If possible, buy an old Thinkpad for 50-100 bucks and install on a real hardware for the best experience.
I have no experience with any Mac hardware, but Virtualbox has improved a lot during the years. It won’t have accelerated graphics, but still fast and responsive.
Do you still claim I’m wrong? https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1409/text?format=txt&__cf_chl_tk=7hekwl2v7un8laqs_ljluymfbrh4fit9vioaabkj0zq-1690308859-0-ganycgznc3s