Thursday, 8 December 2011

Macintosh clones

Several computer manufacturers over the years accept fabricated Macintosh clones able of active Mac OS, conspicuously Power Computing, UMAX and Motorola. These machines commonly ran assorted versions of archetypal Mac OS. Steve Jobs concluded the clone-licensing affairs afterwards abiding to Apple in 1997.

In 2008, a accomplishment aggregation in Miami, FL alleged Psystar Corporation, appear a $499 carbon that comes with a barebones arrangement that can run Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Threatened with acknowledged battles, Psystar originally alleged the arrangement OpenMac and accept back afflicted it to Open Computer. Apple filed a accusation with the aggregation and asked that Psystar be ordered to stop bearing carbon systems, anamnesis every arrangement sold, and pay budgetary damages.11 Eventually, Apple prevailed in court, and the Open Computer's assembly was ceased. Psystar itself appears to be asleep now, as the company's website is gone.

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