(Your guess is as good as mine as to why it was called that.) Way back when parachute pants was a thing, the Mac – a Mac plus to be precise – was able to emulate Windows using something called MacGeorge. To understand the predicament we are in it is important to know about the history of emulation.ĭon’t worry, it is not as boring as it sounds. However, having just finished telling you that Parallels should be avoided it might be, in the face of Apple’s M1 chip revolution, the only way to go. If you missed that rant or have forgotten, check it out here. It was only February this year when I was banging on about Windows emulation software and that Parallels should be avoided.