As I have read that VPC 6 will not work on G5's, does anyone know if previous versions will? If so, do you know where I can buy or otherwise acquire a copy?
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Vpc 5
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Well, the reason VPC 6.0+ doesn't work on G5's is because of the pseudo-endian emulation thing, which was implemented to increased speed. I've heard that VPC 5 does not include this, hence it's slower but may run on G5's. Besides, if people can stand running VPC 5 or 6 on current dual G4's, I think I can safely say I can stand using VPC 5 on my dual G5 if it works. ;-)
You can always find any Mac software your looking for somewhere on hotline. You should be able to find an old version of VPC. Try www.tracker-tracker.com . You can find mac software on limewire (A file sharing program like kazaa). You can sometimes find mac software on kazaa.
But isn't that improper not to mention on the gray side of legal. (unless of course you have every intention to buy the program and are just trying it out
If you own Virtual PC 6, I really don't think its that bad if you "download" VPC 5 so it can actual be functional on your new computer... but I guess the license agreement specifies it can only be used on one computer at a time anyways. But if anyone can try out VPC 5 on their G5, that would be cool.
