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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: LawlessPPC on June 10, 2008, 07:26:41 PM

Title: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: LawlessPPC on June 10, 2008, 07:26:41 PM

really quick question is it possible

l8rs
LawlessPPC

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: Nostalgiac on June 10, 2008, 08:23:55 PM

not tried - but dont see why not.

I've run private/work wise many different OS's on VMWare 5.x on windows and Fusion on Mac.

VirtualBox from (lately) Sun is doing a brilliant (free) job on more or less any platform you like as well.

ta
Tom UK

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: jmbattle on June 10, 2008, 10:56:40 PM

Why not simply use WinUAE?

Cheers,
James
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Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: boing4000 on June 11, 2008, 05:44:07 PM

Just checked it out, VirtualBox (Linux i386) can not boot amithlon. The boing-ball starts jumping - kernel is booting - but the Amiga never shows up.
Maybe to much hardware dependings for a virtual system. In this case an emulated emulation is not the best way to work in.

(Win)UAE should do this job a lot better. Its also possible to export the installed amithlon OS3.9 (hardfile) and let UAE access it.

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: Ratte on June 11, 2008, 06:33:19 PM

< Amithlon on VPC5.2 > (http://www.a1k.org/forum/showpost.php?p=104585&postcount=41)

VirtualPC2004, VMWare ... arent working.

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: Ami_GFX on June 11, 2008, 07:02:02 PM

My favorite version of Virtual PC on the PC--i've gotten amlmost any OS for the PC to work with it. For the Mac, Version 6.1 or 6.2 might work too. If I had Amithlon, I might try it on my Mac running Virtual PC 6.2. Thanks for the screenshot Ratte.

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: uncharted on June 11, 2008, 07:16:50 PM

Quote

jmbattle wrote:
Why not simply use WinUAE?

Because that's too easy ;-)

One benefit (albeit, a rather convoluted one) is the ability for Amithlon to run native x86 code within the emulation.

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: LawlessPPC on June 11, 2008, 07:25:19 PM

well ive had no joy with vpc or fusion but that is with the shipped kernel. Need to build a fresh iso to try last kernel

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: LawlessPPC on June 11, 2008, 07:27:50 PM

also regarding winuae i dont like it. My main os now on the phenom 9850 is osx 10.5.2 which with fusion with unity enabled is a joy to use (pretty much using win software straight on mac desktop). So i would really like to use Amithlon in fusion

L8rs
LawlessPPC

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: Piru on June 11, 2008, 10:19:49 PM

Amithlon can't use the Unity feature anyway, so really WinUAE is as good option.

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: LawlessPPC on June 11, 2008, 11:59:59 PM

i know the unity only works with xp and possibly vista. It was just the abilty to use amithlon on it and kick in spaces and ill have it on a seperate screen. Or maybe even hook up another monitor if i was being really greedy

Title: Re: Amithlon VirtualPC or VMware Fusion
Post by: Piru on June 12, 2008, 12:04:53 AM

...and you can do that with WinUAE just fine, too.