Hey
I have an old mac computer i recently fixed, and i was wondering if you can install Dos on it and override all mac setups and installations, because i'd like Windows 3.1 on it.. can i do that somehow?
Windows and DOS cannot run on a Macintosh system. Different PC architecture setup than the IBM compatible standard. Doesn't Apple have a DOS of their own though or were they always GUI?
I would find a dos compatibility card if you have one that will fit. I have some old powermac at school and a card that goes for it, but I had to buy some monitor cable, after doing that I still didn't get any video (I was using an old monitor from a IIgs, I guess it was too old to work... need a new mac monitor, or more cables to get a VGA port...)
* Workstation with Alpha AXP, MIPS R4x00, or PowerPC processor
* 16 MB of memory
* 110 MB of available hard-disk space
* CD-ROM drive or access to a CD-ROM over a computer network
* VGA or higher-resolution display adapter
* Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
First, Tom, id depends on how you know Windows.
If you don't know how to disable services or how to edit autostarts, then even 256Mb won't be enough for you.
And if you tweak the system perfectly, it can run slightly on 64Megs...
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I remember, my Apple IIc had Prodos 3 i think?
i think, i was 5 when i used that system.
DOS card is about the closest... it's a totally different architecture and everything, as everyone's said.
But you may run DOS from a virtual machine, if needed.
Yes, NT will install on PowerPC, but I still think it requires a dos compatibility card.
-Q
And NT 4.0 ---- 16 @ least...
If you don't know how to disable services or how to edit autostarts, then even 256Mb won't be enough for you.
And if you tweak the system perfectly, it can run slightly on 64Megs...
-Q
PS. Mind you it didn't help that it was Server, and on a 486