Will I be able to run PC software on the new MAC?
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Depending upon the chipset and support for the Mac, it is possible that the new ones can support Windows XP and definitely Windows Vista.  This came from information provided by Intel Australia after several other sources reported it as a "no go".\n\nLink to the story is below.
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The latests. Definately not a mac pc, as that is for graphics and image processing. Use XP, it is the mainstream OS today.
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If you don't want to install XP, then unfortunately there's now way you can run MS Flight Simulator on your Mac.  I would suggest you switch to X-Plane; it's a popular cross-platform flight simulator.\nhttp://www.x-plane.com/default.html\nhttp://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/xplane.html
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Officially, Intel-based Macs doesn't support Classic. Unofficially though, you can run Classic with the aid of a PowerPC emulator such as SheepShaver.  Once SheepShaver has been configured, you'll be able to install Mac OS 9.2 or earlier and play Sim City 2000.\n\nI've found a tutorial that takes you through the steps:\nhttp://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/08/7352/
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No. Apple now uses Intel dual core chipsets and there are ways to install a dual boot on a Mac so you can run either OS X or XP upon booting the computer. There are ways to emmulate OS X on a PC, but it is slower. As of now, there are no ways to install a full running dual booting OS X on PC machine.
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If you had a new Mac with intel but with your older computer there is no other way to run windows unless you use virtualization programs. Try guest pc.
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Buy an intel mac then install windows too and dual boot you can run everything plus osx is beautiful and really never crashes but neither does xp if you have enough memory. You'll need windows for alot of stuff though. The guy who said something about the mouse - try the Mighty Mouse it right clicks and has a scroll ball that lets you scroll in multiple directions - ITS AWESOME
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If you like Windows at all, you'll love the Mac OS as soon as you get used to the differences. Give it about three weeks and you'll never want to go back to Windows. \n\nMicrosoft Office is considered by many to be better on the Mac than the PC version. \n\nOut of the box, Mac's can print directly to PDF files and view them with Preview or use Adobe Reader, so Mac PDF support is better than on the PC.\n\nI'm not sure about SPSS, but if you do need to run Windows applications, you can boot into Windows on the new Intel Macs (Bootcamp) or run Windows from within OS X using Parallels.\n\nHere's a good place to go with Mac questions:\nhttp://forums.macosxhints.com/
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As far as I know, there are two options:\n\n1. Install Windows XP by using Boot Camp, then you can run your windows version applications and games like you do on PC. (It's free.)\n\nDownload here:\nhttp://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp\n\n2. There is an app called CrossOver. With it, you can run most of the windows apps and games just on Mac (without intalling Windows XP). (It's not free.)\n\nDownload here:\nhttp://www.codeweavers.com\n\nHope this will help!\n\nP.S. Nothing is perfect...
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Well, you can't, I'm not a Mac user but I'm pretty sure that you can't purchase OSX 10.2 anymore.  The latest version is OSX 10.4 Tiger.  I'm going to say that you'll have to buy Tiger and reformat your computer.  I don't know if you can upgrade from 10.1.5 to Tiger or not but I'm pretty sure you can't.\n\nWhether or not you can run Tiger also depends on your system specs which requires you to have a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 processor at 600MHz or faster and 256MB of memory and a DVD drive.
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a pc, mac is dumb lol, but a pc, is way better
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You could install mac OSX in a virtual machine - then run your programs there.\n\nIt would be a lot of work, and the performance would really suck, but you could do it.\n\nI've included a link to a website with instructions, if you're interested.
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I really hope you're using a Mac.
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I assume you mean pentium 4 in a PC. Simple answer: NO An Apple OS will only work in a Mac. (Windoze, UNIX, etc. stuff will work in a Mac however!) If it is a Mac with a G-4 (rather than a Pentium 4) You will need more RAM. (at least 512 Meg and preferably 1 Gig or more) Tiger will work with 256 Meg, but that is marginal. If you want to get away from Windoze, you need to go with a Mac. G-4, G-5 or new Intel version will handle Tiger with no problems. G-3 will work, but will be awfully slow.
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You need an emulator program to be able to do this.  But, you are not simultaneously running these OS's, they become virtual computers and run on a lot of memory.  If you don't have 1 Gig of RAM in the iMac, I wouldn't suggest it.\n\nIf you still want to do this, you ust find the program Virtual PC.  Usually, you have to buy it for about $50.  Once you have it, you can run the program and start up virtual PC's and install operating systems.\n\nIf you are really interested in this kind of thing, I would strongly suggest buying a newer computer to do this on, and I'd definitely stick with the Mac.  They run virtual PC's a lot better than junky Windows PC's.  And if you purchase a brand new Intel Mac from Apple, they have a program called Bootcamp that will allow you to choose whether to boot to Mac or Windows, but not both.\n\nSo take that all into consideration, and good luck.
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I do, on my Macs, and, in my PCs that run http://pclinuxos.com
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Just to clarify the early statement. There are some core pieces of the Mac OS that are not supported on the PC side. So it is not likely that we will see anything like that happen. But if you have an old machine laying around you might take a stab at a flavor of linux.