PearPC

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 9:49 am

I think maybe this was discussed before, but its certainly worth mentioning again. PearPC, a PowerPC emulator has been recently updated and now that it has been out for a while there are some handy guides around on how to get OS X up and running on your Windows box. You can check it out here:

http://pearpc.sourceforge.net
http://www.pearpc.net

Here's some screenshots just for kicks:

Its not going to break and speed records, but it is certainly a neat platform to tinker on. I think it would probably benefit from systems with a bunch of RAM. My machine only has 512, so I can only dedicate 256 to it. In contrast, my 12'' PB has 768megs of RAM. Worth a go if you're interested, took about an hour and a half to get everything jiving, including networking support.

Instig8 · Post by **Instig8** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:00 pm

what's underneath the pear?

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:11 pm

Yah, she looks cute

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:22 pm

yea, show us the wallpaper

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:27 pm

VMWare does the same thing but can emulate any OS.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:33 pm

Show us the wallpaper!!!

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:34 pm

Yes Merlin, but provided it runs on the i386 architecture. OSX can't run on i386 platforms.

I've always been quite intrigued by these emulators... PlayStation emulators with hardware graphic acceleration through Direct3D, PearPC and of course VMWare.

The problem with these things is not to emulate, but to emulate and be still fast. Some pretty crazy coding at the core, I reckon.

And yeah, show us the wallpaper

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:01 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:VMWare does the same thing but can emulate any OS.

It can't emulate the PowerPC. Sorry buddy, if you want to run OS X this is only game in town, except for buying a Mac of course.

Arch · Post by **Arch** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:06 pm

[MS]Instig8 wrote:what's underneath the pear?

Topher wrote:Yah, she looks cute

STRESSTEST wrote:yea, show us the wallpaper

Avder wrote:Show us the wallpaper!!!

Tricord wrote:And yeah, show us the wallpaper

You guys are halarious. Here it is, hornballs.

For the full size, 1280x1024 image, click here.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:22 pm

Oooooooh, she is cute

Mr. Perfect · Post by **Mr. Perfect** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:27 pm

Now was that so difficult? That's a more interesting pear anyhow...

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:45 pm

I'd love to nibble on that allright. Mmmmm...yummy pear....

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:57 am

I'm sorry what was this thread about?

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:01 am

For what reason would anyone want to emulate a Macintrash on a PC? We have Photoshop now. Have had it for quite some time.

Us, horndogs?...you're the one with it on your desktop!

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:56 am

Avder wrote:Oooooooh, she is cute

Seen cuter