Editing PearPC (section)

== Features ==
PearPC only runs on x86 systems including Intel and AMD such as Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and [[ReactOS]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2004-10-26 |title=OS X on a 68K Centris |url=https://www.wired.com/2004/10/os-x-on-a-68k-c/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nestor |first=Marius |date=2018-05-07 |title=Watch: Mac OS X 10.4 Running in Windows Alternative ReactOS via PearPC Emulator |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/watch-mac-os-x-10-4-running-in-windows-alternative-reactos-via-pearpc-emulator-521017.shtml |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=softpedia |language=english}}</ref> The emulator features a [[Just-in-time compilation|just-in-time]] (JIT) processor emulation core which [[Dynamic recompilation|dynamically translates]] PPC code into x86 code, caching the results. The original release emulated a [[PowerPC G3|G3 chip]].<ref name=":2" /> The emulator shipped with the ability to run [[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3]], [[OpenBSD]] for PowerPC, [[NetBSD]] for PowerPC, Darwin for PowerPC and [[Mandrake Linux]] 9.1, though it was noted that the emulated operating systems could be up to 40 times slower than the host.<ref name=":0" /> This speed was later brought up, running around 10 times slower than the host.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbxVDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22pearpc%22&pg=PT12 |title=Comparison of virtualization technologies in the Linux system: Linux Virtualization. AL5-002 |publisher=NOITE S.C. |language=pl}}</ref> It could run all the regular Mac applications such as [[Finder (software)|Finder]], [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], [[QuickTime]], and [[Terminal (macOS)|Terminal]].<ref name=":3" /> The emulator can run Mac OS X versions [[Mac OS X 10.1|10.1]] through [[Mac OS X Tiger|10.4]] but cannot run 10.5 Leopard or above. Support for the [[PowerPC G4|G4 chip]] was later added.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holwerda |first=Thom |date=2004-05-18 |title=PearPC 0.1: Is It A Miracle? – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/7085/pearpc-01-is-it-a-miracle/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=OSnews |language=en-US}}</ref>