What I find interesting is that, due to these firmware updates, the
Mac would now be X86 compatible fully--at least, if the firmware
updates do what I suspect and provide BIOS compatibility layers into
the EFI. Meaning that, aside from the drivers for the Apple hardware,
if one wanted to they could probably get any PC os to at least run on
it--not easily, I'll admit, but I bet it'll be possible.
On Apr 5, 2006, at 6:14 PM, JOHN PANARESE wrote:
It really is just a brillient marketing move. There is no
other way of describing it.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
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On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Kafka's Daytime wrote:
I think it's no skin off Apple's teeth to allow people to boot
Windows on a Mac. That's because the Mac OS is the real value (for
those that choose the Mac platform) and the hardware is only
special in that it works closely with the Mac OS (if you don't
count cool industrial design as an asset, that is...and many do,
including me). I'm not sure why, as one poster suggests, Windows
would run better on a Mac than a regular PC. Without the close
integration between hardware and OS, the Mac is, in fact, just a
regular PC (with cool industrial design).
If you are someone that has to use Windows professionally I can
see why the ability to boot both Operating Systems on the same
machine would be an advantage. It perhaps saves one from having to
own two computers - one for the Mac OS and one for Windows. If one
doesn't have to use Windows professionally and finds all the apps
one needs available (and accessible) on the Mac then the dual-boot
option probably won't be of interest.
My two cents,
Joe
On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:16 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, as someone who switched from the PC and Windows to the Mac
I am left wondering why I would want to even bother with this.
Sure, there might be a few things I can more easily do on a
Windows based PC that are more difficult on a Mac but this just
sounds dumb to me. I see the point made here that VR agencies
and others might go for this but aren't you making your beautiful
Mac sesuptable to the very problems we are so proud that our Macs
are free of. Viruses, worms and the like. While my Mac is pre-
intel by a month or two, there is no way in hell I would put
Windows XP on one if I had one. Sounds very strange that anyone
on this list would support this. Sure, it was a neat contest to
hack the Windows and Intel Mac system and I'd try it too if I had
the ability and be happy if I walked away with the $13,000 prize
that was out there. But, its been done and so what. I'm just
not sure why you would do this at all.
From: David Poehlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2006/04/05 Wed PM 05:05:31 PDT
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by the
blind <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: game over
Yes, but if you buy a mini, the audio output will need
suplementing.
Pdcs often come with good speakers.
On Apr 5, 2006, at 6:43 PM, Jane Jordan (gmail) wrote:
It all depends on how well you keep it up-to-date with security.
I can see states buying these new Macs for their clients, because
they get the best of both worlds at that point. Maybe we covered
this ground before, I forget. But if it truly proves reliable ..
just buy a Mac Mini maxed out, get Windows XP, install it all and
there you go. And a scanner and printer. They would pay about the
same or less than if they just bought a straight-up Windows
computer,
and get twice as much, I would think.
Jane
On Apr 5, 2006, at 5:20 PM, John Panarese wrote:
The really funny part is I'll bet you any amount of money that
Windows
will run more reliably this way than on an ordinary PC.
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com
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PREMIER
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS,
PULSEDATA,
DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS, ROBOTRON AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE
BLIND AND
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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Subject: game over
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
Wow, unbelievable.
Jerry Halatyn
BeSharp
Audio Recording & Music Production
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