Amaya Toman Ekupheleni kuka-April wonyaka 2008 waqala inkampani I-Psystar ukusabalalisa kumakhasimende abo okuqala amakhompyutha amasha enegama Vula Ikhompyutha. Kumsebenzisi, kwakungasho neze kuqala kusukela maphakathi no-nineties wekhulu leminyaka elidlule kwakungafanele ukuhlangana "i-hackintosh", uma befuna zogijima isistimu esebenzayo OS X kukhompuyutha lokho akuveli kusukela kuworkshop yenkampani Apple. Amakhompyutha Vula Ikhompyutha babheka kuhle, bezingambi eqolo, kodwa babenoyedwa obalulekile ukuntula – babona ukukhanya kosuku ngaphandle kwesibusiso Inkampani yaseCupertino. Ngakho kuyaqondakala lokho imiphumela yezomthetho abazange balindane isikhathi eside.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Ama-clones we-Mac bebephakathi iminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye Ngokuphathelene kunwetshiwe izindaba. Lawa bekungamakhompyutha asuka ama-workshops eqembu lesithathu, lapho ideskithophu ibisebenza khona uhlelo lokusebenza oluvela ku-Apple. Isikhathi kulawa ma-clones aqala phakathi 1994, lapho inkampani I-Apple ilayisensi uhlelo lwayo lokusebenza ezinkampanini ezifana I-Power Computing noma Ububanzi. U-Apple wayefuna lesi sinyathelo nomthelela ekukhuleni brand, kodwa maduze wena qaphela, ukuthi imayelana ukulahlekelwa imali. Ilayisensi izimali okungukuthi ayengephezulu kakhulu ngakho-ke inkampani akazange alethe akukho imali engenayo ebalulekile. Ukuphazamiseka eyenziwe kuma-clones e-Mac lapho ebuyela enkampanini Steve Jobs - umsebenzi womkhiqizi wokugcina yama-clones e-Mac, i-Power Computing, ayiqhubeki ekuqaleni kuka-1998.
Igalari yezithombe
Eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo U-Apple wathwala kanzima emuva phezulu. Wayekhiqiza ebukekayo futhi enamandla amakhompyutha, kuye amaphothifoliyo kancane kancane anda iPhone, iPod, noma mhlawumbe iTunes Music Store. Kwakungekho isizathu esisodwa, kungani inkampani kufanele ibuyele ekunikezeni amalayisense amasistimu ayo okusebenza ama-clones e-Mac. Inkampani yaseMiami Ukulinganisa kwenkampani Psystar Corporation, eyasungulwa nguRudy noRobert Pedrazo, kodwa wabona amandla kuma-clones e-Mac, wase eqala asabalalise amakhompyutha awabo efakiwe Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Mac OS X Leopard. Amakhompyutha Vula Ikhompyutha zazifakwe iphrosesa engu-2,2 GHz I-Intel Core 2 Duo E4500, I-2GB DDR 667 inkumbulo, ihluzo ezididiyelwe I-Intel GMA 950, futhi ifakwe idrayivu ye-DVD, imbobo yegigabit Ethernet nezimbobo ezine ze-USB ngemuva. Cena iqale ngokuguqulwa cishe ku- 18 izinkulungwane imiqhele, ngemuva I-OpenPro ikhompuyutha ene-OS X v ukucushwa okuphezulu amakhasimende akhokhele cishe 28 izinkulungwane imiqhele. I-Psystar ikhangise i-Open Computer yayo njenge "I-PC esebenza njenge-Mac", futhi wagcizelela ukuthi ngenkathi amakhasimende khokha kancane, thola okuningi kakhulu, wayiqhathanisa neyangaleso sikhathi IMac Mini futhi washo ukuthi i-Open Computer yakhe futhi kufanelekile ukudlala imidlalo.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Apple v Julayi 2008 waphuthuma nge icala. Ngokusho kwenkampani yeCupertino I-Psystar iphukile isivumelwano selayisense yesistimu yokusebenza IMac OS X. Apple umsolwa Inkampani I-Psystar kusuka ngqo Ukwephulwa kwe-copyright, izimpawu zokuhweba, kanye nokwephulwa komthetho imithetho yokuncintisana ngokungafanele. I-Psystar ngokwakho wavikela ngengxabanoukuthi Apple ukusetshenziswa kabi amalungelo ku-Mac OS X ukuze waphoqa amakhasimende ukuthi athenge amakhompyutha yokukhiqiza kwakhe. Ku 2009 kodwa eMelika inkantolo ivune u-Apple, futhi i-Psystar kwadingeka ukuqeda ukukhiqizwa kwamakhompyutha abo. I-Psystar ekugcineni kwadingeka i-Apple khokhela umonakalo ekuphakameni kwe $2,67 million.
