>No, it's an Apple Mac using an Intel prcessor (and some glue chips).
define the term "PC". PCs are just intel chips with a bios (glue
chip, as you call it) that interfaces to whatever hardware is on the
motherboard (an extremely wide range, excluding apple's design). if
the apple PC isn't a PC, then neither is anything else.
>XP does not require USB to be present to install.
i didn't say it did. i said that there was a standard for hardware
compatibility (ie bios support) which now probably includes USB. this
is absolutely necessary when your PC doesn't have serial key/mouse
ports.
and for those who point out that apple only supports the latest XP
installers blah blah, it's because apple looked forwards and
implemented the EFI stuff so that vista would work.
ok so this ∗really∗ is my last post on this issue.