# Finally, PowerPC emulation on x86 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251 "2004-05-10T17:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/4bbf92/32.png) [@955](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/955)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/1 "2004-05-10T17:44:25Z")
[http://pearpc.sf.net/](http://pearpc.sf.net/) ``` PearPC is an architecture independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems. ``` OS’es: [list] [_] **Mandrake Linux 9.1 for PPC:** Runs very well [_] **Darwin for PPC:** Runs well [_] **Mac OS X 10.3:** Runs well with some caveats [_] **OpenBSD for PPC:** Crashes while booting (accesses PCI in an unsupported way) [\*] **NetBSD for PPC:** Crashes while booting [/list] ---
**Author:** ![Mik3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Mik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mik3)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/2 "2004-07-26T06:21:37Z")
Yes, OS X Sorry if this has already been posted, I was too excited to do a search. I just did a google search to see if there was any updates on what I’ve been trying to do for a long, long time. And there was! It’s called PearPC: [http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/about.html](http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/about.html) I found a great guide here: [http://www.furrygoat.com/PermaLink.aspx?guid=2b11ceea-d0e4-4899-87f5-2a52e36775c0](http://www.furrygoat.com/PermaLink.aspx?guid=2b11ceea-d0e4-4899-87f5-2a52e36775c0) _gets back to work_ ---
**Author:** ![Voetsjoeba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ac91a4/32.png) [@Voetsjoeba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Voetsjoeba)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/3 "2004-07-26T08:01:53Z")
Merged threads. ---
**Author:** ![Mik3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Mik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mik3)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/4 "2004-07-26T09:36:33Z")
Wow, it only takes like 17 hours to install. lol ---
**Author:** ![mdipi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mdipi/32/49_2.png) [@mdipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdipi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/5 "2004-07-26T16:12:34Z")
It wont go for much farther i think - one of the co-writers got hit by a train… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/6 "2004-07-26T16:55:24Z")
> [@mdipi](#): > > It wont go for much farther i think - one of the co-writers got hit by a train… Wow - that is so sad ☹ The co-writer died (in case you had not heard before) after being hit by a train. ---
**Author:** ![mdipi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mdipi/32/49_2.png) [@mdipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdipi)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/7 "2004-07-27T01:34:31Z")
Yeah it was big on /. for a little while. It really is sad. ---
**Author:** ![Disco\_Stu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Disco\_Stu1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Disco_Stu1)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/8 "2004-07-30T07:39:01Z")
That sucks some big balls that he died. I guess that proves it though. PC’s \> Macs. 😉 _prepares for mac addict flames_ ---
**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/9 "2004-08-01T01:07:57Z")
> [@Disco-Stu](#): > > I guess that proves it though. PC’s \> Macs. 😉 > > _prepares for mac addict flames_ How does it prove that? :pa: If anything, it proves that Mac \> PC, since ppl have to try so hard to emulate Mac OS on a PC, when ppl have been emulating Windows on Mac OS for years! :td: AAanyway… I installed OS 10.3 into PearPC 0.3 on my P4-2.8 w/512 RAM in about 3 hours. It boots in about 1.5 mins and runs like WinXP on a 386 ☹ I installed PS8, Studio MX2004, Camino, Tomato Torrent, and a whole bunch of other stuff - just out of curiosity 😛 Before PearPC, my only experience with Mac OS was an emulated installation of OS 8.1 (OLD OLD OLD!). One thing I’ve learned is that: Mac OS is good. In every way. It just feels so… polished and refined. Like someone actually went through and put the time into perfecting the OS. Really feels like a BMW. Oh, and there’s no MDI 😃 _sigh_ \ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Disco\_Stu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@Disco\_Stu1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Disco_Stu1)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/10 "2004-08-01T02:20:05Z")
> [@ya3](#): > > How does it prove that? :pa: > If anything, it proves that Mac \> PC, since ppl have to try so hard to emulate Mac OS on a PC, when ppl have been emulating Windows on Mac OS for years! :td: Maybe that’s because no one NEEDED to emulate a PowerPC… _ducks back behind flame wall_ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/11 "2004-08-01T02:23:08Z")
…dives in, drops a Flasbang grenade, and dives back out… I don’t really see myself ever having to emulate a mac on my PC. All of the software is available for the PC, but not the other way around 😛 :ninja: ---
**Author:** ![GW02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@GW02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GW02)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finally-powerpc-emulation-on-x86/117251/12 "2004-08-01T23:41:02Z")
Yeah, I did the PearPC thing about a month ago… Installed in about 5 hours on my 1.3 Ghz P4. Ran really really slow, but I got a few kicks out of it. I ended up just modding my Windows to look like OSX since the interface is so much slicker. [Screenshot here](http://www.pole-land.com/colonyl2/random/Screenshot.jpg) if you even care.