Virtual PC 3.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
Adds support for Mac OS 9. Emulates USB with a Windows 98 guest, SoundBlaster 16.
There is now a setup wizard and a configuration manager for easier configuration of the virtual PCs.
Versions were offered for sale bundled with PC-DOS 2000, Windows 95, and Windows 98 guests. Additionally, Windows NT, DOS with Windows 3.11, and OS / 2 are officially supported.
The last update was 3.0.3A on April 26, 2000.
Installation instructions
This is the last version for Apple Macintosh computers with PowerPC 600 processors.
Information
- Product type
- Application Virtualization
- Vendor
- Connectix
- Release date
- 1998
- Minimum CPU
- PPC
- User interface
- GUI
- Platform
- MacOS
- Download count
- 39 (1 for release)
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connectix Virtual PC 3.0 [Upgrade] |
3.0 Upgrade | English |
|
8.01MB | 1 |