Running Apple OS X under Windows
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Running Apple OS X under Windows
Has anybody had any experience in running Apple OS X under Windows?
I know you have to buy a copy of Apple OS X which is fine, but if I can test my stacks on Apple, and the cost is $125 or so, then that's fine with me.
I own quite a few Windows systems, but no Macs.
Alan
I know you have to buy a copy of Apple OS X which is fine, but if I can test my stacks on Apple, and the cost is $125 or so, then that's fine with me.
I own quite a few Windows systems, but no Macs.
Alan
The one software product I was looking at was:
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/about.html
Which I think would be legal, but I'm no expert so I will continue to check on it.
Alan
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/about.html
Which I think would be legal, but I'm no expert so I will continue to check on it.
Alan
Hi Alan,
you could try to get a used Mac Mini, so you can use any monitor and (pc) keyboard you might have.
I am also using a Mac Mini, the smallest model 1.66 Ghz CoreDuo, that I bought a couple of months ago and run Win XP via Parallels which is definitively faster than my old "real" PC
Regards
Klaus
you could try to get a used Mac Mini, so you can use any monitor and (pc) keyboard you might have.
I am also using a Mac Mini, the smallest model 1.66 Ghz CoreDuo, that I bought a couple of months ago and run Win XP via Parallels which is definitively faster than my old "real" PC
Regards
Klaus
Well, a copy of Parallels and WinXP...***
Oh yes, and RAM, RAM, RAM! And RAM!
I put 2 GB into my Mini and now everything is fine
***You can also install "BootCamp", free from Apple, and install XP natively on an extra partition of your HD.
But then you will have to boot into Win OR Mac, with Parallel you can have XP in a window while running Mac OS X.
That's what I do, but you have the choice.
Check this:
http://www.parallels.com/
and this:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
Oh yes, and RAM, RAM, RAM! And RAM!
I put 2 GB into my Mini and now everything is fine
***You can also install "BootCamp", free from Apple, and install XP natively on an extra partition of your HD.
But then you will have to boot into Win OR Mac, with Parallel you can have XP in a window while running Mac OS X.
That's what I do, but you have the choice.
Check this:
http://www.parallels.com/
and this:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
But the Mac Mini is definitely the way to go... Since you can use current peripherals instead of buying it, along with a monitor, keyboard and mouse etc. I picked up my PPC Mac Mini a few years back for around $500 or $600 USD... And I hope to get an Intel Mac Mini eventually also.
I run Windows in a virt box program called GuestPC for the PPC Mac Mini. So even if you end up with an used PPC Mac Mini, you can still run Windows. I believe I only paid about $70 USD for GuestPC.
I run Windows in a virt box program called GuestPC for the PPC Mac Mini. So even if you end up with an used PPC Mac Mini, you can still run Windows. I believe I only paid about $70 USD for GuestPC.
Re: Running Apple OS X under Windows
I want to thank you for letting me know about pearpc Alan, I hadn't come across that one before!