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Details are scant right now, but if this image is to be believed somebody has got OS X Leopard running on the Sony VAIO P. The picture, which was flagged up on the Pocketables forum, shows the compact “I’m not a netbook!” ultraportable using the Apple OS, although apparently not everything is fully operational.
Apparently the process was made a little easier thanks to Apple briefly using the 4500 chipset Sony have picked for the VAIO P in a number of notebooks before their switch to NVIDIA. Even so, there are plenty of missing drivers and hurdles to get over, including the Atheros WiFi, GPS and the custom power management.
We’re hoping the person responsible – who apparently goes by the handle “DaHarder” – comes forward with some more details. The thought of a 1.4 pound OS X ultraportable is awfully tempting.
[via BoingBoing Gadgets]
One Response to “Sony VAIO P gets Apple OS X Leopard hack”
gerald March 2, 2009
Too bad that Apple lost its leadership on cleverly designed beautiful highly useful portable computers to Sony… After three years in the OSX nirvana, I was tempted into buying this lightweight, big keyboard, mega screen, always (HSPA) connected. It’s so great! I’t always with me, completely unnoticed because it’s so light and slim that I can slip even it into a magazine and carry it around without any pain. Too bad that it runs Vista – you can’t imagene how much I am missing OS X… Apple, please convince yourself that millions want a) a fully useable 20 oz. computer with great keyboard, screen, decent battery life and VERY slim design and b) want mobile 3G Internet connectivity built in into computers!!!!
NeutralHow great would be this Vaio P running OSX and featuring a multitouch touchscreen (not necessarily capacitative, because handwriting is an important feature ignored by the iPhone).