For what systems is parallels good?

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Would it make any sense to purchase parallels to use it on an iMac G5 2 GHz (OS 10.4) which is the last Non-Intel one?

Horris
 
I think it's better wait until any official announcements form Parallels prior to actual purchase. Actually it's not that clear if they're going to support G5 hardware.
 
Hi guys -

As you probably already know, Parallels Workstation works on both Windows (2000, 2003, XP) or Linux as a primary OS. We're always working to expand our primary and guest OS support, so stay tuned for updates. As of now, we do not have a version of our software that is PowerPC (ie, G3, G4, G5) compatible

If you'd like to be notified of any cool new features (like new OS support!), the best thing to do would be to sign up for the Parallels Newsletter. Just input your email address at www.parallels.com and you'll get our breaking news delivered right to your inbox!
 
Will Parallels port this to the PPC versions of OS X?

There are many who really need a good PPC virtualization software package. Please don't continue to leave PPC users out in the cold. There are still so many PPC computers out there.

Thanks for your consideration.
 
LilBambi said:
Will Parallels port this to the PPC versions of OS X?

There are many who really need a good PPC virtualization software package. Please don't continue to leave PPC users out in the cold. There are still so many PPC computers out there.

Thanks for your consideration.
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Well, what do you want it for? Windows can't be virtualized on PPC without emulation.
 
Microsoft was making "Virtual PC"

Apparently "Virtual PC" which did a great job of virtualizing/emulating Windows is still available and is free, but there is only an update there now.

Guess I will have to look elsewhere. Maybe Q will be the answer instead of Parallels.

Thanks for your quick responses.
 
Yes, Virtual PC did a pretty good job at emulating Windows. You should still be able to find it somewhere though. I have a copy, but am using it for a legacy machine.
 
Thanks for the link ... it is sad to have to pay for something that supposedly is free -- if there was a download link that actually worked for it. :(
 
If that is now so for VirtualPC 2007, it is a change in their plans since July 2006.

Many places talked about Microsoft's move to at first supply VirtualPC 2004 as a free download, and it was also discussed that at that time, Microsoft had said they planned on releasing VirtualPC 2007 as a free download as well.

It would not be the first time that other companies sell something that is free. I think we all have seen that at one time or another, whether it is manuals, software, antimalware tools, etc.

It could also be that Microsoft quietly changed their mind as well, I suppose.

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 for Windows now free; What about the Mac? O'Reilly, July 2006:
Microsoft changed its Virtual PC 2004 product for Windows XP desktops and notebooks from fee to free on July 12. This follows making its Virtual Server 2005 R2 product free earlier in the year.VMware also made its Virtual Server 1.0 product free (its predecessor GSX Server was for-fee) this week. Its VMware Workstation product is still a for fee product, however. So, all of a sudden Microsoft Windows users (I use pretty much everything) have all kinds of free virtualization products to create safe testing environments on the desktop. On the Mac, we’ve got the wonderful for-fee Parallels Desktop for Mac, of course. And, it seems like Apple is giving it official attention on their website. VMware says they have their product running on a Mac in their labs. But, where’s Apple in this mix? Boot Camp (not for me)? Hmm. I wouldn’t mind if Apple put Parallels Desktop for Mac on every Mac like they did with ComicLife recently :-)
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And at arstechnica also in July 2006:
Virtualization has long been a fun toy for PC enthusiasts, and a godsend for developers who need to test their applications on a wide variety of operating systems. Now Microsoft has opened up the fun to everyone by releasing Virtual PC 2004 SP1 for Windows as a free download.

Virtual PC started life out as a commercial product sold by Connectix for the Macintosh platform that enabled Mac users to run PC applications. The company later released versions for Windows, OS/2, and Red Hat Linux. In 2003 Microsoft purchased the company and the product became known as Microsoft Virtual PC.
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NOTE: the only free download there now is an upgrade only to VirtualPC 2007.

Later in the ars article:
Microsoft is currently working on Virtual PC 2007 which will support Vista and offer enhanced performance. The company plans to make it available as a free download as well. Microsoft has not made any comments about a new version of Virtual PC for the Intel-based Macintoshes, aside from saying that they are "working with Apple" on exploring the possibility of such a product. In the mean time, Mac fans are well advised to check out Parallels, a VM product that runs on Intel-based Macs.
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Bold emphasis mine.

However, it is of little consequence. I have gotten the latest version of Q to work on the PPC Mac quite well.

Thanks for your time.
 
Hi,

Parallels works on Intel or AMD processors only. It uses vitrualization technology to achieve the best performance. PowerPC processors are not supported.

If you would like to use Windows on Macs with PowerPC processors (G3, G4 o G5) you can try to use another emulation software such as

Virtual PC - http://www.microsoft.com/mac
or
Guest PC - http://www.lismoresystems.com

Best regards,
Alexander
 
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