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Old October 15th, 2009, 12:38 AM
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Can i switch my pc to a mac ?

hello
i am a webdesigner and i saw a couple weeks ago in a other company they all work with mac s . now i was looking around and try to find some informations about mac s and mac os .
i bought a new computer couple weeks ago
here are the parts i build in
Asus M2N68-AM SE2 Motherboard - Socket AM2+, MATX, Audio, GeForce 7025 Graphics, SATA, RAID
Corsair XMS2 4GB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory Upgrade - 2x2048MB
AMD Phenom X4 9600 Quad Core Processor HD9600WCGDBOX - 2.30GHz, 4MB Cache, 1800MHz (3600 MT/s) FSB, Agena, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket AM2+, Processor with Fan
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE DVDRW Drive - SATA, DVD+R 22X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD-RAM 12X, CD-R 48X (OEM)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Hard Drive - 750GB, 7200rpm, 32MB, Serial ATA-300
Ultra LS500 Lifetime Series 500W Power Supply - ATX, SATA-Ready, PCI-Express, Lifetime Warranty

so now i wanna know can i install mac os snow leopard on it and use it like a mac ?
can i do all my stuff like i now do like watching movies create website with dreamweaver cs4 and use ftp programs like filezilla . whats with messengers browsergames emailprograms .
i have now 3 computers in the network is a mac compactible to windows 7 networks ?

i am happy when somebody can give me some helpful informations.
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Old October 15th, 2009, 02:01 AM
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Old October 15th, 2009, 04:42 AM
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I think you mean "psystar"

You would be better off buying a used Mac. It will do all the normal things computers do. Just make sure it's an Intel based newer Mac or OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard won't load.
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Old October 18th, 2009, 05:26 PM
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No, not legally.
Well actually Apple's EULA states that it has to be a Apple labeled computer. So all you need to do is get a Apple sticker and stick it on your computer case. He He

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You should talk to Fryke about it. I think he has a Hackintosh
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