It cant even install ubuntu server arm64. It thinks the ISO is x86 for some reason.
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Parallels 16 for M1 Macs Now Available Through Technical Preview Program
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It imagine it's possible to run a virtual Windows machine on ARM. I remember when I had a PowerMac G5, there was an app that flawlessly ran a Windows virtual machine. The G5 had a completely different architecture from x86, just like ARM. And yet back in the early 2000s, the tech was available. So IMO it's just a matter of time. I suspect VMWare is going to have a solution pretty soon as well.
Well, Windows on ARM already has such an x86-32 emulation layer, and a preview was recently released to add x86-64 as well.
Yeah, doesn't seem like Microsoft is interested.
Not an option. Rosetta 2 is explicitly unavailable for VMs.
(I'm guessing it's also limited to Mach-O.)
Nice! So about 11% overhead from the virtualization. That's not too shabby for a first preview.
No, it doesn't. M1 Macs can run nothing less than Big Sur. 32-bit code support was dropped in Catalina? Or even earlier?
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I'd love to not have to use Windows at all. Sadly, they OWN the Enterprise market.
It would have been nice if Apple came out with an SE MacBook aimed at it.
Alas, it was not to be.
It would have been nice if Apple came out with an SE MacBook aimed at it.
Alas, it was not to be.
Im testing this now with Windows ARM, with X86 Composer Pro (Control4 software) successfully running and I can do all the things I need to here and the CPU is not breaking a sweat. Plenty of RAM used though with 2GB in swap.
M1 Air, 8GB RAM/7GPU version. Big Sur 11.1
M1 Air, 8GB RAM/7GPU version. Big Sur 11.1
That's for macOS, yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if the CPU can virtualize 32-bit ARM just fine.
Nope, but not because of 32-bit, but rather because it's x86.
Good to see they’re still developing the product.
I still like to be able to run relatively recent games on one machine, nothing too taxing - eg command and conquer remastered.
so far my 2020 Intel Mac does everything I need.
If Microsoft release windows for m1 as a separate product, and it runs games and business software well, I’ll think about buying an m1 Mac in 3 years time.
I still like to be able to run relatively recent games on one machine, nothing too taxing - eg command and conquer remastered.
so far my 2020 Intel Mac does everything I need.
If Microsoft release windows for m1 as a separate product, and it runs games and business software well, I’ll think about buying an m1 Mac in 3 years time.
You're thinking of Virtual PC which was not anywhere remotely flawless. It was slow as hell because...well...it wasn't virtualization at all. It was emulation, which isn't at all the same. Also, VirtualPC was bought by Microsoft.
That in itself is not conclusive evidence that the processor is incapable of executing 32bit code.
I get the same error as @macbookfan (and other errors). Has anybody actually been able to run an arm linux distro yet?
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Been doing this for a couple weeks now on my Macbook Air and I can't even tell.