At 10:13 AM -0600 4/15/02, Gordon Neault wrote: >James wrote: >"... No, actually I was thinking of things like video acceleration and HW >dongles, I too have used VPC for a long time and it is way kewl, but >it isn't always the same thing and there is more to a computer than >just a CPU, some programs won't run, or won't run well with VPC. ..." > >Mac Duff wrote: >"... My sister, a computer user of about five years and reared on Windows, > has >been taking a web marketing and site design course. ..." > >There aren't any apps that require video acceleration in the field of >study.
The course and its content have yet to be identified, unless I am missing some posts > We're not talking 3D modelling or Game development here. >VPC emulates "onboard shared" video common in Windows PCs and is exactly >the kind of video anyone developing for the web should be using, she can >go out and buy a new budget P4 with exactly this kind of video support >today. > >Hardware dongles (anti-piracy systems) are used on Windows programs that >for the most part run on Macintosh (Quark, some kilobuck audio apps) and >VPC provides full support for Windows USB dongles, which are supported by >any recent versions of dongled Win SW. Many issues on the go in this thread, step one is to get the sister thru the course she is intent on taking, if the instructor says Mac users have had issues, that is the first concern to be addressed, what are the issues, until we know what those are, I will watch from the side lines Regards James ___________________________________________________________ James Sedgwick mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sedgwick & Son http://homepage.mac.com/jsedgwick/ Information System Specialists and proud Canadians -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
