Virtual PC? Whats up with that?

[bling]

Does it actually work? How well does it emulate windows software, i.e. games. Or is it just for office and stuff.

[slave]

What windows programs do you need to run on a mac?  Viruses?

[bling]

quote: i.e. games.

games mostly

[Crunchy(Cracked)Butter]

I was going to get VPC until MS bought it, now i have gone with alternatives instead and i am happy to report i am 100% MS free with my mac!

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP Hater #2874586:


games mostly

VPC does not have DirectX...so, in other words it will not work with 99.999% of winblows games

Warcraft III is both Mac/PC, so if you bought the PC version, there is a Mac installer...same thing with Quake 3 gold, and a bunch of others, I'm sure.

Other Mac Game Porters/Mfrs:
www.aspyr.com
www.macplay.com
www.ambrosiasw.com
www.blizzard.com
And many more.

So, in other words, it's pretty much for Office. Appleworks can read and save in Office formats, as can a few others (Thinkoffice, etc). M$ actually makes Office for Mac, too.

So, there is almost no point in owning VPC.   :eek:  
Glad I saved you the $230, aren't ya?

[ March 26, 2003: Message edited by: The Muffin Man ]

[emh]

There's a program called Real PC, which is similar to Virtual PC, except it's much cheaper and (they claim) they can run Direct X applications, like games.

The only drawback is that you have to also own a copy of the OS you want to install on it.

[rtgwbmsr]

Link?
The only things I can find are really old - like Win 95 and stuff.

[emh]

http://www.fwb.com/

It has a link to buy and/or learn more.

I don't know what this program is like, as I don't own a Mac.  It does seem rather old....

[cloudstrife]

it seems that it runs DOS games... no mention of DirectX though..

[silentwarrior]

dudes...virtual pc is an OS made by Connectix that works on any mac. means..this company gives you diff products like VPC 98 , 2k, xp etc...i don;t know how does it  work cause i haven't used it...buti think it may be best thing in mac revolution...

[slave]

Too bad none of us want to use any windows-only apps besides games, and like people said, direct x isn't included so it's rather pointless!

[bling]

but you know, sometimes you got that hankerin to run Word Pad

Then again, maybe not
 

[Refalm]

Most software I use in Windows can also be used in Linux. Mozilla for webbrowsing, Gaim for AIM, ICQ and Y!IM, dMSN for MSN Messenger, OOo as my office packet, X-Chat for IRC, Vi IMproved to edit text, CSS, PHP, HTML.

And most games can be emulated through WineX (probably gonna pay for that, but it's a small price to pay for such good software). Otherwise, I'll just get some ports (you'll be amazed how cheap Linux and Mac OS X ports cost   )

The only things I would miss are Ad-aware and Spybot. They are very good programs. Too bad they have no use in Linux.

[silentwarrior]

well...good points..but they say it is literally windows..i haven't used it but beside direct x i think it must be having many uses...think of files and music and movies that we can enjoy on mac using Win...i hope this makes some sense...cause game is not the thing for you use Wins...  

[rtgwbmsr]

quote:Originally posted by Silent Warrior:
well...good points..but they say it is literally windows..i haven't used it but beside direct x i think it must be having many uses...think of files and music and movies that we can enjoy on mac using Win...i hope this makes some sense...cause game is not the thing for you use Wins...      

Music:
MP3's - iTunes
Ogg Vorbis - Various Players

Movies:
MPG, MOV - Quicktime
WMV, AVI, ASF - Windows Media Player
RM, RM Streams - RealOne Player

Why do you need Windows? Almost every Windoze application has a counterpart on the Mac side.

[ March 31, 2003: Message edited by: The Muffin Man ]