VMware Fusion. I used to run Virtualbox, but VMWare is a much slicker product. Parallels is an excellent product, though.
But if you want to run windows (and only windows) on it, just install it directly. I have a few "Mac Hardware, Windows OS" people in our district, and they run great. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Singh [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:42:40 -0700 Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > Matthew - Are you running Parralells (or whatever the Apple VM tech is > called) or VMware to run the Windows 7 VM simultaneously? Single NIC, so i > assume it's running in a Bridged NAT mode? > > The footprint and hardware makes it something i wouldn't mind playing > around with at home. > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Matthew W. Ross > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Are you running mac os Server or client? any major issues with running > > > Server OS as a desktop? > > > > We run 10.6 Server on an XServe in the main server room. It's doing our > > Open Directory master stuff. > > > > I'm running 10.6 Client on my desktop. > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: justino garcia > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 > > 05:51:20 -0700 > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > > > Are you running mac os Server or client? any major issues with running > > > Server OS as a desktop? > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Matthew W. Ross > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > My main computers is a Mac Mini. I love this little thing. It's quite > > the > > > > great piece of hardware. > > > > > > > > I have it running a VM of Windows 7, and I do my windows stuff on > that. > > > > It'd dedicated to a second screen. > > > > > > > > You got the server, so no DVD drive. Did you get it with a second HD? > > If > > > > not, you may want to consider adding one. (There is space in there for > > a > > > > second 2.5" drive. > > > > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: David Lum > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 > > > > 15:01:50 -0700 > > > > Subject: RE: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hell I dunno, I have this thing on my desk and when it reboots it's > > like > > > > > R2D2 singing at me "look I know you're there, now shut up". 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