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===Overview=== CherryOS was a [[PowerPC G4]] processor [[emulator]] for [[x86]] [[Microsoft Windows]] platforms. Originally written to work with [[Windows 98]], [[Windows 2000]] or [[Windows XP]],<ref name="cososweetensmac"/> among other features Cherry OS purported to allow files to be dragged from PC to Mac, the creation of multiple profiles, support skins, and support for networking and sound.<ref name="cosktechspot"/> In October 2004, the program's developer announced CherryOS as having "full network capabilities" and "complete access to the host computer's hardware resources - [[hard drive]], [[CPU]], [[RAM]], [[FireWire]], [[USB]], [[Conventional PCI|PCI]], [[PCMCIA|PCMCIA bus]], [[ethernet|Ethernet networking]] and [[modem]]."<ref name="cosbemulate"/> By October 21, 2004, the program was reported to be a 7 MB download with [[Velocity Engine]] included.<ref name="cosrtechnews"/> At the time, MMX stated they were developing [[3D acceleration]] for CherryOS.<ref name="cososweetensmac"/> The program was publicly released on March 8, 2005, with support for CD, DVD, USB, FireWire, and Ethernet. It was described as automatically detecting "hardware and network connections" and allowing "for the use of virtually any OS X-ready application,"<ref name="cosnmacobserver"/> including [[Safari (program)|Safari]] and [[Mail (Apple)|Mail]] by [[Apple Inc|Apple]].<ref name="cossirishtimes"/> Estimated to be compatible with approximately 70 percent of PCs,<ref name="cossirishtimes"/> the CherryOS system required a [[Pentium]] 4 1.6 gigahertz (GHz) CPU or equivalent hardware and [[Windows XP]], as well as 512 megabytes of memory and 3 gigabytes of hard drive space.<ref name="cosnmacobserver"/> After the initial March 8 release, speed of CherryOS 1.0 was reported to be variable. Karol McGuire of MXS stated that speed was depended on [[computer processor]], as "a processor that has inadequate space on the hard drive or that runs at less than optimum operating speeds will not allow CherryOS to perform as designed."<ref name="cossirishtimes"/> Following the public launch, the company announced that Kryeziu would be overseeing development on "sound support and network bridging, as well as improving speed."<ref name="cosnmacobserver"/> Kryeziu explained "we think we'll have the first two issues solved fairly soon. It's the type of product that will be continually updated as we go along. We think we can make it faster than it is right now, but this will take time."<ref name="cosnmacobserver"/>
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