Can Parallels/VMWare run OS X inside OS X?

Not the regular version but you can run one of the ones that are modified to run on generic PCs. Note that this is against the TOS but its possible...

 

but be careful, your system might become self aware and kill you.

 

"Replicate a replicator?? I don't even think that's legal!"

 

No, you can't at the moment. Apple basically has told Parallels and VMWare that they do not want this. Parallels and VMWare CAN make it happen but they are bowing to Apple's wishes (demands) and not implementing it.

 

Except you can't buy an Intel copy of Mac OS X, can you? The one on shelves is PowerPC.

 

Could you also run a third OSX by running VMWare inside the VMWare instance?

 

Now you're just asking for trouble. I like it!

Seriously, though... MS recognizes that this sort of thing is a legitimate business need for developers. They even made VPC free for Windows developers, right?

I'm not saying Apple should allow this in an unfettered fashion, but, especially when Leopard comes out, being able to have multiple OS revision test-beds running in virtualized sandboxes on a developer's test bench is going to be very helpful for them.

Now that was just way too many buzzwords in one paragraph, non? Quel idiot!

 

I wanted to do the same thing. I download/install/run once/uninstall loads of apps, and I wanted a sandbox where I could play with apps and then just shut down the VM without saving changes, and I wanted to be able to play in the sandbox without having to boot into it. Since I did this with various versions of Windows, I figured Parallels + OS X would be a perfect solution.

Ya. So I created my virtual machine, booted it from my OS X installation disc, and... there was an earth-shattering kaboom. I got the OS X equivalent of the BSOD, where a grey translucent mask covers the screen and OS X says thanks for playing, please try again.

I powered off/on, deleted the VM, and haven't tried it again.

 

I have heard (read) rumors of OS X running under VMWare / Vista. If thats possible, I don't see why OS X under OS X would be any different.

Not much more detail than that, but it wasn't the Hackintosh version of the OS, as the OP was very clear on that point.

I may of come across the post in the comments section on Digg, so take it for what its worth, but I have heard similar rumblings around the net. This is despite the Apple rumblings to VMWare / Parallels.

I'm not sure Apple would be so upset if you were running multiple VM's under say an Octo Mac Pro to do QA or System Testing on an App... It may well be one of the new Leopard Options, as its so useful to so many shops.

Obviously, it isn't legal in the current "letter of the law"