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- noun Plural form of
Hackintosh .
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Examples
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(Machines running OS X on non-Apple hardware are commonly called Hackintoshes because of the "hacking" necessary to get the OS running properly.)
Ars Technica Jeff Smykil 2009
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According to numerous user reports, it breaks support for so-called "Hackintoshes" - Intel Atom-based netbooks that have been modified to run Snow Leopard instead of their original operating system.
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These "Hackintoshes" still running OS X, so they are still Mac software, but they aren't Macs.
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With an active community fully supporting Hackintoshes, particularly the mini 9, any issues are ironed out very quickly.
The Problems With A Hackintosh Netbook, Six Months Out | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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With an active community fully supporting Hackintoshes, particularly the mini 9, any issues are ironed out very quickly.
The Problems With A Hackintosh Netbook, Six Months Out | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Rebel EFI, a piece of software that enables consumers to make their own Hackintoshes.
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The njunction effectively banned Psystar from selling Mac clones or distributing tools that would enable consumers to create their own Hackintoshes.
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We haven't tested it on our Hackintoshes yet, and while it's unlikely to break anything, it's better to be safe than sorry.
Gizmodo Whitson Gordon 2011
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We haven't tested it on our Hackintoshes yet, and while it's unlikely to break anything, it's better to be safe than sorry.
Gizmodo Whitson Gordon 2011
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And while there are a few brave souls out there sticking it to The Man with their Hackintoshes, for normal people the EULA rules: they run Mac OS X on
Ars Technica Peter Bright 2010
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