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Member #16,486 · 2009-10-24 → 2009-10-25
#1,450 by Dispatches #3,038 by Author Reads #2,128 by Thread Reach Member #16,486 📍 UK Chameleon / Boot-132

@pcmaczone

InfiniteMac community contributor with 5 recorded dispatches, 1 lead technical dossiers (2,967 direct reads), participating in discussions reaching 108,151 historical readers.

Dispatches 5 Ranked #1,450 of 6,691
Author Reads 2,967 Ranked #3,038 · 1 dossiers
Thread Reach 108,151 Ranked #2,128 in reach
Lead Dossiers 1 2,967 avg reads / dossier
Member Number #16,486 Joined 2009-10-24
Active Window 2009 2009-10-24 → 2009-10-25
Archive Standing
#1,450 of 6,691 by Dispatches (5 notes) · #3,038 of 3,454 by Author Readership (2,967 reads across 1 dossiers) · #2,128 by Thread Reach (108,151 cumulative reads)
InfiniteMac ID
Member #16,486 · Joined 2009-10-24
Location
UK
Website
pcmac zone.co.uk
Hardware & Kernel Topics
Chameleon / Boot-132 (1)
Frequent Thread Collaborators
@thorazine74 (2) @pαuℓzurrr. @scififan68 @TechSgtChen @Kabyl @korsabad @Imkantus @electro @Dies @genex @mindlessmissy @milanca @Ianxxx @CelciusCool

Dispatches by Mac OS X Collection

Distribution across 2 technical boards

10.X Core
4 (80%)
General
1 (20%)

Lead Dossiers Authored by @pcmaczone (1)

2,967 cumulative reads on threads started by @pcmaczone

Dossier Title & SummaryCollectionReadership
How do the clone makers do it
Just wondering how companies like PearC and Pystar manage to make systems with OS X installed and make it so you can update the OS as normal without any problems? Do they use some sort of boot loader and if so, which one and is that all…
10.X Core2,967 reads
2009-10-24 · 5 notes

Field Notes & Technical Dispatches (4)

Direct links into threads where @pcmaczone contributed solutions & commentary

Thread & Dispatch ExcerptCollectionDate & Reach
Rebel EFI from Psystar
“If it works then $50 is not a lot to pay for the convenience. As has been pointed out, that's what your paying for. I know there are other free options but for many it's just too much messing about and often wasted time. Of course the way t…”
10.X Core2009-10-25
79,816 dossier reads
Mac Clones from Germany
“I don't get the argument here. This whole community is built on doing something Apple are absolutely against. We are taking their product, which many of us never paid for and hacking it to run on hardware Apple haven't sanctioned us to run …”
General2009-10-24
25,368 dossier reads
How do the clone makers do it
“Yeah I don't understand why they are so reluctant to give credit. It's the decent thing to do. People have put a lot of hours and hard work into this and it wouldn't hurt just to give a mention to those people. Plenty of Linux distro's char…”
10.X Core2009-10-25
2,967 dossier reads
How do the clone makers do it
“Thanks. I thought they might be using some form of modified Boot-132 & Chameleon but I thought there might be more to it. I read Prasys article and I understand why he's a bit miffed but, why couldn't someone from the community have done th…”
10.X Core2009-10-25
2,967 dossier reads