Virtualization on an iMac. I need help.

I have an iMac running 10.6.2. Can anybody tell me if it's possible to run Parallels Desktop or Virtual Box software with another Mac system - OS X 10.4. I can't seem to get any help from their respective sites. I have tried vmware but they are not answering my e-mails. It's very frustrating. I hope someone here knows the answer

mobabs wrote:
Sadly, it was an iMac that was running Tiger, and it died. The drive (with the system software) is all OK but I have nothing to use it in. I don't think I can load the Tiger disks on my very old G4, as they are iMac install disks. Unfortunately the iMac 10.6.2 wasn't planned for, hence these teething problems.
Thanks for you help. Hopefully I can get something sorted - somehow
Do you actually need to run some apps that won't run under 10.6? Or do you just need access to the files? If the files, you could just put the hard drive in an external case and attach to the new Mac. If you want to run apps that don't work in 10.6, then perhaps you can find a used Mac. For example: http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=810

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