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papadopolis · Apr 21, 2007, 09:53 PM

are there any emulators that so i could run joosted on my iBook? O and if they were free that would be nice too.

mduell · Apr 21, 2007, 10:28 PM

Virtual PC, but it's not free, requires you to own a Windows license, and may be too slow depending on the codecs that Joost uses.

May as well give your Joost account to me.

papadopolis · Apr 21, 2007, 10:54 PM

why would i have to have a windows licence? is there nothing that can emulate my comp being an intel system.... under a OSX......and the person who gets this working for me will get an invite!!

mduell · Apr 22, 2007, 12:00 AM

You can't run OSX Intel in emulation (neither legally or technically with ease), so the path of least resistance is to run Windows inside an emulator.

papadopolis · Apr 22, 2007, 12:05 AM

crap...... well i will make sure you get an invite..... (i just sent my account to my intel using buddy)

Do you think they will get PPC support for it?

Wiskedjak · Apr 22, 2007, 12:07 AM

Joost seems to be a bit resource heavy. I don't think an iBook would be able to run it through Windows in VPC. Though, it can't hurt to try.

Also, I don't know of anyway to emulate a PPC to Intel.

mduell · Apr 22, 2007, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by papadopolis

crap...... well i will make sure you get an invite..... (i just sent my account to my intel using buddy)

Do you think they will get PPC support for it?

The Joost FAQ says both Linux and PPC Mac clients are in development.

Zoopark · Apr 25, 2007, 03:10 PM

Could you invite me to Joost as well?

Thanks~

JonoMarshall · Apr 25, 2007, 05:26 PM

Can I get some joost invite goodness too? I can only offer good vibes as a trade though...

peeb · Apr 25, 2007, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by mduell

You can't run OSX Intel in emulation (neither legally or technically with ease), so the path of least resistance is to run Windows inside an emulator.

You mean no-one has got a hacked version of intel OSX running on a PPC machine under virtual PC?!

mduell · Apr 25, 2007, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by peeb

You mean no-one has got a hacked version of intel OSX running on a PPC machine under virtual PC?!

I'm sure some people have. I may even know them. But we're not allowed to talk about that here.

peeb · Apr 25, 2007, 07:05 PM

I was joking... Would anyone really undertake that?

- - e r i k - - · Apr 25, 2007, 08:13 PM

Joost is already too slow to use properly on a 24" iMac with a 22Mbit connection...running it on an iBook especially through slooooow Windows emulation...the thought itself is laughable.

mduell · Apr 25, 2007, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by peeb

I was joking... Would anyone really undertake that?

I guess you didn't see the guy who ran Windows on OS X on Linux on Windows or something silly like that.

charmdustio · Apr 25, 2007, 10:37 PM

We have Joost and really dont know what the fuss is about. It didn't work on our G5, worked well on a MacBook Pro and a dedicated 2MB line, but there is just nothing intresting to watch atm. It was never put back on after the initial few minutes.

On another note, I should admit - the interface is well built!