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Virtualization software for a PPC970 Mac
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Old Mar 1, 2007, 12:33 AM Local time: Feb 28, 2007, 11:33 PM #1 of 8
Virtualization software for a PPC970 Mac

Well, since Microsoft pulled the ol' Embrace-Extend-Extinguish on Virtual PC, stating that they would drop support for the Mac version with Apple's switch to Intel (fuck YOU, Ballmer, you nematode), I'm stuck with an emulator that will slowly but surely lapse into obsolescence.

So...my question to you, the legions of GFF Computing, is:

What's some good virtualization/X86 emulation software for Mac OS X? Mind you that I'm running a PowerPC 970 based Power Mac G5. So no Intel-only stuff (i.e. Parallels Desktop is out of the game).

Matters of preference:
-I'd like to be able to take advantage of my quad-core setup. Any hardware-virtualization capability would be a plus, but I recognize the pitfalls inherent in virtualizing x86 on PPC970.

-I'd like to do minimal CLI tinkering. I know my way around BSD and am able to do CLI hackery if need be, but dammit, I'm a Mac user and I like my shiny, pretty GUIs.

-I'd like something that's known to work well with all major x86 operating systems out there since I don't know exactly what I'll be using it for at this point in time. Vista is excluded from this rule, as it's still new and there are bound to be problems and stumbling blocks. So basically Win9x, Win2K/XP, Linux preferably with X functional.

Thankee sirs muchly. I do appreciate the help.

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Old Mar 1, 2007, 06:29 PM Local time: Mar 1, 2007, 05:29 PM #2 of 8
Okay, that makes sense.

In that case...

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Old Mar 3, 2007, 01:14 AM Local time: Mar 3, 2007, 12:14 AM #3 of 8
Frell.

I guess them's the breaks when you use a less prolific platform.

I read about an emulator called QEMU, I might give that one a whirl.

Keep the suggestions coming if you have them. Stupid Microsoft, stupid Virtual PC, grumble mutter snort.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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Old Mar 3, 2007, 12:02 PM Local time: Mar 3, 2007, 11:02 AM #4 of 8
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