Can I retrieve backup with no iPhone?

I have Parallels but am holding off on using it unless I really need it -- it's been over a year. So whichever comes first -- a need for Windows or I get an iPhone -- I will be covered. Thanks.

I thought iPhoneBackupExtractor for Windows only ... period ... but it looks like only the Windows version will "Recover any file from your iCloud backup".

I got an old iPhone -- the first model, no less -- from a friend, but when plugged it into iTunes, the old backup never appeared available. I see that the iTunes Backups says, "Manually back up your iPhone to this computer or restore a backup stored on this computer." I could have sworn there were two backup options: One to the computer and one to iCloud, and thus a restore from iCloud would have been available.

Interesting, and explains why Settings > Mail etc > Add Account includes a mobileMe (which works for my .me or .mac address). Do you know why iTunes 12 sees and syncs my calendars, yet the Contacts area of iTunes is empty. My Contacts are all in iCloud and I see no way to add the old "On my Mac" account. I know Apple has (foolishly, in my opinion) move everything to using iCloud and killing off local storage and syncing.

I wasn't thinking: I said no local storage, but if that were true, I could not see my contacts when not on line. Apparently it is no local syncing.