[Ti] Windows compatable

[Chris Olson]

On Jan 13, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Alex wrote:

> If it could be done in 2003 by gateway! of all companies! I am sure  
> it will not take very long for
> an ICBM (Intel Chip Base Mac) :-) (thanks for that rosyna from  
> unsanity.org) to get a hacked Winodze running on it.

EFI was designed for IA-64.  IA-32 systems that boot with EFI use a  
hardware CSM (Compatibility Support Module) for legacy BIOS support  
so 32-bit Windows will boot.  The question was; will the new Intel  
Macs boot Windows or other x86 unices.  The answer is "no".  The Mac  
does not have a CSM on its motherboard.

Windows or other x-86 unices will not boot on it until Microsoft  
provides support in 32-bit Windows to do so, and the same applies to  
linux, FreeBSD or SCO Unix.

Besides, if you need to run Windows, you can buy a comparable PC for  
a fraction of the price of an Intel Mac.  Windows will do everything  
Mac OS X will do, so just run the one operating system on a (cheaper)  
PC.  Then you don't have to reboot every time you need to switch  
application environments.
-- 
Chris

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