I have been using a similar configuration (2 GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM
Macbook running the latest release of Parallels with XP Pro) with Frame
5.5, 6.0, 7.0, and 7.2 (I installed multiple versions while
troubleshooting some document issues), and aside from glacially opening
realy huge files requiring conversion (some rtf, doc, etc.), it works
quite well and is quite snappy. I'm in the process of doing a 2,000 page
genealogy, including a 300+ page index, that caused Frame to choke.
After two days of trying to import a 30 MB RTF document, On a hunch, I
deleted the TOC and Index sections (markers were embedded in the text
anyway). This solved the problem, and the file opened in somewhere
between 45 minutes and an hour (with the MacBook fan running on
overtime).
I regenerated the index (took maybe 15-20 minutes), and the TOC (within
seconds), and all was well.
Admittedly, this pushed FrameMaker a lot harder than most would, and
perhaps a dedicated Xeon-based desktop machine with lots of cache,
faster front-side bus, etc., might speed up the importation of such a
large document, but I was quite pleased with how well this did work, and
would have no problem recommending this to anyone looking to use
virtualization software to use their favorite publishing app on their
Mac.
Oh, it took a couple of hours to generate the 65 MB PDF from this
mess...
Cheers!
Larry Grinnell
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Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:02:15 -0500
From: Noel Lashbrook <n_lashbr...@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Learning FrameMaker 7.0 on Mactel (10.4.10) with Parallels/XP
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I am curious to know if anyone out there has a similar configuration
that is already running FrameMaker 7.0 successfully. I will be
starting a course this fall to learn the basics of FrameMaker 7.0.
Noel
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