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PowerPC Architecture Emulator Unleashed

Posted by timothy on from the keep-handy-the-shredded-newspaper dept.

Sebastian Biallas writes "We have finally released version 0.1 of our PowerPC architecture emulator: PearPC. The emulator itself is (prepared to be) architecture independent but only tested on x86s (here you go porters...). It also features a must faster just-in-time compilation unit for x86 hosts. This means that you can now run your favourite PowerPC-OS on x86: Mandrake Linux (9.1), Darwin (6 + 7) and Mac OS X (10.3)! And the best things is: it's GPL'd. But be warned: it's experimental.."

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  1. Work with OS X? by pilot1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can anyone confirm that it works with OS X?
    If OS X even installs, how much of it works? Networking? Sound? Video acceleration?

  2. Re:Not the first by moosesocks · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sheepshaver can't run OS X. AFAIK, it won't boot anything over OS 8.6. The x86 port was not done by Chris Bauer (the original author of SheepShaver and Basilisk II), but rather done by Gwenolé Beauchesne who has made numerous contributions to both projects in spare time. In fact, the x86 port was VERY recent.

    As you can probably tell, the Mac emulation scene is pretty much dead.

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