virtual PC

mikeyoung · mikeyoung #1 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 05:13 AM

Hello forums...

has anyone got any advice on virtual PC 7 or any other similar software for OS X. which one would you reccomend...if any?

Cheers

Mike :ninja:

captainstabbin · captainstabbin #2 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 08:20 AM

VPC7 works pretty well with the G5. I am sure you already read this page, but this link was helpful to me. h**p://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc

mikeyoung · mikeyoung #3 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 10:53 AM

Thank's for the reply... I did read a possitive review about virtual PC... now that Microsfot have taken it over..thank's again

Mike :ninja:

mynameis · mynameis #4 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 10:56 AM

What do you plan on using Virtual PC for?

thermidor · thermidor #5 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 10:56 AM

I use it occasionally. On a 1.5Ghz G4 it's pretty slow, but it does the job. I wouldn't want to use it all the time, but it's OK to run the very occasional program I can't get an OS X equivalent of. Oh, and Windows running on my G4 is more stable than it ever was on my PC hardware!

Why do you want to use it, and what hardware do you have?

menace3054 · menace3054 #6 (**permalink**)

04-20-2005, 06:30 PM

on my dual g5, with 2gb of ram its still painfully slow. the only reason i need it is because a cd that came with a text book is windows only. The serious downside to vpc is that you can only allocate up to 512mb of ram, which isnt enough to run it. if your planning on doing any real work on vpc, dont expect too much performance.

Icicle · Icicle #7 (**permalink**)

04-22-2005, 03:22 AM

BUMP.....

I am thinking about it too, it would be fun to be able to play party poker dot com

And other silly little things

Icicle #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 11, 2004 Location: Spokane Wa Posts: 178 Mac Specs: MacPro 2 x 3Ghz Dual Core Nvidia 8800, 7 gigs ram Macbook pro 2011 Intel i7 triple boots Ubuntu/Win7	04-22-2005, 03:22 AM BUMP..... I am thinking about it too, it would be fun to be able to play party poker dot com And other silly little things Kevin, Spokane Washington USA
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mikeyoung #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-15-2005, 05:13 AM Hello forums... has anyone got any advice on virtual PC 7 or any other similar software for OS X. which one would you reccomend...if any? Cheers Mike :ninja:
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captainstabbin #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 06, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 82 Mac Specs: Black Macbook 2 Ghz C2D, 2 Gb RAM, 120 Gb Hd, 2 gig black nano	04-15-2005, 08:20 AM VPC7 works pretty well with the G5. I am sure you already read this page, but this link was helpful to me. h**p://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc
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mynameis #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	04-15-2005, 10:56 AM What do you plan on using Virtual PC for?
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thermidor #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2005 Location: Bagshot, Surrey, UK Posts: 198 Mac Specs: Powerbook 17" 1.5GHz, 2GB, 160GB Momentus; iMac 24" 3.06GHz, 2GB; iPhone 2.5G 8GB; iPod 5G 60GB	04-15-2005, 10:56 AM I use it occasionally. On a 1.5Ghz G4 it's pretty slow, but it does the job. I wouldn't want to use it all the time, but it's OK to run the very occasional program I can't get an OS X equivalent of. Oh, and Windows running on my G4 is more stable than it ever was on my PC hardware! Why do you want to use it, and what hardware do you have?
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menace3054 #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-20-2005, 06:30 PM on my dual g5, with 2gb of ram its still painfully slow. the only reason i need it is because a cd that came with a text book is windows only. The serious downside to vpc is that you can only allocate up to 512mb of ram, which isnt enough to run it. if your planning on doing any real work on vpc, dont expect too much performance.
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