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Any G3/G4 emulators?

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First post, by harddrivespin

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I might need one just for testing software before putting it onto my G3- and am also a little curious.

Reply 1 of 7, by Zup

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If you want to run OS X you should use PearPC, but it's not very good (it doesn't support some hardware). It was a promising emulator, but it was nearly abandoned when OS X was ported to Intel and it was possible to run it on a normal PC.

If you want to run OS 9 with a G3 processor, Sheepsaver can do the trick.

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Reply 3 of 7, by Dracolich

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I prefer PearPC for OSX. It can run up to 10.4.11. One thing it can not do is Classic mode. Even after installing the 9 system folder, it hangs when trying to start Classic mode.

Reply 4 of 7, by Shagittarius

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Classic mode on a PPC chip isn't a very good solution for gaming in my experience. I had pretty poor results with a pretty predictable stutter running Sim City 3000 on a real Mac mini. Honestly when it comes to Macs if were talking games I don't see the interest in running anything OSX related, the unique mac games are mostly earlier anyways.

Reply 6 of 7, by harddrivespin

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Shagittarius wrote:

I don't see the interest in running anything OSX related

Could be good for some later games like Quake IV for the G5

Reply 7 of 7, by Shagittarius

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Is there something different about the Mac version of Quake IV?