[iBook] Running windows on iBook

[Robert Newman]

David/Jeanie Lyle wrote:

>I've had an iBook G4 (1.33 GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM; Mac X 10.3.9)  for the
>past year and am still making adjustments in switching from Windows PC to
>Mac.  (My desktop is a Dell PC with Windows XP).  'Not an easy task to make
>big changes at 50!  However.... I've also returned to the university to
>begin a second career and have 3 semesters left before graduating with a BS
>in Nursing.  The problem I'm encountering is that all of the educational cd
>roms that come with textbooks, drug books, NCLEX review books, etc. are for
>Windows only.  I was about to break down and purchase a PC laptop but
>someone mentioned Virtual PC to me.  Then I read about Guest PC, also.  'Any
>experience with either Windows emulator?  Do you recommend?  I'm confused
>about the purchase of Virtual PC. Since I already have a Dell desktop and my
>husband has a Dell laptop (both came with Windows installed on them) does
>that qualify as a licensed copy of Windows so that I can get by with the
>$129 purchase for Virtual PC instead of having to purchase with windows XP?
>If not.. The Guest PC is much cheaper, but will it work well enough to run
>my other programs?
>I'd like to hold off on purchasing a new computer until much later when the
>new Mac laptop with intel hits the market.  Another friend advised waiting
>until Leopard comes out.  I have much to learn about this new world of Mac!
>(studying nursing takes up all of my time, so I've just been "winging it"
>with figuring out the little Mac).
>Please help with advice.  Thanks!  Jeanie
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Jeanie:

I am running GuestPC on my Mac mini 1.32 GHz, however previously I ran 
it on my iBook G3 700 Mhz.  Now I do not own Windows XP, so my 
experience with it was with Windows 98.  I also own Virtual PC which I 
have also run on both computers.  I actually think that the difference 
is not worth the additional price commanded by Virtual PC.  GuestPC is 
up to version 1.7 and they have all been free upgrades.  I used GuestPC 
when it was called something else and did not run on OSX but it has 
always worked very well.  When they went to OSX the upgrade price was 
very reasonable, less than 50.00.  Try to get that with VirtualPC!  All 
of the step upgrades have been free.  The more memory you have the 
better it works.  I do not find it all that slow, as it runs all of the 
programs I have thrown at it without a problem.  They have done a great 
job of squashing bugs as they arise.  Many people today want SPEED.  It 
is still an emulator, and as such it will not be as fast as running in 
on native equipment.  But it is great to say to a Windows fan, that to a 
Mac "Windows is just another program"!

Hope this helps,
Robert Newman