[Ham-Mac] Virtual PC for ham apps

N1OFZ [email protected]
Sun, 7 Dec 2003 08:15:04 -0500


>> Although I have no direct experience with Visual PC, I have been=20
>> playing with Blue Label (http://www.lismoresystems.com/) which uses a=20=

>> different approach.
> Essentially Blue label is a set of building blocks which maps Mac=20
> hardware and software onto a BIOS emulator which you then use to load=20=

> whichever X86 operating system you like,
> Win 98 is slooow on my Lombard G3/333 Powerbook but usable -
> The price is right for the experimenter, and the building block=20
> appraoch appeals to the amateur in me.
> Doug VK2KIQ

Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written=20=

in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of=20
the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently,=20
bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486 or Pentium CPU. Bochs is=20
capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation=20
including Linux, Windows=AE 95, DOS, and Windows=AE NT 4.

This is a really slick program and if Win 98 is enough for you i think=20=

you would be happy.  Of course the price is right. Free...

Dana
N1OFZ