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- noun computing, informal A
computer other than aMacintosh that has beenconfigured to run the Macintoshoperating system .
Etymologies
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Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 - If the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you're willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own "Hackintosh" - a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard.
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Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 - If the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you're willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own "Hackintosh" - a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard.
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You might have heard of the term "Hackintosh" before: a word that uber-geeks carry around with them as if to say "I made this, this is my badge to wear," a Hackintosh is a PC that has been built to run Mac OS.
MacBytes.com 2008
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Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 - If the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you're willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own "Hackintosh" - a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard.
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Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800 - If the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you're willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own "Hackintosh" - a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard.
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We've walked through how to install OS X on non-Mac PC hardware-commonly referred to as a Hackintosh-a couple of times before, but with video walkthroughs of every step of the process, it's never been easier to build a Hackintosh Mac and install OS X.
Gizmodo Adam Pash 2010
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So do countless other folks who turn to the so-called Hackintosh project that puts Apple's operating system on common PC hardware.
Geek.com Christian Zibreg 2010
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So do countless other folks who turn to the so-called Hackintosh project that puts Apple's operating system on common PC hardware.
Geek.com Christian Zibreg 2010
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Last year, our own Rob Griffiths showed us how to build a "Frankenmac," (aka a Hackintosh, or x86 Mac) for about $1000.
MP3Board.com 2009
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Sales of netbooks suggest lots of consumers like the form factor, and demand for an Apple netbook is high enough that some users make their own so-called Hackintosh systems.
TechNewsWorld 2009
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