boot camp on g4

wmmk · Apr 5, 2006, 06:53 PM

is it possible?

ITASOR · Apr 5, 2006, 06:58 PM

no

wmmk · Apr 5, 2006, 07:00 PM

darn! i just want mvp baseball and madden and nba live! anone know of good sports games (free or cheap) for mac

Annorax · Apr 5, 2006, 08:50 PM

It will only work for Intel based Macs.

wmmk · Apr 5, 2006, 09:15 PM

ok. the whole "bootcamp on g5" thing was a hoax. im just gullible..

toams7 · Apr 13, 2008, 11:22 AM

that really stinks. dammit. the only way to run windows on a g4 is virtual pc for mac, but thats slow as hell.

steveza · Apr 13, 2008, 02:30 PM

Indeed - all other support for Microsoft OSs requires an Intel CPU.

Tallest Skil · Apr 13, 2008, 02:36 PM

Epic Thread Revival Maneuver...

I remember the Virutal PC days. Trying to get it to run on my 400Mhz G3 iMac...

toams7 · Apr 14, 2008, 04:44 PM

i run virtual pc on ibook g4 with 800 mhz 640 ram, and the computer runs okay, but browsing the web is so insanely slow, and running a program is horrible, i even tried zoo tycoon. fortuneatly, i only spent 10 dollars on ebay for it, not the whopping 120 microsoft charges you. they dont even make it anymore.

Supaklaw · Apr 15, 2008, 03:41 PM

Virtual PC wasn't bad to run winmx (pre bittorrent file sharing) but games were garbage as it's emulated video card was rubbish. Oh well. New Mac Pro running XP 64-bit at ridiculously fast speeds, no complaints now.

McGiord · Apr 15, 2008, 03:44 PM

Time to upgrade or buy an Intel Mac, check used ones and refurbished, previous models have good prices.
With my Intel MacBook I can run the fastest MacPlus ever, OS9 PowerPC, and all the Windows crap.

Or one of the OpenComputer?macs recently announced...

hodgjy · Apr 15, 2008, 03:57 PM

How are you running OS9? Sheepshaver?

Quote:

Originally Posted by McGiord

With my Intel MacBook I can run the fastest MacPlus ever, OS9 PowerPC, and all the Windows crap.

McGiord · Apr 16, 2008, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hodgjy

How are you running OS9? Sheepshaver?

Yes, Sheepshaver for OS9,and vMac for the MacPlus.

mc3s · Apr 16, 2008, 10:14 AM

An even cheaper route may be to just buy or build a Windows PC. This is most likely the easiest option as well. A used PC with fair specs can be had for a song and a dance, also, there is no need to worry about setting up bootcamp or parallels. At least it would hold you over until your inevitable Intel Mac purchase

toams7 · Apr 17, 2008, 05:03 PM

btw, a lot of us have a pc lying around but it helps to have it in the next window, so you dont have to keep switching computers.

(every single freaking media converter, ex. Super, only runs on a freaking PC, and the only one for mac is QT pro which costs money, and i always use the free option...)

Apr 5, 2006, 06:53 PM	#1
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Apr 5, 2006, 06:58 PM	#2
ITASOR macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oneida, NY	no __________________ Alumium MacBook 2.0Ghz C2D \| 2GB RAM \| 320GB HD \| Snow Leopard

Apr 5, 2006, 07:00 PM	#3
wmmk Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Library.	darn! i just want mvp baseball and madden and nba live! anone know of good sports games (free or cheap) for mac __________________ "reality has a well known liberal bias" -Stephen Colbert 1D, 17-40mm f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm f/4L, 85mm f/1.8 Elan 7, Portra 400VC, HP5+

Apr 5, 2006, 09:15 PM	#5
wmmk Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Library.	ok. the whole "bootcamp on g5" thing was a hoax. im just gullible.. __________________ "reality has a well known liberal bias" -Stephen Colbert 1D, 17-40mm f/4 L, 50mm f/1.8, 70-200mm f/4L, 85mm f/1.8 Elan 7, Portra 400VC, HP5+

Apr 13, 2008, 11:22 AM	#6
toams7 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	crap that really stinks. dammit. the only way to run windows on a g4 is virtual pc for mac, but thats slow as hell. __________________ iBook G4 12", 800 ghz, 640 mb ram, OSX 10.4.11, Airport Extreme card (now broken), iPod 3rd gen 4GB & an old Dell... http://toams.blogspot.com/

Apr 5, 2006, 08:50 PM	#4
Annorax macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MA	It will only work for Intel based Macs.

Apr 13, 2008, 02:30 PM	#7
steveza macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yookay	Indeed - all other support for Microsoft OSs requires an Intel CPU.

Apr 13, 2008, 02:36 PM	#8
Tallest Skil Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza	Epic Thread Revival Maneuver... I remember the Virutal PC days. Trying to get it to run on my 400Mhz G3 iMac...

Apr 14, 2008, 04:44 PM	#9
toams7 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	i run virtual pc on ibook g4 with 800 mhz 640 ram, and the computer runs okay, but browsing the web is so insanely slow, and running a program is horrible, i even tried zoo tycoon. fortuneatly, i only spent 10 dollars on ebay for it, not the whopping 120 microsoft charges you. they dont even make it anymore. __________________ iBook G4 12", 800 ghz, 640 mb ram, OSX 10.4.11, Airport Extreme card (now broken), iPod 3rd gen 4GB & an old Dell... http://toams.blogspot.com/

Apr 15, 2008, 03:41 PM	#10
Supaklaw macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NYC	Virtual PC wasn't bad to run winmx (pre bittorrent file sharing) but games were garbage as it's emulated video card was rubbish. Oh well. New Mac Pro running XP 64-bit at ridiculously fast speeds, no complaints now.

Apr 15, 2008, 03:44 PM	#11
McGiord macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dark Castle	Time to upgrade or buy an Intel Mac, check used ones and refurbished, previous models have good prices. With my Intel MacBook I can run the fastest MacPlus ever, OS9 PowerPC, and all the Windows crap. Or one of the OpenComputer?macs recently announced... __________________ THNXS

Apr 16, 2008, 10:14 AM	#14
mc3s macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2008	An even cheaper route may be to just buy or build a Windows PC. This is most likely the easiest option as well. A used PC with fair specs can be had for a song and a dance, also, there is no need to worry about setting up bootcamp or parallels. At least it would hold you over until your inevitable Intel Mac purchase

Apr 17, 2008, 05:03 PM	#15
toams7 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008	btw, a lot of us have a pc lying around but it helps to have it in the next window, so you dont have to keep switching computers. (every single freaking media converter, ex. Super, only runs on a freaking PC, and the only one for mac is QT pro which costs money, and i always use the free option...) __________________ iBook G4 12", 800 ghz, 640 mb ram, OSX 10.4.11, Airport Extreme card (now broken), iPod 3rd gen 4GB & an old Dell... http://toams.blogspot.com/

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