Mac Hold Windows 98

Xp_Office · 09-20-2007, 11:35 AM

hi guys im just wondering i cant find info on a macintosh pcs.

can macs hold windows 98 os?

patrickv · 09-20-2007, 11:43 AM

Yes it can "hold" win98, you can either dual boot via boot camp, or make life easier by running win98 inside a virtual machine
vmware fusion here
virtual box here

spencerpoyle2000 · 09-20-2007, 02:49 PM

no you cant, macs and pcs run on different technoligys. yes you can run 98 inside a virtual machine but it will be alot slower than using a windows dedicated pc.

patrickv · 09-21-2007, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spencerpoyle2000

no you cant, macs and pcs run on different technoligys. yes you can run 98 inside a virtual machine but it will be alot slower than using a windows dedicated pc.

yeah you do have a point but then again the question was simply to ask if it can run YES OR NO, and YES you can use bootcamp to boot win98, now that is dedicated, don't you think ?

edit : my virtual machine (windows2000) runs smooth via Fusion, don't see any slowness with it, don't see why you say it slow

tlarkin · 09-21-2007, 04:25 AM

There is no driver support for anything older than windows xp for native booting via boot camp.

You can however run virtual machines, but why do you want to run windows 98?

Oh, this also only applies to intel based macs. If you have a PPC based mac you have to buy an emulator app called Virtual PC

patrickv · 09-21-2007, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlarkin

There is no driver support for anything older than windows xp for native booting via boot camp.

so that includes win2000 also ? damn it

tlarkin · 09-21-2007, 05:16 AM

why would you want to boot windows 2000 off a mac? Just run a virtual machine. If you need to natively boot windows, just install XP. OEM XP is very cheap these days.

patrickv · 09-21-2007, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlarkin

why would you want to boot windows 2000 off a mac? Just run a virtual machine. If you need to natively boot windows, just install XP. OEM XP is very cheap these days.

no im not the one booting win2k on a mac, i just see if it can be done that i can do it for other ppl , i run win2k via vmware

09-20-2007, 11:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Xp_Office Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 33	Mac Hold Windows 98 hi guys im just wondering i cant find info on a macintosh pcs. can macs hold windows 98 os?

09-20-2007, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,562	Yes it can "hold" win98, you can either dual boot via boot camp, or make life easier by running win98 inside a virtual machine vmware fusion here virtual box here __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2

09-20-2007, 02:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
spencerpoyle2000 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 16 Posts: 27	no you cant, macs and pcs run on different technoligys. yes you can run 98 inside a virtual machine but it will be alot slower than using a windows dedicated pc. __________________ My Computer: 2ghz dual core 2gb ddr2 ram 1024mb graphics card 17" lcd all under £300 :DDD ------------------------------------------- when on a budget, go to ebay!

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,239	There is no driver support for anything older than windows xp for native booting via boot camp. You can however run virtual machines, but why do you want to run windows 98? Oh, this also only applies to intel based macs. If you have a PPC based mac you have to buy an emulator app called Virtual PC

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tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,239	why would you want to boot windows 2000 off a mac? Just run a virtual machine. If you need to natively boot windows, just install XP. OEM XP is very cheap these days.