Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!macpaul From: macpaul@ndirect.co.uk (Paul Harvey) Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english,scea.yaroze.freetalk Subject: Re: Anyone running Virtual PC/Softwindows on a G3 (266 or 300)? Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:59:21 +0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 63 Message-ID: <1dfhvkt.1xenurn1l300jkN@th-pm05-31.ndirect.co.uk> References: <35F7A88A.F1A0A6B7@easynet.co.uk> <1df5swh.1s66irvd8v97qN@a1-88-118.a1.nl> <35F8E3AB.E53428BB@easynet.co.uk> <35F909C3.1753@mdx.ac.uk> <1dfbe9c.frig0ir9m78wN@th-pm05-00.ndirect.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: th-pm05-31.ndirect.co.uk X-Newsreader: MacSOUP 2.3.3 (unregistered) Xref: chuka.playstation.co.uk scee.yaroze.freetalk.english:2356 scea.yaroze.freetalk:943 Sean Kennedy wrote: > > My G3 mac (292Mhz) is definitely quick, even running a PC emulator. I > > personally don't think it was as quick as the machines on the course, > > but it seems faster than my 75Mhz Pentium machine. > > At the end of the day though, who's fastest doesn't really matter. I use > > the emulator on a 604e PPC Mac (233Mhz) at home, and, while not nearly > > as fast as the G3, it still runs emulation at a useable rate (certainly > > for things like using Tim Tool and the like). > > > > Any G3 Mac would perform handsomely for most general use (even using it > > for word processing or any other 'standard' windows package). I have > > even tried running 3D Studio Max on the G3 and its useable. > > Ohh Yes, And finding the parallel port for the "DONGLE" must have been fun... > > Well, That is if it was "Dongled..." > > I have a G3 266 desktop that I did a quck test of MkLinux on with the Gcc > tool I ported over for PSX, Including an intel EMU to use with the serial > port. > {I tried recompiling the serial routines and ended up breaking my code, so > I will have to start from Scratch again, SIGH.} > > MkLinux on the G3 is definitly the way to go. > > GCC is nice & fast. > Its Free. > > And you can run your web-server without even being there... > > And finally it is robust. > > AND you can develop for other game platforms. > Me I'm doing some GameBoy dev work in addition to the Yaroze, and it > happens to work nicely; till my serial stuff broke. now I have to use > MINICOM Ick. > > I haven't tried VPC yet, I don't really have to, I have DELL OptiPlex GX1 > systems where I work along with the G3 so I really don't have to worry > about the Intel thing. Till I get home. Oh Yes, My good old trusty > 6100/60 > > MmmmMmm Warmm Fuzzies... MMMmmMMMmmmmm.... > > Anyone know Where I can get an NTSC grabber for 6100 cheap? My Commodore > 1702 is too much VDT content for my office. {I use it with my VCR...} > > -sean The point of my post was to illustrate the possibility of operating a Windows environment on a Mac. Anyone with sense would buy a PC to run Windows and a Mac to run MacOS. I have VirtualPC installed on my Mac to do the 'occasional' things in Windows. A prime example of this is using the PC-only tools for Yaroze development. I can quickly load up Windows, do the thing, then quit it. Mentionind 3D Studio Mac was again used to illustrate the point that Virtual PC runs quite quickly on a G3 Mac; any 3D package requires a lot of processing power, which is why I cited 3D Studio. I don't personally use this package as I don't like it/know it very well.. and I don't have a PC! I prefer to use Cinema 4D on the Mac.