The software requires a 700MHz native Power PC G3, G4 or G5 processor 3GB of hard disk space and 512MB of RAM.ĮWEEK Labs installed Virtual PC for Mac 7 with Windows XP Professional on a G4 machine running OS X Version 10.3 with a 733MHz PowerPC G4 chip set and 512MB of RAM. To address the performance issues of previous releases, Microsoft has increased the system requirements for Virtual PC for Mac and is developing solely for the Mac OS X platform. Virtual PC for Mac 7 offers support for the processors used in Apples Power Mac G5 and iMac G5 systems, with the exception of the Xserve G5. Prior versions of Virtual PC for Mac were incompatible with Apple Computer Inc.s Power Mac G5s due to changes made to the G5 architecture. Users of Connectix Virtual PC 5, Virtual PC 6 and Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1 are eligible for a $99 upgrade. For organizations that already have licenses for an operating system to run on their virtual machines, a Virtual PC for Mac license is $129. Virtual PC for Mac 7, slated to ship this month, costs $249 when bundled with Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional. The updated version includes improvements such as support for the G5 processor, better performance, faster screen redraws, expanded preferences and more responsive graphics than previous versions. Intended mainly to allow Mac users to run Windows applications, Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 is the first Microsoft-developed version of the software. ![]() ![]() may have acquired Virtual PC from Connectix primarily for its Windows versions of the software, but the latest Mac version makes it even easier for Apple shops to kiss PCs goodbye.Ĭlick here to read the full review of Virtual PC for Mac 7.
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