Okay, I have an iMac G5, but it does not have the intel processor. Can I still use a version of bootcamp, or is there another program I can use. I have a copy of XP from my laptop, but the laptop doesn't have the capabilities to run certain games. What should I do???!
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Windows XP on OS X without Intel?!
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Bootcamp will not work on PowerPC Macs.
If you want to use XP, it has to run under emulation software such as Virtual PC. There are a few others as well, though I can't think of them off the top of my head, I think there's one called Q actually.
Using things like this creates a virtual machine on your iMac that will run windows. The "specs" of this virtual machine are very limited so using an emulator is quite slow, and is really suitable for more basic stuff. In other words, no Photoshop, games, movie editing etc.
If you want to use XP, it has to run under emulation software such as Virtual PC. There are a few others as well, though I can't think of them off the top of my head, I think there's one called Q actually.
Using things like this creates a virtual machine on your iMac that will run windows. The "specs" of this virtual machine are very limited so using an emulator is quite slow, and is really suitable for more basic stuff. In other words, no Photoshop, games, movie editing etc.
You can pretty much forget games on any emulation software. Reason being is that the OS running in the emulator doesn't have direct access to the machine's hardware. The emulation software has to emulate some dummy hardware that it maps to the real hardware. This is why you'll see different hardware installed to what you actually have.Rikora said:
Best solution would be to get a cheapish PC (or an Intel Mac!
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Rikora said:
I've never tried, but I think it would be pretty unbearable. The virtual machines have limited graphics capabilities.
Nooo way, i had virtual PC, and when you split up the memory, it gets all messed up, like it runs slower than it would, virtual PC is not very reliable unless you have about a gig of ramRikora said:
I realize BootCamp doesn't work for PowerPC Macs, but what happens when Leopard is realized? From what I've heard on these forums is that BootCamp will be part of Leopard, but will Apple allow pre-Intel Macs to use BootCamp?
I guess we will have to wait and see.
I guess we will have to wait and see.
iNeedtoSwitch said:
No we won't. Windows won't run in anything except processor emulated form on PPC Macs. Period.
iNeedtoSwitch said:
What? No. Bootcamp just allows the computer to boot into XP, which requires an Intel processor. It's not a magical re-programming of the entire Operating System of Windows that would be required to make it run on a PowerPC.
BootCamp is for Intel Macs. Period.
Well all he has to do is get all the Windows source and then fix any endian issues and recompile it. Should be a snap...not.jamesi said:you should be a sav and just figure out how to get XP on your PPC and then have that be your claim to fame
DeathChill said:Well all he has to do is get all the Windows source and then fix any endian issues and recompile it. Should be a snap...not.
And then get the source code for all the Windows apps and compile those for Windows-PPC, since the standard Windows-Intel versions would not run under a hypothetical Windows-PPC without being recompiled.
How much do you wanna bet Micrapsoft has done that and just doesn't tell anyone?DeathChill said:Well all he has to do is get all the Windows source and then fix any endian issues and recompile it. Should be a snap...not.
When Leopard comes out it will know if it's installing on a PPC or an Intel and install accordingly..
A person will never be able to install Windows on the PPC architecture that's designed for Macs.
Any attempt to install the bootcamp on a PPC machine will merely result in a really,really screwed up machine..
If one wishes to dual-boot one will have to buy an Intel Mac.Period.End of story.
Sorry.
A person will never be able to install Windows on the PPC architecture that's designed for Macs.
Any attempt to install the bootcamp on a PPC machine will merely result in a really,really screwed up machine..
If one wishes to dual-boot one will have to buy an Intel Mac.Period.End of story.
Sorry.
Peace said:
Yep, that is the bottom line -sadly.
I would love to be able to use BootCamp on my Power Mac G5.
Microsoft used to have PPC, MIPS, and Alpha versions of NT 3.51 and NT 4.0 back in the days. Not sure about the PPC and MIPS versions but the Alpha version had something similar to Rosetta that allowed the Alphas to run NT x86 binaries.Kingsly said:
Of course we all know Microsoft threw in the towel for those architectures a long time ago.