estherau opened this issue on Apr 09, 2004 ยท 6 posts
estherau posted Fri, 09 April 2004 at 6:31 AM
Attached Link: http://openosx.com/wintel/
Hi, I have a G4 mac and am saving for a G5. I found this link and I'm wondering if this software could be used to run clothing converter and all the other windows only utilities out there. I don't really understand what it's all about as I've never had a windows machine. Is this something that will be better than virtual pc (which I don't have either) Love esther WinTel is fully compatible and optimized for the new PowerMac G5, with more optimizations under development. You may simply copy any of your Microsoft VirtualPC(R) files over to a WinTel disk image by using the Finder. Most ".img" files can even be used directly! Thanks to Mac OS X's advanced architecture, multiple G4/G5 CPUs can be utilized and emulated as a single powerful Pentium(R) processor or as dual Pentium Processors. Mac OS X is a true chameleon of operating systems, users may now run a long list of operating systems within it: Mac OS 9, Windows 95/98/2K/NT, DOS, Linux, Unix, BSD, etc. software, seamlessly and on your G5 today. Our CD will effortlessly install and fully configure OpenOSX WinTel 1.2, Bochs 2.1.1 and ready-to-use disk images of various operating systems. This version requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. We recommend a 500mhz or faster G4 processor, G5's are ideal. CPU intensive games/software are not recommended, please see our WinTel FAQ. Features at a glance: Full Pentium(R) Emulation Ready-to-use operating systems including Redhat Linux, FreeDos, FreeBSD, etc. Install your choice of Pentium based software Easy-to-use graphical user configuration Tested with Windows 95/98/NT/2K/XP Mac OS X Native, accelerated for G4 and G5 ProcessorsI aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!
xantor posted Fri, 09 April 2004 at 10:12 AM
If it does what it claims it can then most pc programs should work ok, but they will probably run much slower than they do on the pc.
xantor posted Fri, 09 April 2004 at 10:17 AM
I use an object converter on an amiga emulator on the pc to convert imagine objects to lightwave type as it seems to do better than most pc programs, it is a bit slower than the speed it would be on an amiga, but it is the result that counts. So if you don`t mind the programs being slower then wintel would probably be good.
mateo_sancarlos posted Fri, 09 April 2004 at 1:42 PM
You would still have to buy Windows XP or whatever, and that's the main stumbling block there.
OneShot posted Fri, 09 April 2004 at 3:31 PM
The present problem with running Windows emulator is that they must contain support for the Graphics cards. Virtual PC remove this option after version 3. Clothes Converter probably would work if it wasn't for this amputation!
estherau posted Fri, 09 April 2004 at 5:50 PM
Hi, well it sounds like from the advertising at this link that the software would be quite fast and would do everything a windows computer would do, but then I'm not sure I understand it properly. It's been designed for mac. Love esther
I aim to update it about once a month. Oh, and it's free!