Before I selected this particular netbook, I did quite a bit of online research about installing Mac OS X. i eventually bookmarked a beautiful and comprehensive step-by-step guide which seemed foolproof.
This wiki was accompanied by two ten-minute Youtube videos which demonstrated the installation process. They were very well-produced and helpful.
Naturally, when I started my Mac OS X installation yesterday, I went straight to the bookmarked wiki guide... which no longer existed. In the 10 days since I last viewed it, the entire thing has been taken down. I rushed over to the YouTube videos, which have also disappeared.
I could only assume that the guide and videos were causing problems to users, so I am grateful. But I was also at sea. I was planning on using that guide and those videos for my new HP Mini!
I found what appears to be the second-best step-by-step guide. I am working my way through this guide now. It looks like everything will be relatively painless and logical. Just to make sure, I downloaded the HTML for this second guide. Even if it disappears from netspace, I will retain the secrets.
I decided to install the latest OS X version, which is 10.6 and called "Snow Leopard". One reason is that Apple has finally removed all the legacy code for the PowerPC processors in their older models. This should make my installation smaller and cleaner. The other reason is that I don't want to go through this process twice. I want to start with the latest major version and and not have to repeat this installation in six months or a year.
More as things develop...