I have read with interest the listings regarding VPC & M$ and would like to add another side to the issue.
Apple should have produced their own emulator or taken over the rights to REAL PC and developed it to integrate it with any further issues of the Mac's OS. Similar to the like's of WINE on the LINUX platform.
With the rumor that within a few years INTEL will have a cross platform CPU it may mean the potential end for Apple.
With a multi-platform PC many times cheaper than a Mac, people will cross over with reluctance in order to keep their costs down (they think).
One of the main things going for the Mac is its reliability, as IBM compatible PC's breakdown all to frequently. Over the years the Mac will out last a PC many times but as initial costs are high this will force people to take up the multi-platform if they change their PC's more frequently.
Thus it makes sense for APPLE to either reduce the cost of their PC's or increase cross platform compatibility.
John Abraham, Tavistock, England (Still a 6200 user + Wallstreet now).
From: "Tekno Liber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: VPC & Micro$oft Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 13:03:07 +0100 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: Steve Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
They are gone from the LIST. That doesn't necessarily mean that you can't install them or that they won't work. The text in the dialog box clearly states that if your OS is not on the list, to choose the word OTHER.
I very much doubt that Micro$oft will strive towards making the VPC engine a true PC hardware emulator when it is so easy for them to weave a whole bunch of Windoze code, thus making Windoze on a Mac faster (maybe) while ensuring that no other OS can install as the OS installer will not see a "standard" PC...
Laurence
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