Emulators

little_italy · little_italy #1 (**permalink**)

06-24-2003, 05:31 PM

Hi all,

i was just wondering if anyone could answer a quick question about windows emulators...

the question is... If i had a windows emulator would i be able to run PC games from it?

thanks in advance

Little Italy

rman · rman #2 (**permalink**)

06-24-2003, 05:41 PM

You can use virtual pc. But from everything I have read, you won't like the performance. Now that depends on the games you plan to play. It maybe better to have a PC for games and an Apple for real work.

little_italy · little_italy #3 (**permalink**)

06-24-2003, 05:49 PM

thanks, i'm not really planning to play loads of games on my mac anyway, just some old classics like Monkey Island and other lucas arts games

rman · rman #4 (**permalink**)

06-24-2003, 06:00 PM

Hopefully, the performance issue won't be a problem.

Graphite · Graphite #5 (**permalink**)

06-24-2003, 07:21 PM

Ok if you are going to use a Windows emulator.. i would suggest waiting till either later this summer or next year some time.. (mb dec or jan) because VPC is horrid at running games... and it is now in M$'s hands... and there will be a new Windows Emulator comming out with Video card support... so games wont be as laggy.. right now with VPC its pretty sad even trying to find a game that will run.

little_italy · little_italy #6 (**permalink**)

06-24-2003, 07:45 PM

cool, i think i'll wait till then

thanks

Fluid · Fluid #7 (**permalink**)

06-25-2003, 01:35 AM

The only game you can play correctly on VPC is solitare and may be pinball. Not much else.

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Member Since: Dec 23, 2002 Location: California Posts: 454 Mac Specs: 15" iMac 700 MHz G4 640 MB	06-25-2003, 01:35 AM The only game you can play correctly on VPC is solitare and may be pinball. Not much else. Fluid@Mac-Forums.com
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little_italy #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-24-2003, 05:31 PM Hi all, i was just wondering if anyone could answer a quick question about windows emulators... the question is... If i had a windows emulator would i be able to run PC games from it? thanks in advance Little Italy
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Graphite #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2003 Location: Tropical Island, Jealous? Posts: 5,279 Mac Specs: MacPro 3.0Ghz 16GB RAM, 4x256 Vid, 30''cinema display	06-24-2003, 07:21 PM Ok if you are going to use a Windows emulator.. i would suggest waiting till either later this summer or next year some time.. (mb dec or jan) because VPC is horrid at running games... and it is now in M$'s hands... and there will be a new Windows Emulator comming out with Video card support... so games wont be as laggy.. right now with VPC its pretty sad even trying to find a game that will run.
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little_italy #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-24-2003, 07:45 PM cool, i think i'll wait till then thanks
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