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It looks like someone has hacked the Apple TV to run Mac OS X along with the full instructions. I got a feeling these instructions or the hacked kernel won't stay there for long so hurry while it lasts. You will need to supply your own display and plug in a USB hub for keyboard and mouse. Now you can actually buy a brand new Mac for $299!
The only issue I see with it is if you can upgrade the RAM beyond 256 MBs. The RAM is soldered on to the motherboard so you'll have to void the warrantee if you want to replace the memory. I won't be surprised if someone tries to upgrade the RAM.
semthex from Hackint0sh.org, in collaboration with AppleTVHacks.net has done it again! A complete replacement to the Mac OS X kernel has been built which allows the full version of Mac OS X to be run on an Apple TV.
Semthex wrote a processor emulation for the kernel, to sidestep the hardware restrictions that previously disallowed Mac OS X from running on the Apple TV. AppleTVHacks.net was only too happy to help out, and when it turned out we needed more testers we launched a competition to get some. Within hours we had hundreds of eager Apple TV hackers submit entries.
Several hours of testing and refining later and our tester, gimli, managed to follow the steps (included below) to get Mac OS X booting on his Apple TV (click to enlarge)
The Apple TV running Mac OS X can use the mouse and keyboard normally, and you can run regular OS X apps easily. You can use either Front Row or Back Row (or Joost, or VLC, or…) to watch content, and can use it for most things you would use a Mac for.
Tester, mk500, made a video to demonstrate it all working
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This hack seriously opens up the doors with what the Apple TV could be used for; and we imagine we are going to see lots of cool hacks, additions and addons. We will do our best to keep track of them.
A big thanks again to semthex over at Hackint0sh.org; who did the majority of the work, and built the custom kernel.
The brave testers who helped make this happen: gimli, mk500, Turbo, Jonathan Bare, l0rdr0ck.
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