 |
 |
XP in "classic" mode on macintels?
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Here
Status:
Offline
|
|
I just had a weird idea. I think that someone around here is knowledgeable enough to answer it, as well. Okay, do you all think that it would be possible, on a macintel (mactel, whatever you want to call it), to run windows programs in a "classic" sort of arrangement? Would you use it? I sure as heck would. It would great to use programs for either platform inside of OSX.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Dec 2000
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Up In The Air
Status:
Offline
|
|
Classic is more of a vmware or virtualPC in a sense- it loads the whole environment, boots a whole OS, and then hides the gui of that OS unless a particular app is in use (menu bar with colored apple, anyone?)
Darwine is similar, but has the advantage of not loading a whole installation of Windows to run one application.
|
|
If this post is in the Lounge forum, it is likely to be my own opinion, and not representative of the position of MacNN.com.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: UK
Status:
Offline
|
|
I might give Darwine a go myself. I had only heard of it recently, so thought it was only for Intel Macs, but now I have had a look at that site, it looks like its an OS X thing rather than an Intel Mac thing.
|
It'll be much easier if you just comply.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Dec 2000
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by ajprice
I might give Darwine a go myself. I had only heard of it recently, so thought it was only for Intel Macs, but now I have had a look at that site, it looks like its an OS X thing rather than an Intel Mac thing.
Right now it's only useful on Intel Macs. The guy who's working on the emulation part claims that he is going to resume work on it in June so that it will be useful on PPC also.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2005
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by CharlesS
Right now it's only useful on Intel Macs. The guy who's working on the emulation part claims that he is going to resume work on it in June so that it will be useful on PPC also.
I'm wondering why they would bother on a PPC version considering the hardware is "dead"
I'm not saying my PPC computer is worthless, but in 2-3 years, a majority of the movers and shakers will be on Intel Macs... I just find it interesting...
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Well, it was originally intended as a PPC project, and the hardware won't actually be dead for another several years.
|
|
Chuck
___
"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Dec 2000
Status:
Offline
|
|
Since I have an iMac G5, you won't hear me complaining about it should they finish the PPC support.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: yes
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by production_coordinator
I'm wondering why they would bother on a PPC version considering the hardware is "dead"
I'm not saying my PPC computer is worthless, but in 2-3 years, a majority of the movers and shakers will be on Intel Macs... I just find it interesting...
Open Sourcers love to run stuff on older hardware. Look at Linux, it will run on damn near everything!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top