16May Some UMPC run MAC OSX
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The term Ultra-Mobile PC (abbreviated UMPC), is a specification for a small form factor tablet PC. It was developed as a joint development exercise by Microsoft, Intel, and Samsung, among others. Intel is also responsible for the Mobile Internet Device, a variation on the UMPC concept.
For those who don’t obsessively refresh Engadget, UMPC stands for ’Ultra-Mobile PC’ - an emerging hardware form factor for a device smaller and more mobile than a notebook, but nowhere near pocketable (by any stretch of the imagination) like a PDA or iPod. For now it’s definitely a niche device (most don’t even have built-in keyboards), but that didn’t stop Engadget from finding ’Igor’, who managed to get a hacked version of Mac OS X 10.4.7 installed on an Asus R2H UMPC.
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Quote on jkontherun.com show Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium also run Mac OS X, a hacker named TFR revealed in OQO Talk that he successfully installed and ran Mac OS X Leopard on his little OQO e2 UMPC. Taking into account that his device came with Windows Vista pre-installed, it’s not that hard to imagine why he’d want to do something like that and run Leopard on the poor thing. As of this time’s writing, the hacker still hasn’t provided any details on how he performed the trick because he’s still not finished with the project and needs to take care of two final issues: video resolution and wwan. However, he promises that he will do so once he gets done
