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If you just need a PPC MacOSX emulator, look at PearPC. My laptop couldn't emulate a G3 at full speed in 2004 when I first tried it, but I'll bet a modern CPU w
by khedoros1 9y ago
If you just need a PPC MacOSX emulator, look at PearPC. My laptop couldn't emulate a G3 at full speed in 2004 when I first tried it, but I'll bet a modern CPU would have a better chance.
This project doesn't look like it's emulating PowerPC, though. It's tracing the binary, disassembling it, and generating equivalent C++ code. It's a technique called static recompilation.
- synchronise 9y agoPearPC looks rather incomplete and dead unfortunately.
- khedoros1 9y agoI suppose "incomplete" depends on what you're doing. It worked pretty well for playing around with all those years ago, and it at least still compiles. I don't have any PPC images around to throw at it.
- rossy 9y agoWell, if you need another PPC Mac OS X emulator, look at QEMU. QEMU's Mac PPC support has improved by leaps and bounds recently. It's now a pretty competent Mac emulator for OS 9.0-10.5.
- stuaxo 9y agoIt was dead for a number of years, but then revived again but now nothing for a couple of years. One of the devs who was working on it has been improving qemus PPC emulation in the meantime though.