possible to install winXP pro on apple ibook G3?

AMD-playa · 03-January-05, 10:13 PM

Is this a possibility?

Kage · 03-January-05, 10:35 PM

j-dogg · 03-January-05, 10:57 PM

That's awesome. I still have two 250mhz PowerPC 5700's in storage.

AMD-playa · 03-January-05, 11:10 PM

but there is no way to reformat just with a winxp disk?

TekXoID · 03-January-05, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AMD-playa


	but there is no way to reformat just with a winxp disk?

Dude, it's a macintosh. That means that you have to pay hundreds of dollars more to do what a PC can.

Anchi · 03-January-05, 11:24 PM

playa, macs have a diffrent hw setup, diffrent instructions, and work it a totaly diffrent way, the closest you can get is certan unix/linux distros.

M.D.K. · 03-January-05, 11:36 PM

Also virtualpc runs really slow, as its an emulator.(and its a mac

). heres an equation to help you out:

Macintosh CPU speed / 10 = Appx. PC speed.

Linux/Unix/Lunix should run fie though.

SexyPants · 03-January-05, 11:39 PM

There are some windows linux clones out there that might replicate the feel of XP. I haven't tried any of them though

Darksamurai · 03-January-05, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TekXoID


	Dude, it's a macintosh. That means that you have to pay hundreds of dollars more to do what a PC can.

What he said

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M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 953	Also virtualpc runs really slow, as its an emulator.(and its a mac ). heres an equation to help you out: Macintosh CPU speed / 10 = Appx. PC speed. Linux/Unix/Lunix should run fie though.

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