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> Apple didn't make it. I did. The machine I'm using is known as a "Hackintosh" -- actually a 9-inch Dell netbook that I've hacked to run Apple's Macintosh operating system.

> In the end, I had a crude version of the Mac tablet computer that the rumor mill always says is just around the corner.

When did Dell come out with a 9" TabletPC?

> Turning a netbook into a Mac certainly isn't a task for technical naïfs [...]

Oh... that 'Tablet' PC.

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A netbook is not a tablet pc; it's a mini-laptop. Nowhere does the author refer to a tablet pc. Indeed, he specifically mentions the Dell Mini 9 netbook, which has been on sale for the past year.

Sarcasm... The 'Mac Tablet' that has been rumored forever is an Apple version of the TabletPC. He claimed to have a 'crude version' of a the rumored 'Mac tablet.' It's hard to have that when the Mac tablet's main feature is a touchscreen. I doubt the Dell netbook has a touchscreen. Ergo, he does not have a 'crude version' of such a device unless your definition of 'crude' includes 'missing the most important feature.'

"In the end, I had a crude version of the Mac tablet computer that the rumor mill always says is just around the corner."

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