Thanks for the input guys, currently waiting on a friend re a free mac.
Will run the program on some new macs at uni tomorrow & see how it goes, that way if it works on brand new stuff i don't have to worry about what software i get.
Have read a fair bit of stuff on emulators.com, that's the only reason i knew enough to even post in the 1st place
It'd be nice to save space & emulate, but we'll see what happens with the freebie.
thanks again,
Nick