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Run OS 8 and Power PC stuff on pent
Name: Startrekfan821 Date: August 29, 2002 at 20:58:58 Pacific
Comment:
Can I Multiboot My PC with MacOS? Presently I have Windows 98, OS/2 2.1, Dos 6.22 + Win3.x. I want to add macintosh to that, I have A 40GB HD so I've got lots of space. Plus I own a real mac/and have a friend with a Power PC, if need be. Thanx
Name: Mike Date: August 30, 2002 at 07:04:19 Pacific
Reply:
Sure, as long as it is not PPC emulation. Try this link out http://www.kearney.net/~mhoffman/macpc.html
I personally recommend Basilisk II I have gotten it to work with OS 8 with a Quadra 900 ROM image. Just make sure your machine has plenty of CPU and RAM to spare because it runs in the windows environment. Hope that helps. Mike
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