Ed "The Computer Wizard"

I ordered more memory for my netbook a few days ago and it’s already shipped. Now, I think I’m going to set this netbook up as a dual boot with Mac OS X 10.5. Step one, I looked around online and found a retail version of OS X on an auction site. I picked that up for $6.00 plus shipping. Now, there is that EULA to contend with. It says:

2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Single Use. This License allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so.”

I have a few white apple stickers, so I think I have that covered. Now this netbook is an HP, so as opposed to using the WinOSX.iso, I kicked off a download of iATKOS 5i 10.5.5 DVD for Intel.iso This has drivers that work on HP built in, so there will be less tweaking required after install.

My hard drive is a 16gb Solid State drive, and it’s already pretty full. I think I am going to pick up an SD card to use as the OS X Partition. A quick look around Froogle.com and I see 16gb cards ranging from $28 and up. The cheapest 32gb card was $75,so I think I’ll be ordering the 16gb version for this project.

We don’t have broadband internet available where I live, so the current download time is fluctuating between three and four weeks. I’ll try to go to a few wireless hotspots before or after work to speed things along. In the mean time I’ll keep researching the install guides and tutorials for tips and driver fixes.

This post was written with BlogDesk on an HP Mini 1000.

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