Virtual PC 2.x (Mac)
Virtual PC started off originally as an x86 emulator for PowerPC Macintosh to run MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Connectix, the company that made it, was purchased by Microsoft. Virtual PC was then retooled into a virtualization tool for x86 systems. Microsoft discontinued Virtual PC in favor of a server-oriented virtualization product called Hyper-V.
On the desktop, Virtual PC competed with VMWare and featured better compatibility with a wider array of guest operating system.
Release notes
Emulates S3 Trio 32/64 video with up to 4 MB VRAM and offers UXGA Resolution. Advertised as up to 40% speed increase over version 1.0. Includes improved support for Windows 95 DirectX. Adds a common clipboard between the host and guest systems.
Installation instructions
Up to version 2.1.1, Virtual PC will not run on Mac OS 8.6 to 9. The last update is version 2.1.3 dated April 1999th.
Information
- Product type
- Application Virtualization
- Vendor
- Connectix
- Release date
- 1997
- Minimum CPU
- PPC
- User interface
- GUI
- Platform
- MacOS
- Download count
- 57 (4 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connectix Virtual PC 2.0 (PC-DOS Version) |
2.0 | English |
|
36.1MB | 2 |
|
Connectix Virtual PC 2.1.1 (PC-DOS Version) |
2.1.1 | English |
|
142.13MB | 2 |