We frequently get email from people confused about Mac emulation asking to go the other way around: running Windows on Mac OS. PC-on-Mac is completely opposite of what our emulation products - SoftMac XP, Gemulator 2000, and Fusion PC 3.0 - and other Mac-on-PC emulation products such as vMac, Basilisk II, Execution, Sheepshaver, and PearPC do.

To run old DOS games, Windows programs, OS/2, and other PC software on your real Macintosh computer, what you need is this product: Virtual PC for Mac. There is also an older program called Soft Windows which I believe is no longer available except at used software dealers.

But to summarize:

To run PC programs on your real Macintosh,you need Virtual PC or Soft Windows.

To run Macintosh programs on your real PC, you need SoftMac XP, Gemulator 2000, vMac, Fusion PC, Basilisk II, PearPC, or other such emulators listed on the Emulators Downloads page.