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Connectix Virtual PC 2.0 and 2.1.3 Update

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Category:	Emulators
Year released:	1998
Author:	Connectix
Publisher:	Connectix

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
Virtual_PC_2.0.toast_.sit (12.73 MB)
MD5: 021f6651d583220fe82d2c2faa1b8a52
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
Virtual_PC_2.1_Win98.toast_.sit (337.74 MB)
MD5: fabf61d58a358b8ef205575d848963a4
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
VPC213U.sit (1.10 MB)
MD5: 71ddd6f48f1810c3ba0b68de0ed45855
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
VPC20_DOSCD.ZIP (37.63 MB)
MD5: 30c33684eec7bd47536c170c64002264
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

[www]_.se [ftp]_.se [mirror]_.us
VPC211_DOSCD.ZIP (166.95 MB)
MD5: d034dfe41955c8e200bdf7477c926d60
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9

Emulation
This app works with: QEMU

Virtual PC is PC emulation software that provides users with the ability to run various Windows operating systems and software at reduced speed, right on their Macintosh, including DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, ME, and 2000.

Slower PowerPC systems will want to stick with DOS or Windows 3.1. Faster PowerPC systems will perform acceptably with Windows 95 and 98. G3 and G4 upgraded systems will perform acceptably with Windows ME and 2000.

— Sys. 7 Today

OK. Here is the next edition of Connectix Virtual PC. No Windows 95 hard disk images included inside the Virtual PC™ 2.0 folder, so you need to use custom install instead or copy the Virtual PC™ 2.0 folder to the hard disk. Just choose everything except the hard disk images (except Extras 2.0 hard disk image).
For Mac OS 8.6 compatibility, you have to update them to 2.1.3.

You can use the serial numbers (all not tested):

1925-3637-6190-7648 or 4498-3570-7552-3920 or 7979-6871-0130-2571 or 0372-6585-9353-1819

or 2.1 serial:
VPC21-1016-747

Old review of this version: http://web.archive.org/web/20010803065751/www.kearney.net/~mhoffman/virt...

Upgrade to version 3.0 and version 4.0 for better features.

Virtual_PC_2.1_Win98.toast_.sit: Virtual PC v2.1 including pre-installed Windows 98. Use serial VPC21-1001-6989.
VPC20_DOSCD.ZIP: Includes Virtual PC v2.0 and PC-DOS 7.0 hard disk images.
VPC211_DOSCD.ZIP: Includes Virtual PC v2.1.1 and PC-DOS 7.0 hard disk images.

Installation Instructions:

1. Run the "Virtual PC™ 2.0 Installer".
2. Click Continue and Accept.
3. Select the Custom Install on the drop-list.
4. Tick everything except:
- Virtual PC Application + 260MB Disk Image/260 MB Disk Image
- Virtual PC Application + 150MB Disk Image/150 MB Disk Image
- Virtual PC Application + 260MB Disk Image/Virtual PC Extras
- Virtual PC Application + 150MB Disk Image/Virtual PC Extras
- Virtual PC Extras/Aladdin Utilities
5. Click Install and follow the instructions.
6. After exiting the installer, find the Virtual PC folder and run the application.
7. Type the User Name and Organization (yes, no Serial needed).
8. Create the new hard disk file by following the instructions.
9. Run the virtual machine, insert the Windows CDs (Windows 95, 98, NT, or something else, but not 2000, ME, XP, 2003, Vista, or 7), and follow the instructions.
10. That's it!

Other Virtual PC versions: 1.0b6 and 1.0fc2, 3.0 upgrade & 3.0.3, 4.0, 5.0 and 5.0.4, 6.0 and 7.0.

Compatibility
Architecture: PPC

Incompatible with SheepShaver because it lacks MMU (it shows an error message and broken graphics). You can try running it on QEMU [experimental], however don't expect you can get the maximum performance (compared when running via qemu-system-i386).

System Requirements for Windows 95 configuration:

Any PowerPC 601, 603, 603e, 604, 604e, and G3 running at 180mhz or faster recommended
Mac OS 7.5.5 or later
RAM Requirements:
24MB installed physical RAM minimum - 32MB installed physical RAM or more recommended
Hard Drive Requirements:
150MB available hard disk space minimum - 260MB hard disk space or more recommended
CD-ROM Drive
Level 2 cache is recommended for faster performance

System Requirements for PC-DOS configuration:

Any PowerPC 601, 603, 603e, 604, 604e, and G3 running at 100mhz or faster recommended
Mac OS 7.5.5 or later
RAM Requirements:
20MB installed physical RAM minimum - 24MB installed physical RAM or more recommended
Hard Drive Requirements:
130MB available hard disk space minimum - 260MB hard disk space or more recommended
CD-ROM Drive
Level 2 cache is recommended for faster performance
PowerPC running at 180MHz or faster and 24MB of RAM is required to play DOS games

Comments

by IIGS_User - 2020, May 23 - 3:02pm

Early/Mid 90's, when I owned a Macintosh Classic, running SoftPC:

Very slow screen creation of the welcome screen of QBasic and the DOS text editor as well. When the construction of the picture was finished, you could also watch the dismantling of the welcome picture again.

by Fortuna Wave - 2020, May 23 - 1:10pm

Just tested running VPC 2.1.3 on emulated Mac OS 9.2.2 system via QEMU (Windows 98 Hard Disk), works perfectly although it takes a very long time to get it to Windows 98 Desktop. Running Windows 98 via VPC (version 2.1.3 & 3.0.x only, 4 and above produce an error) on QEMU-PPC emulation is still experimental and slow compared to emulating Windows 98 system on QEMU-x86 (actual PC) emulation.