Soft Windows 98

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Soft Windows 98

I had SoftWindows 98 installed on my iMac several years ago, because there was a genealogy program that I need to use in the Windows environment. I finally am getting back into genealogy and need to use that program again. However, I am having problems trying to open Soft Windows 98.

I am wondering if I would cause problems if I simply re-installed softWindows? Would it cause problems in the Mac OS 10.4.8?

desktop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Oct 11, 2006 6:13 AM

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Oct 11, 2006 7:51 AM in response to Jeanjp

Soft Windows is way old, discontinued and was never released for OS X. So chances are you'll never get it to work.

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Oct 12, 2006 3:28 PM in response to Templeton Peck

Ok, I'll not mess with it. What I need now is a suggestion for a good program that will run a DOS environment, because I still need to run that genealogy program.

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Pedro

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Oct 13, 2006 12:41 AM in response to Jeanjp

Microsoft Virtual PC? Earlier versions ran Win98 okay. But you'll need a PPC Mac.

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Oct 13, 2006 5:24 AM in response to Pedro

I'm a bit embarrased to ask this, but what is a PPC Mac and how does it differ from my desktop?

I've used MAC's for years, but have been out of the country for 1 1/2 years and had to use the "other kind" of computer. I'm way behind the new stuff, and some of what I used to know has been forgotten, and then add new updates and I'm on a learning curve again.

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iFelix

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Oct 13, 2006 6:56 AM in response to Jeanjp

PPC - PowerPC chip, ie G3, G4 or G5 Macs

All Macs now come with Intel chips.

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Pedro

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Oct 13, 2006 5:52 PM in response to Jeanjp

JeanJP:
I had to make an intuitive guess that by "desktop" you were referring to an older PowerPC driven Mac. And now, as you had stated you were away from Macs for a long period, yours is probably a G4.

If I have guessed correctly then you are in a position to run Virtual PC. VPC is not compatible with IntelMacs and never will be.

What you will need is an earlier version of VPC, say version 4 or 5, and you will need Windows 98 to install in it. Probably your best bet is to browse E-Bay. VPC used to be supplied with a Windows OS and Win98 or WinMe would be the way to go.

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