I usually take a broad approach when it comes to questions of processor power.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:13 PM Subject: Re: Boot camp vs Fusion vs Parrallels Sounds like a good argument, but I woould only say that it's about time that people start prefacing their questions about Fusion, Parallels and Bootcamp with "I have an older machine running ...". if it is indeed the case that they will be using an older system. Generally people buying computers aren't looking to buy an older modelin which case it makes sense to give information about current machines. On Feb 27, 2008, at 12:33 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > I think we agree but are talking at cross purposes. For instance, I > have > several systems. the lowest end intels I have are 2.0 systems. I > tried > putting fusion on one of them and it ran my system down. I would > say that > I'll have this system for several years and if someone bought the same > system when I did and that is the only system they have, they'll be > in that > boat for a while. Just because more power is here or on the way > does not > change the fact that must be made clear. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:23 PM > Subject: Re: Boot camp vs Fusion vs Parrallels > > > That's like saying unless you have a car you can't drive 55 miles an > hour. Of course, it's rather obvious that if you don't have a > powerful enough machine then you might want to know that, but I think > you can safely assume that machines are getting more and more > powerful, and there aren't flocks of people buying older machines. > On Feb 27, 2008, at 9:10 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> unlessyou have a less powerful one and then it is well worth the >> info. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tim Grady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS >> X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:28 PM >> Subject: Re: Boot camp vs Fusion vs Parrallels >> >> >> As powerfull and fast as processors are now-a-days that's hardly >> worth >> mentioning. >> On Feb 26, 2008, at 12:51 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: >> >>> Actually one good reason to use BC is that with Fusion you are only >>> using one core of your processor to run each OS and with BC you're >>> using both cores with one OS. >>> >>> Smiles, >>> >>> CQ :) >>> >>> >>> On Feb 26, 2008, at 8:17 AM, Tim Grady wrote: >>> >>>> Works well here, and if for some reason I want to get rid of >>>> Windows on my machine I just through it in the trash, no fooling >>>> around with disk partitions. >>>> On Feb 26, 2008, at 8:39 AM, David Poehlman wrote: >>>> >>>>> You are still open to nasties if you run a vm because you are >>>>> running >>>>> windows no matter what. Most of the problems I've seen with >>>>> windows on macs >>>>> are a result of vm. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Søren Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac >>>>> OS X by >>>>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:28 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Boot camp vs Fusion vs Parrallels >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Why is Boodcamp best? Sorry, I don't agree. >>>>> 1: If you use Fusion, you are stil working inside the Mac >>>>> operating >>>>> system. that means you have better security. If you use Bootcamp, >>>>> you >>>>> only have the security features in Windows, and you have opened >>>>> for >>>>> viruses and other things. I haven't tried Bootcamp, so I'm not >>>>> sure >>>>> about that. I read it in a forum. >>>>> 2: You don't need sighted assistance in fusion to install Windows. >>>>> The >>>>> program does it automaticly. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> View my Online Portfolio at: >>> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
