X86 virtualization on the PowerPC

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Snoop1990 Author

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X86 virtualization on the PowerPC

Hey,
I'm looking for the fastest X86 virtualization on the PowerPC. There are Virtual PC 7 from Microsoft, I think you all know that, then Guest PC http://www.lismoresystems.com/ ,which is as far as I know slower then Virtual PC. And the last one is Q a port from the QEMU Project http://www.kju-app.org/kju/ this is based on the cocoa extensions, which might boost it to a new level.

But maybe you can tell me your experiences about X86 virtualization on the PowerPc. I'm new to this subject.

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Posted on Nov 22, 2007 8:26 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 22, 2007 8:41 AM in response to Snoop1990

I think VirtualPC is the more reliable and stable solution. Besides this you also have to consider two very important factors in your consideration: (a) which PowerPC Mac you are to use-the more powerful the better, (b) what software you intend to use through VPC.

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Snoop1990 Author

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Nov 22, 2007 8:45 AM in response to Kyriakos Papadakis

Q is still beta I know but it is also known to be stable.

Depending the search button hint, I did not find any other topics related to Q

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Nov 22, 2007 10:43 AM in response to Snoop1990

...which means few use it-not surprising since it's still beta. I think most would seek, among other things, a reliable manufacturer.

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Nov 22, 2007 1:14 PM in response to Kyriakos Papadakis

It is open-source as you might have seen, so like many other open-source products it will be beta for years. The second point is the price, for sure 100$ for Virtual PC is a great price for such a virtualization solution, but if I can reach the same speed for free, I could spend the money on something else, a 500 GB Harddrive or so.

I think the interesting point is that Q uses Cocoa, so that might be a speed bump.

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Snoop1990 Author

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Nov 30, 2007 9:36 PM in response to Snoop1990

At the moment Virtual PC 7 is still faster. But maybe that will change in the future!

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