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• If you're a developer working on porting your software, check out our Developer Resource Center for everything you'll need to begin making the transition.

• Our users maintain a useful list of Installation Guides here. Our comprehensive list of X86 software is also very helpful!
• Have some minor problems? There are a few tips here.

• Many common questions are answered in the FAQ and Technical FAQ. If you can't find an answer there, search through our Knowledge Base and add the answer to the FAQ! Or, if you need a quick cheat sheet, please check out our Dictionary of OSx86 Terms.

• Pondering what brought OSx86 to where it is today, or perhaps just why OSx86 is the way it is? Check out our full OSx86 History. (NEW!)

• If your hardware doesn't work, check our guide for tips. Still don't have any luck? Add it to the Incompatible hardware page so others can try to help you get it working.

• Find the perfect hardware for your custom OSx86 computer.

• After you're done, add your hardware to the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and your specific Hardware components today!

• Working with the new 10.4.3 builds? Check out our new Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and Hardware Compatability List (Parts) for 10.4.3! (NEW!)

• Visit our TPM Resource Center for everything you've ever wanted to know about the Trusted Platform Module.

• We've discovered that Rosetta uses TCPA/TPM DRM. Some parts of the GUI like ATSServer are still not native to x86 - meaning that Rosetta is required by the GUI, which in turn requires TPM. See the forum topic here.

Tips and Tweaks

• Having a problem with your audio card? Is your USB printer broken? How about PowerPC apps? Our Tips And Tricks page covers these problems and much more..

• Check and see if your PC Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) or Hardware Hardware components is supported.

• If your OSx86 installation is running slowly, please check out our SpeedBoost section.

• Darwine allows you to run Windows applications on your Mac OS X x86 system! Find the guide and a list of working applications that you can contribute to here.

• Finally, SSE2 patches will help you get PPC apps working on older SSE2 machines.

News

• 18 Nov 2005 Multiple Sources Expect Intel Macs in January
• 18 Nov 2005 Patent Watch: Apple Preparing for Intel Switch with New Protections and Features
• 10 Nov 2005 Xcode 2.2 Final Released
• 8 Nov 2005 Current 10.4.3 Build Includes Intel iTunes
• 8 Nov 2005 Mozilla Launches Intel Mac Support
• 6 Nov 2005 Photo Booth: Apple's First Consumer Universal Binary
• 5 Nov 2005 Twin Mac & OSx86 Project: Covering the News Better Than Ever
• 3 Nov 2005 Intel OS X Finally Catches Up With Its Older Brother
• 30 Oct 2005 Hacked OSx86 Updated to 10.4.3

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• There are many missing translations on the FAQ. If you want to help out, add a translation!

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• Apple Guide to Kernel Programming

• Available applications and utilities for Mac x86

• Apple Developer Transition Resource Center

• OSx86 vs. Real Mac