martin writes:

>isn't Classic Mode a lot like running Virtual Mac on a UNIX machine?

No, classic mode *is* running the classic Mac OS on a BSD *nix machine.

The difference between classic mode under OS X and a Mac emulator on a 
non-Apple Unix box or Virtual PC on a Mac is that there is absolutely no 
need to emulate a different CPU.

In that respect, it's like running a DOS session in Windows. The primary 
OS does intercept some calls and handle a lot of interface issues with 
hardware, but you are running the full classic Mac OS inside OS X.


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