bigeasy Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Hi, sorry if this is a stupid question, but can i get a virtualpc type program that emulates another mac? i would like to run os8/os9 on it. i've just bought a powerbook g4 and would like to try out the old os's Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSkywalker Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Well, you need sheepshaver and grab it from : http://www.gibix.net/dokuwiki/en:projects:sheepshaver Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-214157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 You might also want to check out Mac-on-Mac. It will let you run anything from OS 9 to 10.3 natively right alongside your current OS. You can also run different versions of PPC Linux. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-214232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 You might also want to check out Mac-on-Mac. It will let you run anything from OS 9 to 10.3 natively right alongside your current OS. You can also run different versions of PPC Linux. According to their FAQ, MacOnMac won't even run on Tiger, nor will Tiger run inside it Neither Mac-on-Mac is working on Mac OS X Tiger nor you can install Tiger in a MoM VM. Not to mention the fact that it seems development has stopped, last update was July 11, 2005, well over a year ago. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-215332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK.Xscape Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 sounds like sheepshaver would be the best for you because it would run native but if you want to run it on a pc then i think pearpc would be the option. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-215336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 PearPC cannot run Mac OS Classic or OS 9 and below. It only runs OSX. Since the OP said he wanted Os8/Os9, sheepshaver would be the way to go. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-215358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 cheers guys, you've been a big help. im gonna try out sheepshaver as soon as i find a working rom. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-215513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 According to their FAQ, MacOnMac won't even run on Tiger, nor will Tiger run inside it Not to mention the fact that it seems development has stopped, last update was July 11, 2005, well over a year ago. Yes, but bigeasy never mentions which OS is currently running on the PowerBook. I use this on my iBook G3 and it works great. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-215795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac-mini Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 bigeasy if you need a ROM i can get you one Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-215821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeasy Posted October 26, 2006 Author Share Posted October 26, 2006 Cheers mac mini, that would be great. my email address is bigeasy_uk(at)yahoo.co.uk Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/30879-powerpc-emulator/#findComment-216776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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