Mac OS X on your PC

Maui X-Stream (extreme, get it?) has launched CherryOS, a Mac OS X software emulator for $50 that lets you simulate a G4 Mac on your PC. It runs at 80 percent efficiency, meaning if you had a 2Ghz PC, you would be running your CherryOS on roughly a 1.6Ghz G4, the other 20 percent of CPU cycles being used up by the emulator
(color us skeptical about how well the emulator actually works). They're also working on a standalone version where you don't even need Windows at all, but we're sure Apple will have something to say about that sooner or later. This reminded us of the free PowerPC emulator PearPC, but that didn't exactly set the world on fire either and now development on the project seems to have waned. If you're not quite ready to take the plunge but still want that OS X look and feel, check out our guide to turning your

PC into a Mac.