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iMacker20

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qemu-system-i386 for Mac OS 10.4 64-bit PowerPC Download link

qemu-system-i386 is a 32-bit x86 computer emulator. It is similar to VirtualPC and SoftPC.

This software can boot various x86 operating systems like:
- ReactOS
- FreeDOS
- Windows 2000
- Windows NT 4.0


Scorched Earth running in QEMU

Scorched Earth.tiff



System Requirements
- Mac OS 10.4 or higher
- PowerPC G5

Setup
- QEMU options:
-- hda - first hard drive path
-- hdb - second hard drive path
-- hdc - third hard drive path
-- cdrom - CD-ROM ISO file path
-- m - memory size in MB
-- boot - device to boot
- Syntax:
Code:
qemu-system-i386 -L pc-bios -m <memory size for emulator> -hda <hard drive image file> -cdrom <cdrom image file> -boot <boot drive> -soundhw <sound card> ...

- Example:
Code:
./qemu-system-i386 -L pc-bios -m 400 -hda ReactOSHD.qcow2 -boot c -soundhw ac97 -soundhw pcspk -net nic,model=ne2k_pci -net user

- Creating an image file for the emulator's hard drive:
Code:
qemu-img create -f qcow2 <name>.img <size in GB>G

Links
- ReactOS
- FreeDOS
- WinWorldPC
- QEMU documentation
 
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