a new emulator called PearPC seems to be able to run OS X on x86 machines:
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/index.html
Check out the screenshots:
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html
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Wow. This will be nice if it's real 
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Due to the nature of emulation, PearPC is quite slow (the client will run about 500 times slower than the host)
excellent feature.. 
Damn only for linux 
Quote - (LE3 @ May 10 2004, 12:02)
Damn only for linux
I just downloaded the win32 build, I wish I had my Panther discs with me!
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/downloads.html
oh cool theres one for windows 
now to find some images 
now to find some images
Would be nice if it really worked
I have no Mac cd's, so I can't really test it Sombody test it and let us know please, I am really really curious!!
I have no Mac cd's, so I can't really test it
Sombody test it and let us know please, I am really really curious!!
Mad, gonna try this out.
Hm.. need more time to faff around with this and get it running.
Wonder if its the genuine article...... I got Panther CD's in my drawer, just can't be bothered to hack around with the cludgy config file and get it goin
Wonder if its the genuine article...... I got Panther CD's in my drawer, just can't be bothered to hack around with the cludgy config file and get it goin
I would like to try it out, but this PC runs slow enough with just Windows 
Can any one confirm, that it really works ?, and how slow it really is (on what pc, hardware specs.)
I'm getting a copy of PPC linux and am gonna see if it works.
Hmmm, It wouldn't be on sourceforge if it was fake, right? 
Awesome! I have a Panther CD downstairs!
I ripped an ISO of my OS 10.2 CD-1 with discdump and it didn't want to boot from it, so I'm going to try OS 9.2
I'm gonna try it
how do u do it??
That's what we're all trying to figure out.
No luck on the 10.2 or 9.2 CD's that I ripped using DiscDump. I'll try dumping them from Linux sometime tomorrow and see if that works.
No luck on the 10.2 or 9.2 CD's that I ripped using DiscDump. I'll try dumping them from Linux sometime tomorrow and see if that works.
Quote - (jack_canada @ May 10 2004, 22:11)
how do u do it??
http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/getstart.html
can a mod at least fix the title?
how do i do it in windows?
I'm at school now, when I get home I'll try it out. But I bet you anything this is fake.
Quote - (jack_canada @ May 10 2004, 06:18)
how do i do it in windows?
There is no difference in running it on Linux and Windows. Follow the documentation.
please sum1 soon post some success stories... I'm dying to try this but don't wanna waste any time if it simply wont work.
... I think this is the real deal. I can get it to boot from a 10.2 CD, but it errors out.
Download Gemulator Explorer at http://www.emulators.com/download.htm, and run it. Select your CD-ROM with the MacOS X cd in it, then choose File > Create Image File From Physical Disc.
After that, just configure the PearPC config file accordingly to whatever you named the image file (I used macosx.img).
Download Gemulator Explorer at http://www.emulators.com/download.htm, and run it. Select your CD-ROM with the MacOS X cd in it, then choose File > Create Image File From Physical Disc.
After that, just configure the PearPC config file accordingly to whatever you named the image file (I used macosx.img).
500 times slower......I'll pass.
what is the minimal system req.?
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Wow, this is really interesting, anyone got it to completely boot up?
Wow, this is really interesting, anyone got it to completely boot up?
Quote - (KTamas @ May 10 2004, 22:50)
what is the minimal system req.?
Well considering that you would need AT LEAST a 300mhz G3 to run OSX, and it emulates about 500 times slower, you would need about a 150GHZ computer
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Quote - (Smeg @ May 10 2004, 06:58)
Well considering that you would need AT LEAST a 300mhz G3 to run OSX, and it emulates about 500 times slower, you would need about a 1,500GHZ computer
300 x 500 = 150GHz
well got it running mandrake linux for PPC... slowly but running
more pics more pics...
Wow. 
That is too cool.
That is too cool.
i knew it'ld be sooner or later when someone would emulate that special function that PPC have but not x86.
I can't wait for Mac OSX to be running... I've always wanted to try it !
got osx 10 working until desktop then kernel dump
I just tryed to boot a Mac OS 8.0 CD (tryed to boot an .iso, (and yes i know i can install 8.0->8.1 in basilisk))
It didnt work;
I tryed 4 fun, maby it just dont have support for the old 68k - i just thought that PPC did support 68k
It didnt work;
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[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 accepted
[CPU/MMU] number of pages: 2^15 pagetable_start: 0x00300000 size: 2^18
[IO/PROM] <Error> can't open boot file
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as publishe
the Free Software Foundation.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA
[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 = 0x00300003
[CPU/MMU] new pagetable: sdr1 accepted
[CPU/MMU] number of pages: 2^15 pagetable_start: 0x00300000 size: 2^18
[IO/PROM] <Error> can't open boot file
I tryed 4 fun, maby it just dont have support for the old 68k - i just thought that PPC did support 68k
Quote - (Smeg @ May 10 2004, 13:12)
i knew it'ld be sooner or later when someone would emulate that special function that PPC have but not x86.
Huh?
PPC and x86 are completely different ISAs. What "special function" are you talking about?
Quote - (threedaysdwn @ May 10 2004, 23:30)
Huh?
PPC and x86 are completely different ISAs. What "special function" are you talking about?
PPC and x86 are completely different ISAs. What "special function" are you talking about?
I once heard something about a 'special function' that isn't in the x86 instruction set.
It's still version 0.1 of the emulator. Give it some time, sooner or later it will run MacOSX just like you can run Red Hat in VMWare for example.
Quote - (threedaysdwn @ May 10 2004, 14:30)
Huh?
PPC and x86 are completely different ISAs. What "special function" are you talking about?
PPC and x86 are completely different ISAs. What "special function" are you talking about?
'special function' is a void for the real difference he doesn't actually realize...
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Due to the nature of emulation, PearPC is quite slow (the client will run about 500 times slower than the host)
Considering many Mac users themselves find OS X (Aqua) slow... I've only found OS X to seem rather snappy on my current computer... Emulating what is touted 'the most advanced OS on the market', seems a little pointless, in light of the system overheads it *really* carries.
I'll definitely try this once i get home from school, unless I pass out from lack of sleep
I get
just like the screenshot in this thread, anyone know what that's about?
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FAILURE: DiskArbStart() -> 1102
just like the screenshot in this thread, anyone know what that's about?
Ill try this soon as I can get my friends panther disks.
I got DMG images of 10.3 panther will this work? now i need to see if I can get this to convert to ISO some how 
I'm attempting to partition the harddisk image using the Darwin Installation CD from Apple's site, but it stops at
I'll post again later if I have some type of success.
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The following devices are available for installation:
I'll post again later if I have some type of success.
Quote - (LE3 @ May 10 2004, 07:47)
I got DMG images of 10.3 panther will this work? now i need to see if I can get this to convert to ISO some how
There is no way to convert DMG to ISO. DMG is an Apple proprietary image format.
I'm affraid your illegal copy will not work.
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