Nokia N900 Can run Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Contrary to what most people think, the Nokia N900 is an amazing piece of hardware that can run everything in this world. Don’t believe it? I remind you that this smartphone or internet tablet or mobile computer with phone capabilities can run Windows NT 4, Windows 98, and Debian among other full operating systems. Let’s not forget about Android! I know they’re not really usable, but the device can do it and we have to appreciate hackers. The latest software that can run on the N900 is Mac OS X 10.3.4 codenamed Panther and we’ll have to give full credit to Toni Nikkanen from Finland.
The Finnish-based Maemo hacker used PearPC to install a version of Mac OS X 10.3 and how unfortunate that it’s not usable. The boot took about ninety minutes to load and most of us cannot wait that long for nothing. I’d like to see this OS running faster but I don’t think it’s possible. The Nokia N900 runs Mac OS X because it can, it’s open source so it’s any hacker’s dream to have it. Nokia seems to be doing great on the smartphone market and such things can only improve N900’s reputation.
