UTM is one of the most impressive pieces of tech I've ever used. I was able to run Windows 3.1 on my M1 Macbook, which blew my mind given the sheer number of architectural differences between the two.
Is running super old OS’es the primary use case for UTM?
Do you use the command line tool? I tried that and it segfaults. I have been using UTM but not being able to manage the VMs from ssh in a pinch is frustrating.
Ah, no I do not. I was using the GUI. I can see how having an SSH server is useful though!
Depending on your use case, you’re probably better served by 86Box though.
Qemu emulates a somewhat generic x86 pc (and MANY other architectures) with a generic vga/vesa card, while 86box focuses on emulating 8088-late 90s computers, actual devices included, which means you will have better driver support at the cost of speed (but why would you need a windows 3.1 setup to run faster than on a 333Mhz Pentium II? :) )
Oh good gawd! You are a glutton for punishment. Did you have an actual need for running some piece of software critical to business, or was this for the sheer bonkers sense of "but does it run Doom" type of curiosity?
Purely curiosity. It was super fun!
There is also multipass but let's not go there. I had terrible experiences with it.
Leeloo Dallas didn't have such a good experience with multipass either.
There's no way, ever, I can hear/read/say that word, and it not be in her voice.