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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1091931" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>Why will Windows not run on a Power PC? Because Windows and DOS are X86. A Power PC CPU is not an X86 CPU. Totally different architecture. </p><p></p><p>Only way to run an x86 OS on a Power PC is via an Emulator. Emulators are VERY SLOW. I have tried on a 1.8Ghz modded G4 and even Freecell acted like it was on some old Pentium 75!</p><p></p><p>With Intel Macs, you are running X86 hardware, so no emulation is needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1091931, member: 8287"] Why will Windows not run on a Power PC? Because Windows and DOS are X86. A Power PC CPU is not an X86 CPU. Totally different architecture. Only way to run an x86 OS on a Power PC is via an Emulator. Emulators are VERY SLOW. I have tried on a 1.8Ghz modded G4 and even Freecell acted like it was on some old Pentium 75! With Intel Macs, you are running X86 hardware, so no emulation is needed. [/QUOTE]
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