WinXP on Intel Mac: success or hoax?

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WinXP on Intel Mac: success or hoax?

by Jordan Running Mar 14th 2006

The challenge to get Windows XP to run on an Intel Mac may be drawing to a successful close—or that success might be a hoax. Ars Technica is reporting that a user on the WinXP on Mac forums called narf2006 has claimed success and posted a set of blurry photos on Flickr that seem to show Windows XP running on an Intel iMac. Many people, of course, are crying "Photoshop!" but word is narf2006 is well-respected on the forums, and according to Ars, the blog for the $12,000 challenge (which, along with the forums, is currently down) reported partial success with his technique and he's currently seeking more testers.

Tags: apple, intel, mac, macintel, macintosh, microsoft, windows, winxp, xp

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Tim said 7:41PM on 3-14-2006

Probably Virtural Machine with the screen maximized

Fabulo said 11:25PM on 3-14-2006

No no I promise this the real $hit! And to prove it, I posted the Suckiest Pictures In The World (tm) on Flickr with my Lame Ass Cell Phone Camera (tm)
Also, I say I wrote some custom CMS and stuff. Just for Windows to boot and stuff.
Now for the $13,000 prize, send paypal to:
I_Really_did_it_for_real_I_Swear@hotmail.com

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