM
So, am I the only one who realizes there already are two truly mobile devices running OS X? Or are we only talking about the full non-mobile version?
Posted by: Sumocat | April 16, 2008 at 09:48 AM
I just tried ArchiMark's link on the N800.
The sweetness.
Posted by: vm-01 | April 16, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Sumocat, you mean the ones that don't officially allow you to install anything (yet)? ;) Full OS (XP versus WinMo, OS X versus iPhone/Touch) is more flexible and thus more powerful.
Posted by: Dave Zatz | April 16, 2008 at 11:35 AM