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Orethrius:
Oh that sucks, I thought it was open-architecture.  :(

Siplus:
Since no one has answered your question yet...


Yes, Virtual PC will allow _ANY_ windows program (or x86 linux/ x86-unix program) to run underneath Mac OS X.

If the program is a demanding one, do not expect the best performance, as VirtualPC has to virtualize x86 hardware. I would suggest running win2k under it instead of winxp, as you will get superior performace (XP is a resource hog; bad enough on normal PC's, pushing it on virtual ones).

Today marks 1 week since I've had my Powerbook. I approve.

That being said, I wouldn't want you to try to run a MS product on a Mac... there are open source versions, although the names do not come to mind (boch?? i dunno)

Edit: Yes, 'Bochs'. i'm compiling version 2.2 on Tiger as i type this. version 2.1 has a binary version

bedouin:
In my experience the best guest operating system for Virtual PC is NT 4.   NT 4 can still run most current software, and it flies in emulation; it almost feels native.

Laukev7:
Does it work well in Bochs for classic?

piratePenguin:
thanks all :)
I'll try Bochs on my (other) brothers powerbook and see if it'll run those apps (under nt4 and win2000).
If that doesn't work, I'll look at VirtualPC (*WONT* pay for it).

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