> Well, every free emulator I know of is written in a portable language
(Bochs,
> for instance, which is probably the most ready for mainstream use, is
written
> in c++), which means that it's terribly slow.
That may not be an issue... the OP said it was for occasional use only.
> If you want the fastest emulation available for the PowerPC, then
install and
> run MacOnLinux (which is a silly name, because it's really SheepShaver,
and
> SheepShaver is not Linux specific - it didn't even start on Linux),
> run Mac OS
> X or Mac OS 9 on that, and run VirtualPC on that.
That's kind of splitting hairs. Unless things have changed recently,
MoL requires kernel patches to run, and those kernel patches are only
for Linux. But I thought that MoL was a separate development, rather
than a SheepShaver derivative (talk about silly names :-).
Anyway, back to the original topic. My advice would be to try Bochs
first, to see if it can get the job done. If not, then installing
MoL & finding a (legit) copy of VPC would be the logical next step.
Either way you go, the more RAM the better.
Of course, unless you get a great deal on VPC, you could probably
buy an old Pentium for the same money (or fish one out of a dumpster)
and run the Dozeware on that.
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