How to run Windows apps on Intel macs

nxnw · Feb 8th, 2006, 12:22 PM

Available now for early adopters:

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	WINE Arrives for Intel Macs Tuesday, 07 February 2006 Though the precious dream of dual-booting our Intel Macs has not descended, a convenient alternative has arrived. Although fully functional on developers releases of OS X for Intel, the WINE compatibility layer, which allows Windows programs to run on *nix systems including OS X, was not available for the public release of 10.4.4. However, thanks to the hard work of the folks at Darwine and their contributors, it appears this barrier has been broken! Find out how to compile WINE and view screenshots in our <a href="http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=8699">forum</a>.

For me, this is a more attractive proposition than running windows on an Intel mac (in a window, dual boot, whatever) because it offers the windows apps without the unwanted costs and risks of running windows.

ender78 · Feb 8th, 2006, 12:27 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by nxnw
	Available now for early adopters:For me, this is a more attractive proposition than running windows on an Intel mac (in a window, dual boot, whatever) because it offers the windows apps without the unwanted costs and risks of running windows.

Please change the title to something like "WINE on iNTEL Macs'. Emulation is just that. Many of those that want to run windows, want to do so for games, WINE just doesnt cut it there.

darkscot · Feb 8th, 2006, 12:46 PM

Heard about this. would it cut it for the apps that need windows system files, .dll's, api e-commerce plug-ins, etc?

bmovie · Feb 8th, 2006, 02:02 PM

this would be perfect for running Quicktax during this time of year. I have a PC just for this and ONLY this if you can believe it.

Pissed me off that Intuit stopped making quicktax for the Mac.

I know there are other programs but I have ALL my tax over 10 years on quicktax.

nxnw · Feb 8th, 2006, 03:39 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by bmovie
	I know there are other programs but I have ALL my tax over 10 years on quicktax.

...Yeah. In classic, too.

A particularly obnoxious thing about quicktax is that you need to 2002 (for instance) application to read the 2002 tax file.

jdurston · Feb 8th, 2006, 03:42 PM

WINE is not emulation, it redirects system calls to allow .exe's to run, but it does not emulate a processor like VPC does on a PowerPC Mac.

RC51Pilot · Feb 8th, 2006, 04:16 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by bmovie
	this would be perfect for running Quicktax during this time of year. I have a PC just for this and ONLY this if you can believe it. Pissed me off that Intuit stopped making quicktax for the Mac. I know there are other programs but I have ALL my tax over 10 years on quicktax.

Have you tried QuickTaxWeb? I've used it the past 3 years now and it's great. I think you can even import data from your past tax returns.

elmer · Feb 8th, 2006, 05:20 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by jdurston
	WINE is not emulation

False.

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	, it redirects system calls to allow .exe's to run, but it does not emulate a processor like VPC does on a PowerPC Mac.

True.
Operating system emulation is still emulation. The performance hit is much less, but the compatibility/stability/support/real-time-dynamics/API-incompleteness issues still exist.

randomdef · Feb 8th, 2006, 08:25 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by elmer
	False.

true, thats what WINE stands for ass. WINE IS NOT EMULATION. W.I.N.E.

RISCHead · Feb 8th, 2006, 11:36 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by randomdef
	true, thats what WINE stands for ass. WINE IS NOT EMULATION. W.I.N.E.

come now - read what the previous poster said - OS emulation is still emulation

you don't have to take all acronyms literally

Feb 8th, 2006, 12:46 PM	#3
darkscot Honourable Citizen Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NCR Posts: 1,680	Heard about this. would it cut it for the apps that need windows system files, .dll's, api e-commerce plug-ins, etc? __________________ I hate scrolling

Feb 8th, 2006, 03:42 PM	#6
jdurston Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Waterloo Posts: 1,158	WINE is not emulation, it redirects system calls to allow .exe's to run, but it does not emulate a processor like VPC does on a PowerPC Mac. __________________ MacBook 2.0CD, 2GB RAM, 10.5.8 [SIZE="3"]Apple's handling of iPhone apps is quickly souring my taste for apple products. I've aquired a Windows 7 machine instead of the new MacBook as my form of protest[/size]

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Feb 8th, 2006, 02:02 PM	#4
bmovie Full Citizen Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 838	this would be perfect for running Quicktax during this time of year. I have a PC just for this and ONLY this if you can believe it. Pissed me off that Intuit stopped making quicktax for the Mac. I know there are other programs but I have ALL my tax over 10 years on quicktax.