It's the MacOS equivalent to the VMware Workstation or VMware Player products on Windows. All of these are for running virtual machines on another computer. I used Fusion years ago but switched to VMware Workstation on Windows because I had less keyboard problems that way. When using Fusion, I found the best way to run Windows included using a USB keyboard directly on the guest Windows instance.
On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 01:57:51PM -0500, Marlene Kramer wrote: I am embarrassed to say I do not know what VMware fusion does. Can someone describe for me what it is used for? Thank you. Marlene > On May 25, 2024, at 1:04 PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear All: > > Broadcom has recently announced that personal use of VMware Fusion will > henceforth be free of charge. The instructions for getting a free copy > seem a bit contorted, but they were never all that easy from VMware easy > in my experience! > > The following link details how to get a copy for personal use and also > points to the announcement from Broadcom: > > https://www.mikeroysoft.com/post/download-fusion-ws/ > > I plan to get Fusion on my laptop in the next week or so, so I'll follow > up here with any observations based on my experience. > > Best, > Janina > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka (she/her/hers) > Accessibility Consultant https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org "The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself." --Benjamin Franklin -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/20240525190613.uplbola3v46jt2eq%40dlee.org.
