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Answer» I'm looking for an alternative to Virtual PC and VirtualBox. The main thing I want it to do is be able to run Classic Mac & and OSX operating systems as a guest. Any suggestions?Classic Mac won't run on the same emulator as a OSX or x86 emulator. the architectures are different.Okay, If you could recommend a virtual machine app that could just run Mac Classic or just Mac OSX, that would also be okay. I just want a virtualization program that can run any Mac system as a guest.I have no idea; I'd search for Mac emulators. Each Mac has a different ROM, and that ROM is integrally knit in with the OS itself; the ROM would be illegal to download (but possible) as would the OS floppies/discs.I found this which looks good (tell me what you think): http://oreilly.com/windows/archive/PearPC.html This programs emulates the PowerPC, and successfully ran: Mac OS X 10.3 Mandrake Linux 9.1 for PPC Darwin for PPC I'm figuring that if emulates the PPC it may run Mac OS Classic.VMWare Workstation will allow you to install OS X: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vmware_how_to, or Leopard: http://bush1do.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Leopard-on-VMWare-79611416hmm, I did not know that. WHY did I switch to virtual PC again? Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 26, 2009, 09:25:00 AM hmm, I did not know that. WHY did I switch to virtual PC again? Yeah, I no longer USE MS Virtual PC anymore because: 1. lack of USB support 2. does not work good with Linux (I never could get Ubuntu & Mandriva to run) 3. Unchangeable amount of Video RAM 4. Does not support any Host besides Windows 2000 SP4, XP or Vista I SWITCHED to Sun Virtual Box because it fix these problems 1. Virtual Box has full USB support including booting from Pen Drvie 2. Full Linux, BSD and Solaris support for guest (including guest additions) 3. adjustable video RAM, Virtual PC does not give you this option. So with VB i can choose for my VM to have any amount of video ram I want 4. Can run on most Windows OS's as well as on Linux (which is handy because i'm switching to Ubuntu) Haven't tried VMWare but I guess I will be now I have VMWare, very excellent. I think I switched to Virtual PC for some dumb REASON that MAKES no sense.I've been using VMWare on my desktop, and on my laptop for a while. Flawless...does VMWare work on Linux?yes. there is a VMWare for Linux. That's good. What kind of file does it use for the HDD? A .vhd, .vdi or something else? I figured out when switching from Virtual PC to VirtualBox, I could just change .vhd (virtual PC HDD file) to a .vdi (VB HDD file). It worked good on them all so far except the windows 2000 ONE has a display problem becuase it's using the wrong driver.vmware uses vmdk... I'm not sure if the format is the same as any of the others, though. I'm not sure, but it might be able to use a vhd. Broni might know a bit more about this.Nope. I haven't tried to install Linux yet. They have pretty nice forum at VMW. They'll surely tell you.

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I'm looking for an alternative to Virtual PC and VirtualBox.

The main thing I want it to do is be able to run Classic Mac & and OSX operating systems as a guest.

Any suggestions?Classic Mac won't run on the same emulator as a OSX or x86 emulator. the architectures are different.Okay, If you could recommend a virtual machine app that could just run Mac Classic or just Mac OSX, that would also be okay.

I just want a virtualization program that can run any Mac system as a guest.I have no idea; I'd search for Mac emulators. Each Mac has a different ROM, and that ROM is integrally knit in with the OS itself; the ROM would be illegal to download (but possible) as would the OS floppies/discs.I found this which looks good (tell me what you think):
http://oreilly.com/windows/archive/PearPC.html

This programs emulates the PowerPC, and successfully ran:
Mac OS X 10.3
Mandrake Linux 9.1 for PPC
Darwin for PPC

I'm figuring that if emulates the PPC it may run Mac OS Classic.VMWare Workstation will allow you to install OS X: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vmware_how_to, or Leopard: http://bush1do.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Leopard-on-VMWare-79611416hmm, I did not know that.

WHY did I switch to virtual PC again? Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 26, 2009, 09:25:00 AM

hmm, I did not know that.

WHY did I switch to virtual PC again?

Yeah, I no longer USE MS Virtual PC anymore because:
1. lack of USB support
2. does not work good with Linux (I never could get Ubuntu & Mandriva to run)
3. Unchangeable amount of Video RAM
4. Does not support any Host besides Windows 2000 SP4, XP or Vista

I SWITCHED to Sun Virtual Box because it fix these problems
1. Virtual Box has full USB support including booting from Pen Drvie
2. Full Linux, BSD and Solaris support for guest (including guest additions)
3. adjustable video RAM, Virtual PC does not give you this option. So with VB i can choose for my VM to have any amount of video ram I want
4. Can run on most Windows OS's as well as on Linux (which is handy because i'm switching to Ubuntu)

Haven't tried VMWare but I guess I will be now I have VMWare, very excellent. I think I switched to Virtual PC for some dumb REASON that MAKES no sense.I've been using VMWare on my desktop, and on my laptop for a while. Flawless...does VMWare work on Linux?yes. there is a VMWare for Linux.

That's good. What kind of file does it use for the HDD? A .vhd, .vdi or something else?

I figured out when switching from Virtual PC to VirtualBox, I could just change .vhd (virtual PC HDD file) to a .vdi (VB HDD file). It worked good on them all so far except the windows 2000 ONE has a display problem becuase it's using the wrong driver.vmware uses vmdk... I'm not sure if the format is the same as any of the others, though.

I'm not sure, but it might be able to use a vhd. Broni might know a bit more about this.Nope. I haven't tried to install Linux yet.
They have pretty nice forum at VMW. They'll surely tell you.

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