Another company claims to be making Mac clones
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jul 21, 2008 at 12:46pm
Apple may be suing Psystar for violating its intellectual property rights in making Mac clones, but that apparently isn’t stopping a company called Open Tech from announcing a computer line-up it says is capable of running a variety of operating systems, including Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”), Windows XP/Vista and Ubuntu 8.0.4.
According to info at the company’s web site, the Open Tech Computer “is meant to be open, you can choose want you want it to be. Since the Open Tech Computer is fully customizable, you can customize the RAM, hard drive, and the video card. Open Tech Computer 1.0 will launch very soon and have the following specifications: Intel Pentium D 945 3.40GHz dual-core processor; 500GB hard drive (7200rpm); 3GB of DDR2 RAM; an optical drive that burns and reads DVDs and CDs; a 500 watt power supply; a Power Up ATX mid-tower case in black; and integrated Wi-Fie 802.11g.
Pricing hasn’t been announced. Meanwhile, someone contact the Apple attorneys.
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