VPC Intentionally Sucks?
I read some rumor about this awhile ago. The rumor was that either Connectix or Apple had a PC Emulator (software) that was so incredible it could run Windows software natively and full speed. It is said the project was killed because it became clear that if Windows software would run great on a Mac (all of it), then developers would have no reason to develop for the Mac OS.
So, does it follow that Connectix has delibrately made VPC slower than it needs to be? It is that why it doesn't support video cards (and therefore games)? It would kind of make sense.
So, does it follow that Connectix has delibrately made VPC slower than it needs to be? It is that why it doesn't support video cards (and therefore games)? It would kind of make sense.
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Connectix isn't part of Apple. If they had a faster emulator they'd sell it regardless.
I don't see the point for an emulator myself. Just about everything is for Macs anyway.
Also, Mac OS X can be MUCH faster for emulation. renice -20 <PID> isn't that hard. (renice is the terminal command for prioritizing processes).
Barto
[ 07-04-2002: Message edited by: Barto ]</p>
I'm interested because I'm considering upgrading my VPC 3.0 with Win98 to 5.0 when I get OS X. I would think that it would perform resonably well since the system requirements for Win98 are a lot less than XP or 2000, but maybe not as fast as in OS 9.
VPC 6, or 5.5, or whatever, could be quite decent.
-aoeu
It runs fine on my G4 400 (G4s are faster for emulation, as they can run windows code without swapping the 1s and 0s back to front, like a G3).
Barto
So, does it follow that Connectix has delibrately made VPC slower than it needs to be? It is that why it doesn't support video cards (and therefore games)? It would kind of make sense."
Good lord! It doesn't make any sense at all. You're wondering whether one company, Apple, killing a project because it would compete with Mac OS has some bearing on an entirely different company that does not make Mac OS? The answer is no. Connectix doesn't make the Mac OS, and VPC for Windows is its fair-haired child right now anyway.
"It would kind of make sense." Yeesh.
[ 07-08-2002: Message edited by: AllenChristopher ]</p>
<strong>I'm running XP Professional, it boots so incredible fast.
It runs fine on my G4 400 (G4s are faster for emulation, as they can run windows code without swapping the 1s and 0s back to front, like a G3).
Barto</strong><hr></blockquote>
G3 can load/store little-endian as well as big-endian data, just like G4.
But previous PPC chips (604 and before) can't.