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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2007, 10:26:52 AM »
I did think it was interesting that they were using RISC processors in their normal computers, which I believe is why some programs for stuff like graphics and such ran so well (Photoshop, etc.) But the downside was that nothing ran on there but mac software, and god knows how much of a headache porting something to a RISC architecture can be.
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2007, 06:50:00 PM »
god knows how much of a headache porting something to a RISC architecture can be.

Sounds like some risky business.


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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2007, 11:18:01 AM »
/facepalm

You do know with RISC processors are, right?
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2007, 01:13:24 PM »
...uh, he was making a pun.

And besides, unless you're using assembly, porting something to a RISC processor isn't that much different from porting it to any other processor.  All you really have to do is make sure your code is endian safe (in other words, be mindful of how you write your code if you do anything somewhat low-level) and...you're good.  C is nice like that, interpreted languages -- even better.
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2007, 02:06:55 PM »
That's what the facepalm was for. I was just hoping that he did indeed know what a RISC processor is.
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #20 on: October 15, 2007, 12:08:33 AM »
No, but I still thought it was funny. Talking about "RISC" and how it was "risky" using them.. I couldnt resist.


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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #21 on: October 15, 2007, 12:44:57 AM »
So, basically, six buttons -- left, middle, right, scroll wheel, back and forward buttons for the thumb, sixth button for the pinkie.  I think it would work pretty well.  I can't see any more buttons being easy enough to hit to be practical.

I had a couple of Kensington USB laser mice, like that, left, middle & scroll, right, but only one thumb and one pinkie.  Kind of useful but both of my mice broke.

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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #22 on: October 15, 2007, 02:24:22 PM »
My Microsoft laser thingie is like that.

I think the issue is more about OS support.  Just because a mouse has a gazillion buttons doesn't necessarily mean that the OS can use them.  I know in Win32 you have to do a completely separate call in order to use the back/forward buttons in applications and games, and even then it's only valid on XP, I think (possibly 2000).
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2007, 01:34:18 AM »

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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2007, 01:40:19 AM »
Rofl @ external floppy drive.
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2007, 08:32:51 AM »
Haha, YES! ;D
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #26 on: November 18, 2007, 09:34:46 AM »
Apple ][s didn't have hard disks. :(

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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #27 on: November 18, 2007, 12:57:31 PM »
Lol, pain. Nice work though.
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2007, 01:45:40 AM »
So, is that via the Ethernet interface or a serial link?
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Re: I has a Hackintosh
« Reply #29 on: November 19, 2007, 11:57:24 PM »
My hackintosh died when I upgraded to 10.4.8 :(
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