On his old Power Macintosh, programmer Wack0 created a firmware and bootloader for Windows NT 4.0 that will run on a PowerPC computer. The question is for how long?
If you have an old Power Macintosh with a PowerPC processor, there may be new uses for it. Thanks to the efforts of developer Wack0, Windows NT 4.0 was successfully ported to these computers, and Wack0 posted the necessary firmware and bootloader on GitHub. This project, named maciNtosh by the programmer, allows Windows NT to be installed on select Power Macintosh models.
Microsoft did once port Windows NT 4.0 to PowerPC, but only for IBM and Motorola systems. Apple Power Macintosh computers using a different firmware were never officially supported. But the maciNtosh project changed that, providing compatibility with some models such as the iMac G3, Power Macintosh G3, PowerBook G3, and Power Macintosh G4 PCI.
Power Macintosh
Wack0 reports that the ARC firmware should also work on older models, such as the beige Power Macintosh G3 and PowerBook G3 Series, although there is no bootloader available yet. The project is in the experimental phase and has so far only been tested on the Lombard model. Some drivers, such as for Cuda, still need to be tested on real hardware.
To install Windows NT on a Power Macintosh, you need the firmware and bootloader from GitHub and the Windows NT 4.0 installation media. Wack0 provides detailed instructions for installation in the your contribution. Of course, realistically, nobody will use it much today, unless they try it out of curiosity. The stability of the system also carries significant question marks, as Wack0 himself states.
Source: pctuning.cz
