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Virtual PC 7 will not run on Intel-based Macs
A statement from Microsoft indicates that the current Virtual PC 7 release will not run on the new Intel Core Duo based Macs.
Roz Ho, the general manager for Microsoft's MacBU, tells MacFixIt:
"Virtual PC 7 remains the top emulation software for Mac PowerPC users. However, applications like Virtual PC that are highly dependent on the OS will not run under Rosetta. These types of products require a dedicated team and a lot of work to rebuild them for an entirely new architecture. That said, we know that using Windows-based applications on Macs is important to our customers, and we're working with Apple to figure out the best way to bring this technology to Intel-based Macs. We'll have a better idea once we have the new machines and can accurately evaluate just what is required to transition the product."
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"Once we have the new machines"
What, they can't afford a Developer machine? Sheesh. This should be DONE
already.
Remember, VPC exists for Windows (or X86), so a lot of the work is done.
"Emulation" will be much easier since all it will need to do is supply a Virutual Machine and not even have to translate X86 opcodes to a foreign processor like the G4 or G5. When it's out, it should be FAST. Anyone use VPC on Windows who can give a clue on performance?
That said, I'll bet the WINE people (run Windows apps on X86 Linux) are going to be all over this.
something after the announcement on the move to intel that it WOULD run on
them the FIRST DAY?
If I use THAT logic, then I'm mad that PHOTOSHOP isn't a universal binary
TODAY. grrr.
There. I've now joined the complainers.
natively as Mac OS X, Linux and Windows and then switch between them in real
time.
Rocking!!!
I second that idea! I would love to have my new MacBook run both OS X and XP at the same time without software emulation. And even better, being able to cut/paste between them, that would be great.
give us an idea of what it might do on the new dual core Intel chips when Apple
upgrades its tower models later this year (hopefully also with a quad model). At
any rate, with even the new MacBooks using them, dual core chips are here to
stay.
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Don't anthropomorphize computers.
They hate that.
VPC doesn't run any better on a Quad G5 than on a single G5. The emulation
process is single-threaded The only time multiple processors or "dual-cores"
show a big advantage with VPC is when running other Mac applications along
with VPC.
- by slurslee January 11, 2006 12:12 AM PST
- There's a longstanding open source project called WINE, and an offshoot called
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(10 Comments)DarWine that implements the Windows runtime environment on Intel based Unix
and Linux machines. Rather than emulate the entire operating system or a
virtual computer these simply provide the necessary functions and the means to
link them with windows application programs. Or, they allow you to run a large
number of Windows applications, without the overhead of something like
Rosetta or Virtual PC. For a windowing system WINE uses X-Windows, which
comes built in to Mac OS X. WINE will certainly work in Mac OS X for Intel within
a very short time, allowing us to run Office and other popular Windows
applications right in Mac OS X. My estimate is within the next 4 to 6 months.
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