\'PearPC\' to emulate Mac

Though there's long been relatively stable applications for running Windows-based software on Apple hardware, using Mac-centric programs on IBM-compatible machines has rarely been possible. A duo of enthusiasts is attempting change that by launching an open-source program called that lets PCs built around chips from Intel and AMD emulate a machine running the PowerPC chip. The software can also run various flavors of Linux, though most of the interest has focused on its ability to run the Mac OS X on a PC. Early testers say the software works but that it runs very slowly. Sebastian Biallas, who created PearPC with help from Stefan Weyergraf, acknowledged the software's limits, warning that it's prone to crashing and runs at only a tiny fraction of the speed of the host PC.

by MacNN Staff