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Originally Posted by island911
Sure, it will works. But most won't work well. For example, a windows based 3-d engineering program like SolidWorks ( www.solidworks.com) will run emulated . . . with a performance hit of ~50% ... and with graphics that look like hell.
Clearly, Apple want's to prop up the notion of Windows apps running well on the Mac OS. .. but that is just not the reality. |
How many times do we need to tell you?
It's not "emulation" - it's "virtualization". There's a huge difference, especially on software that runs on the same hardware with the only difference being the OS like most PC vs. Mac situations.
Maybe you'll get it this time?
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Emulation involves emulating the virtual machines hardware and architecture. Microsoft's VirtualPC is an example of an emulation based virtual machine. It emulates the x86 architecture, and adds a layer of indirection and translation at the guest level, which means VirtualPC can run on different chipsets, like the PowerPC, in addition to the x86 architecture. However, that layer of indirection slows down the virtual machine significantly.
Virtualization, on the other hand, involves simply isolating the virtual machine within memory. The host instance simply passes the execution of the guest virtual machine directly to the native hardware. Without the translation layer, the performance of a virtualization virtual machine is much faster and approaches native speeds. However, since the native hardware is used, the chipset of the virtual machine must match. Usually, this means the Intel x86 architecture. VMWare is an example of this type of application for Windows.
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Source:
http://blog.1530technologies.com/2006/08/virtual_machine.html
Seriously, you guys need to back up your anti-Mac dogma with something solid.
Best,
Kurt