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1. #VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX HOW TO#
2. #VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX MAC OS#
3. #VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX INSTALL#
4. #VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX UPDATE#
5. #VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX SOFTWARE#

Using It Like a PC - In ordinary usage, Virtual PC works like a charm.

#VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX MAC OS#

Although Mac OS 8.0.1 is scheduled to include HFS Plus, a major enhancement to the Macintosh file system that also removes this limitation, it’s ironic that my Mac’s disk space is used more efficiently in the disk images files controlled by Virtual PC than by my Macintosh itself. That means the Windows 95 file system wastes considerably less disk space (especially with large groups of small files) than the Mac OS.

#VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX UPDATE#

I noticed one irony using Virtual PC: the version of Windows 95 that ships with Virtual PC is "revision B," which includes a File Allocation Table (FAT) update that doesn’t use minimum file allocation units. Virtual PC requires some memory for overhead, so specifying 40 MB in the Preferred Size field allots about 33 MB to Windows. Select the Virtual PC icon, choose Get Info from the File menu, and change the Preferred Size field. This fact elicited an audible "Wow!" from my office-mate Steve Broback, co-author of Beyond the Little Mac Book – who quickly thereafter bought and installed his own copy.Īfter installation, you can decide how much RAM your Windows virtual machine will have. There are no extensions or other system modifications.

The coolest part of the installation process is that you don’t need to reboot. It requires a CD-ROM drive, but the process takes only a few minutes because the installer merely copies over disk images containing preinstalled configurations. Installation - Virtual PC is a breeze to install. There are cases where, even on fast PowerPC processors, Virtual PC is actually waiting for data from the cache." (The hardware requirements decrease slightly for the Windows 3.11/DOS Version.) This is especially true for 603e configurations. In fact, Brian Grove at Connectix said that "one of the single best methods to help Virtual PC performance (especially for Windows) is to increase the size of the Level 2 cache. Connectix also notes Level 2 cache improves performance, and larger Level 2 caches help even more. To run Virtual PC Windows 95 Version, Connectix recommends you have at least a PowerPC 603e processor running at 180 MHz, with a minimum of 32 MB RAM and 300 MB of free disk space. This review concerns itself entirely with running Windows 95 under Virtual PC.Īlthough Virtual PC helps Mac owners around the problem of potentially needing to buy a PC clone, it does require a Mac with a decent amount of horsepower.

#VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX INSTALL#

As a result, though Virtual PC comes with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, according to Connectix, you can install any Intel-based operating system, such as Windows NT, OS/2, or the Rhapsody preview for Intel boxes.

#VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX SOFTWARE#

Virtual PC uses your Mac’s PowerPC processor to emulate the behavior of an Intel Pentium MMX chip and its several secondary support chips, creating a "virtual machine" capable of running software that would never otherwise work on a PowerPC processor. It’s much more like a fantasy than a nightmare for those of us who must run Windows software occasionally but don’t want the extra equipment or expense. It’s a truly weird experience to watch Virtual PC running Windows 95 running the Dial-Up Connectivity tool using a Macintosh modem to do a PPP connection. With Virtual PC installed, I can carry around both Mac OS 8 and Windows 95 with CD-ROM and floppy access for both, plus dial-up and Ethernet connectivity.

For some people, this is a horrible nightmare for others, an inevitability and for still others, the business reality of using a Macintosh in organizations which rely on software that runs only on Intel-based computers.Ĭonsider this: I have a PowerBook 3400c/200. Within a minute of double-clicking its icon, you have a Windows 95 startup screen staring you in the face.

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#VIRTUAL PC CONNECTIX HOW TO#

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