Product | Description |
| Virtual PC 7 | The top Pentium PC emulator for Power PC Macs. Runs Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. Good compatibility with Windows business software and Windows networking software. VPC is the most full-featureed PC emulator, and probably the fastest. Cut and paste between Mac and Windows environments, and drag and drop file copying between the two. Can run multiple instances of Windows or Linux at the same time. Version 6 added a Start menu to the Mac OS X Dock. Windows applications also appear in the Dock. NOTE: Windows 2000 is the fastest version of Windows to run on VPC. Windows XP runs much slower. (See the MacWindows VPC 7 Report page for more info.) |
| Guest PC | X86 Emulator for Mac OS X. Guest PC supports every version of Windows from Windows 3.1 to Windows XP Professional. Comes with DOS preinstalled. Users need to install their own copy of Windows. The system comes with a Windows Setup Assistant to help users install Windows and setup modem, printer, and network connection. Can mount Mac OS drives on the Windows desktop using networking. You can also mount Guest PC virtual hard disks on the Mac desktop by double clicking on the Guest PC configuration file. Prints to the Mac default printer. Introduced in February 2005. |
| iEmulator (for Mac OS X (Also runs on Intel Macs) | Low-cost PC emulator, comes with a DOS operating system on a DOS boot floppy image and a DOS formatted hard disk image. iEmulator can run Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP; the developers recommend Windows 2000 as the fastest version of Windows. (Windows 2000 is also the fastest version of Windows to run in Microsoft's Virtual PC.) Like Virtual PC, iEmulator can have multiple virtual machines booted at the same time. Introduced in November 2004. Based on the QEMU engine. |
| WinTel | A commercial package based on the open-source Bochs emulator (see above). Runs Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP and Linux/Unix operating systems. Available with DOS or with one of 10 Linux/Unix OS's preinstalled. |
| An inexpensive utility designed to increase the performance of Connectix Virtual PC emulator. It can quit hidden background applications, set your Virtual Memory and disk cache settings, and set extension/control panel startup settings for optimal Virtual PC performance. | |
| Bochs (for Mac OS X) | An open source PC emulator, now available for Mac OS X. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486 or Pentium CPU. Bochs is capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation including Linux and Windows. |
Running Windows by Remote Control
A Windows application server is software that allows Macintosh, Windows and UNIX users on a network to view and control applications that are running on a Windows NT Server, and sometimes a UNIX server. There are several types. The first uses X11 (also called X Window or X Terminal) technology, which comes out of the UNIX world. For these, the Macs much be running X11 software called "X servers," such as eXodus for Macintosh from PowerLAN (see table below). The second type uses ICA technology from Citrix. Some products support both X11 and ICA protocols.
| Company | Product | Description |
| The Citrix WinFrame ICA application server software runs on Windows NT, enables clients to run Win 32-bit applications over the network. Clients are free. Clients are available for Windows, Macintosh, DOS, and UNIX. Also a JAVA client that runs on any JAVA virtual machine. | ||
| Citrix took its technology for business enterprise and ported it to a cross-platform, web-based remote control system that lets a Mac, Windows, or Linux/Unix user control a PC over the Internet. (It does not let Windows users control a Mac.) Unlike products such as Timbuktu, GotoMyPC is a web-based subscription service that comes with software that installs on the host PC. User can access the host PC by logging in through a web browser. (A PC Magazine review describes how it works.) GoToMyPC works through firewalls without requiring configuring or opening ports or open ports. The Pro version lets you control multiple PCs. GoToMyPC is sold as a subscription. | ||
| LogMeIn.com | LogMeIn | LogMeIn, Inc., is a Java-based remote control subscription service that works through a web browser, and comes in free and commercial versions. LogMeIn.com is similar to Citrix’ GoToMyPC, but with a different pricing scheme. LogMeIn.com starts you with a paid subscription, but you can switch to a free basic plan. Java-based remote control software that works through a web browser. 256-bit encryption (SSL); can acccess multiple Windows PCs through one account. |
| Symantec | pcAnywhere | Similar to Timbuktu Pro, pcAnywhere is software that installs on the users computers, and lets a user control another computer of the same or different operating system, including running applications. Version 12.0 was the first version to include a Mac OS X version. Linux support is also available. |
| Motorola (formerly Netopia) |
| Like pcAnywhere, Timbuktu is a peer-to-peer remote control program that enables a Mac OS or Windows machine to control each other, as long as all machines involved have Timbuktu installed. Also does fast file transfers and real-time audio conferencing. Multiple users can view a machine, as in a classroom setting. Enterprise addition includes extra security and administration features. |
| Real VNC | Virtual Network Computing (VNC) | VNC is a thin-client, remote viewing software. A Mac client is available for VNC, as are Windows and UNIX clients. There is also a Mac server that supports other OS's viewing it. Like some of the commercial thin-client systems, the VNC client can control Windows or UNIX machines running the X Window server software. Originally created by Olivetti Research Laboratory, which became by ATT Laboratories Cambrige. ATT no longer maintains the software. The Real VNC now the official maintainer of the core code. There are mulitple clients and server releases maintained by different organizations. |
| UltraVNC project | UltraVNC, free | Another VNC-based solution. UltraVNC runs on Windows (95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003). Unlike other VNC-based solutions, it doesn't require you to install software on the Mac. UltraVNC includes an embedded JavaViewer that allows you to remotely control the Windows machine from a Mac (or other OS) using a web browser. UltraVNC also supports file transfer. |
| Seeng | Seeng | A free, web-based solution to control remote computers. It's designed for using without complex configuration (such as ports, routers, etc.). You need to register and download the remote client. The computer with this client can be controlled from anywhere using a web browser. The web client is made in Flash. |
| (open source) | An open source (free) Mac OS X client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server (a competitor to Citrix servers). The developer says "Unlike Citrix ICA, no server extensions are required." Reader Adrian Cadden says of the software "It's a bit buggy but got potenial." | |
| SoundForge.net | CoRD: | An Aqua port of rdesktop (above), with a native Mac OS X interface. Also a free, open source remote control application for Macs and PCs. |
| AJava client that enables Macs and other platforms to access applications running on MS Windows Terminal Servers (both NT and 2000). Unlike the Citrix MetaFrame solution, HobLink is purely client based, and doesn't require any new software on the server. | ||
| (The main page for DTOC 4 is Japanese only) | Cross-platform remote control program differs from Timbuktu (see above) and from thin-client application servers, such as VNC or Cirtix solutions, in that Desktop On-Call lets you control a host PC or Mac from a Web browser using a Java applet. Desktop On-Call was developed by IBM Japan.Versions through 2.5 available from IBM in the USA, but versions 3 and 4, sold in Japan and through distributors in other countries, have significantly greater cross-platform capabilities. | |
| Microsoft | Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client for Mac OS X (free) | Enables remote connection and control of Windows PCs computers over a network. It lets Mac OS X connect to Terminal Services on NT 4 Terminal Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Pro clients, and Windows .NET servers. It allows remote login and control of Windows XP client computers at any time without end user request, allowing full access to the XP computer. |
| (formerly from White Pine Software) | Since 1989, an X Window server for the Mac. Lets Mac users run host-based X Window applications on Unix workstations and other hosts. Fully X11R6.4 compliant. Rootless (Mac OS) Window Style. Supports hardware acceleration for OpenGL graphics. | |
| Elusiva | Elusiva Terminal Server Pro | An alternative to Microsoft Windows Terminal Server. Elusiva Terminals Server runs on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Small Business Server. Less expensive than Terminal Server, uses the same clients, including the Mac RDC client from Microsoft. This product lets you connect multiple clients to a Windows XP computer. |
| GraphOn | GO-Global for Windows | Similar to Citrix Systems ICA Server. GO-Global lets you run applications on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server remotely. Free clients are available for various systems, including Mac OS X. This package is very slick. It was easy to install, and the applications look like they are running locally (as opposed to remote desktop style, where it's obvious you are on another computer). |
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