virtual pc or real pc
I'm finally gona switch! My powerbook 12" will be here next week, I hope.
Now I need to know wich pc-emulation-software is the better choice.
I don't need windows, since I allready own a license. I'll use win 98 with AutoCAD and Kazaa.
Is Virtual PC available without Windows?
Will real PC 1.1 work on the Powerbook until the new OS X version is released?
Is there any other PC-emulation out there?
What should I do, is it worth waiting for real PC (it's cheaper and perhaps it will be faster)?
Now I need to know wich pc-emulation-software is the better choice.
I don't need windows, since I allready own a license. I'll use win 98 with AutoCAD and Kazaa.
Is Virtual PC available without Windows?
Will real PC 1.1 work on the Powerbook until the new OS X version is released?
Is there any other PC-emulation out there?
What should I do, is it worth waiting for real PC (it's cheaper and perhaps it will be faster)?
Comments
you can get the DOS version of virtual PC for $119
Originally posted by Paul
what is real PC?
you can get the DOS version of virtual PC for $119
Here is Real PC. It's also a dos version for $79
http://www.fwb.com/html/realpc.html
Originally posted by NETROMac
RealPC
it's the same link, but my question is if it is worth waiting? is there a real chance that it will be faster?
By the way, does anybody know this program: PCx1.1b5? It's a freeware emulationprogram I've found on Google.
Originally posted by future-ex-pc-user
I don't need windows, since I allready own a license. I'll use win 98 with AutoCAD and Kazaa.
You mean you have *two* Windows 98 licenses, right?
Originally posted by Chucker
You mean you have *two* Windows 98 licenses, right?
actually I don't use Win 98 anymore, so I don't need two :-)!
But back to my original question, does anyone have experiences with freeware emulation programs? Could they be harmful to the system?
meanwhile, virtual pc is in the hands of microsoft, which means they may either a.) let it die on the vine, b.) actually be able to add resources more quickly and easily than connectix ever could, c.) bloat it into uselessness, d.) require a windows license with every copy (connectix gave you the option of having just DOS and roll your own OS) e.) kill off any linux support (VPC 5 and 6 could do RedHat, maybe more)
or all of the above...
if you can get virtual pc 6 cheap, and have a copy of windows already, give it a try. it works great for me for web design (which is all i use it for)
Originally posted by future-ex-pc-user
actually I don't use Win 98 anymore, so I don't need two :-)!
Well, technically, your Win 98 license is probably bundled to your PC, so you may not use it with your Mac.
But since I do not work at Microsoft, I couldn't care less
But back to my original question, does anyone have experiences with freeware emulation programs? Could they be harmful to the system?
I don't know the freeware emulator you were referring to. I have heard of bochs (sf.net) though, which supposedly is sloooow, but other than that, works fine.
I doubt any software-based emulator would harm your system.
It would be interesting to see how well RealPC would perform running games; if it does decently with today's current hardware, it should really do well when the PPC 970 Macs come-out. I just fear that it might do too well, though, and game makers might put system requirements on the box like this for example:
Minimum System Requirements (PC):
2GHz Pentium 4
256MB RAM
1GB HD space
64MB VRAM
Geforce 4 MX
Minimum System Requirements (Mac with RealPC):
1.6GHz PowerPC 970
512MB RAM
1.5GB HD space
128MB VRAM
Geforce 4 Ti 4600
And then we never see a Mac port because their game "runs on Macs."
On the plus side, I guess, we'd be able to run all games no matter what...