Windows on G5 Power PC with OS 10.5.8?

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Windows on G5 Power PC with OS 10.5.8?

I have an older G5 iMac and need to install Windows on it. Of course it is non-Intel, so that eliminates VM Fusion, Parallel or Boot camp.

Since it also has OS 10.5.8 is also seemingly eliminates Virtual PC, the other emulator. Any suggestions? All I need this for is to access an MLS site which requires windows.

It seems that I may have to reinstall the older 10.4, but this seems like a bit much.

thanks!

iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Need to run Windows on this

Posted on Aug 16, 2009 3:29 PM

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Niel

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Aug 16, 2009 3:41 PM in response to Larry McNeil

The Q emulator is the only other one I know of which will run on a PowerPC Mac.

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Larry McNeil Author

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Aug 16, 2009 6:43 PM in response to Niel

Has anyone used this Q emulator before or can say anything about its performance?

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tim.trim

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Aug 18, 2009 5:46 PM in response to Larry McNeil

Virtual PC 7.0.3 will run on all versions of Leopard, if you can find a copy. Often go for silly money on Ebay. Just a bit more polished than Q-emu.

Performance is usable with XP, just turn off the eye-candy.

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MacSkoog

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Aug 18, 2009 7:21 PM in response to tim.trim

I have Virtual PC 7.0.3 on an iMac G5 iSight computer and have had no luck in getting my CD/DVD drive to work since upgrading to Leopard.

The little bit of research I did is that Microsoft is not spending anytime on updates for the program since the PowerPC is at the end of its life. But, I rarely use it so maybe something has changed.

If I need access to a PC, I use Microsoft's Remote Desktop Mac client and connect to a real PC via my local network or the internet and run any Windows software remotely on the other PC. Have had real good luck with that and performance is much snappier than on an emulator on my local Mac.

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tim.trim

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Aug 19, 2009 10:00 PM in response to MacSkoog

There is a way to get it to work - easier to use an external CD/DVD drive!

See http://www.macwindows.com/VPC7.html#121407d

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