You could upgrade it to a real (albeit low-power) dual-core Athlon. Why would you want to run Autocad on a small form factor PC?
--Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Ens [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:40:10 -0700 Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > I think AMD Neo....but close enough. great for everyday use, but wouldn't > want to run Autocad on it. For media playout it runs fine too. > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Jonathan Link > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I left out similar specs... Isnt that an Atom processor? > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> The Acer Revo series is very nice...great for the living room. > >> > >> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Jonathan Link > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> It's a nice form factor. Not aware of anything that is quite that small > >>> in the PC world off the top of my head. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:33 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> "I have a few "Mac Hardware, Windows OS" people in our district, and > >>>> they run great." > >>>> > >>>> Out of curiosity....why? > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > >>>> Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 9:06 AM > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > >>>> Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > >>>> > >>>> 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". > >>>> > > > > > LOL > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > It surfs the Internet just like a PC, so there's hope for > this > >>>> > > > > > thing > >>>> > > > yet. > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > >>>> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:49 PM > >>>> > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > >>>> > > > > > Subject: Re: So, my Mac Mini server arrived today... > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > So you now have a Mac Mini [server] and a [mini] Mac Mini? > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > -- > >>>> > > > > > Espi > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:09 AM, David Lum > >>>> > > > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>>> > > > > > The thing is the size of portable CD player. 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