Please anyone with Windows 7 have tried a MacOS X emulator that works?

Hello,

I have seen that are some interesting artistic and design art software applications that are very good for MacOS but the problem is that they ARE NOT available for Windows 7 and according to the developers, they do not have any plan to make them available to Windows soon.

So I have been searching for a MacOS X (10.5) emulator or virtual machine for Windows so I could run MacOS software in my windows without having to buy a Mac computer, but is difficult to find information about it.

I have found lots of information of the "reverse", I mean to be able to run windows virtual machine in MacOS, but not run MacOS on Windows.

I know is possible to do it but do not know how to do it.

So I am asking if anyone have already tried it and that it works well.

I am ONLY going to use it for just 2 or 3 software that needs to be run on MacOS and nothing else.

Thanks very much for any help

Get a Mac!

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FOR CFandM and JesusSheep

Thanks very much CFandM and JesusSheep for the information and suggestion, I will take a look at it and see what can be done with this.

I have just seen that MacOS X Mountain Lion ONLY costs $19.95 ???

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Skybase Get a Mac!

Of course, this can be a much better way and more compatible and faster BUT the little and slightly problem is the PRICE of the expensive Mac computers (3000$ to 4500$ for a MacPro), unless you buy a MacMini for around 500$ or 600$

Although it seems according to the information and texts I have seen, that is much easier to emulate and have a Windows inside a Mac than to have a Mac inside a Windows, so it could be better to buy a Mac and then install Windows and have both , but as now I already have a PC with Windows, and the equivalent and equal power and speed in a Mac would be more expensive (about 2000-2500$) than what I can pay now.

RENT A MAC INSTEAD

I have found a possibly interesting solution to be able to use a Mac computer just ocassionally and much cheaper than buying one (in the short period).

This is a service that is called Mac in Cloud that lets you rent a mac computer for you and be able to install the software you need to work with.

Thanks for your answers JesusSheep and voldemort

As put in the title of this thread, please, if anyone is already using a Mac emulator on windows and works well, would like to know how you have done it, and if you have used a hacked MacOS to do it or not


Thanks very much for any help

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JesusSheep Oracle Vbox. OS Lepeard.

I suposse that you are refering to Oracle´s VirtualBox that is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware and is free to use, although it seems that you can´t use this with a legal and genuine MacOS Mountain Lion disc bought on the Mac Store, and needs to be hacked before using it, and I do not want to download a hacked version of it, as I do not trust in it.

And also needs to use more additional software to be able to hack Virtualbox as it is not directly compatible with MacOs

I do not know what OS Lepeard is, unless you mean using MacOS Leopard with VirtualBox

I want to be able to use a legal MacOS original disc to use as it is only about $19.95 (or maybe 20 Euros here)

Maybe I should wait for the new MacOS Maverick that is coming this fall as advertised

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voldemort VMware --virtual machine type bsd 64 bit

I have not been able to find a easy way to use VMware for installing MacOS as the ones I found needs to make some more advanced and complex things or in the same way, use a hacked version of MacOS and/or not legal software that I do not trust.

Will have to search more about this

Thanks for your answer and comments CFandM and I agree with you that this is the way to do it and there is no easy way as it happens in windows emulator for MacOS.

I do not care about apple support for MacOS, as I will surely not use it, or I will not upgrade it unless absolutely needed

Yes I know that you can´t just put an official and legal MacOS X and install it in VirtualBox, VMware or whatever other way that is possible without first hacking and modifying it as it would not work.

I have seen today that there are new ways to install MacOs Mountain Lion in Windows but as you say, all depend in using a "distro" MacOS X that is really a hacked version.

So I will have to search more and see what can I find and see what would be the best option for me and that I can do it.

Also I have seen that the MacOS emulation will not work in any hardware, and must be a hardware compatible, and mainly with an newer intel CPU and a good newer GPU that is also supported by MacOS.