Resolved VirtualBox alternative for PPC Macs?

[eboyblue3]

Hello,

First post here. Anyways, I'm one of the unlucky ones to own a PowerPC mac ONLY, and I want to emulate Windows on here. Could you please help me? Very confused right now. 😕

 

[r.j.s]

It's not really practical. It is possible, with PearPC (I think), but it doesn't really work - at all.

 

[eboyblue3]

It's not really practical. It is possible, with PearPC (I think), but it doesn't really work - at all.

Downloaded PearPC, now I'm not good at compiling this junk.

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Logging off for tonight

 

[r.j.s]

Downloaded PearPC, now I'm not good at compiling this junk.

If you do get it to work, it will be unusably slow ...

 

[eboyblue3]

Phooey

If you do get it to work, it will be unusably slow ...

Oh, darn it. There goes my potential. I WANT A NEW MAAAAAAC!

 

[murphychris]

Oh, darn it. There goes my potential. I WANT A NEW MAAAAAAC!

Get a used one. Less than $200 for a Mini Core2Duo 1.83Ghz.

 

[eboyblue3]

Get a used one. Less than $200 for a Mini Core2Duo 1.83Ghz.

Do have a white Mac mini w/ a dead logicboard

 

[MichaelLAX]

VirtualPC by Connectix

Hello,

First post here. Anyways, I'm one of the unlucky ones to own a PowerPC mac ONLY, and I want to emulate Windows on here. Could you please help me? Very confused right now. 😕

For years, I used a product called VirtualPC by Connectix. I was horribly slow, BUT IT WORKED! I only had very limited needs for it...

It worked up to and including G4 PPCs.

Ultimately, Microsoft bought the technology and updated and released it for G5's. I think you can still find it on eBay for sale. Yes, I see plenty of the for sale on eBay; just search for VirtualPC...

Ironically, when I upgraded to Intel Macs, I was able to "extract" the Windows XP that came with the last version of VirtualPC that I purchased, and I have been using that licensed copy of Windows XP in Boot Camp and Parallels, ever since; including now in Lion.