Or for the same price, buy an older PC for the games. Andrew
--- Laurent Daudelin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 15/03/04 11:40, "Zoltan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > hello, > > > > A friend of mine has to get a PowerBook. . .he > can't afford a new one, > > so I suggested the best one for the money. . > .which is of course the > > Pismo. There is one thing though, he's has > several games for PC. I > > mentioned VPC, but I'm not sure just how > compatable this is when it > > comes to PC games. Should he just go out and buy > the Mac versions of > > these games? Any ideas would be helpful. He > managed to get a 500Mhz > > Pismo with 640 meg RAM which, ironically, is the > exact one I have. > > You don't want to run PC games into VPC. Performance > will be awful, even of > the fastest G5. He should buy the Macintosh version > of the games he wants to > play. And believe me, even though not all PC games > have been ported for the > Mac, there are still plenty to keep you busy for at > least one year of > playing full time! > > -Laurent. > -- > ======================================================================== > Laurent Daudelin Developer, > Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Washington, DC, USA > ************************ Usual disclaimers apply > *********************** > > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
