On Sep 7, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Mat Maessen wrote: >> I like the ibook, and the mac way of things, for the most part, but i >> do like 1-2 PC programs i still run, but i'm sure i can get mac based >> ones aswell.(Apperently BBPro will not be available anytime soon for >> Mac) > > Look into a product called Parallels. It will let you run a Windows XP > "virtual machine" on an Intel-based Mac. Also, there's a product > called Boot Camp, which will let you multi-boot the intel-based macs > into either Windows XP or OSX. > > Yes, a mac that runs windows. No, I'm not kidding.
I have several clients running Boot Camp on their Apple Intel-based systems. The new systems run Windows very well, although there are a few issues with some oddball driver or another that doesn't work. Parallels has more driver limitations and does not provide anywhere near the same performance at this point in time, but allows both OS to be running simultaneously. The next version of Mac OS X will have what is now "Boot Camp" embedded and will be able to run both OSes without having to add anything at all. I do contracting work on Apple systems and Mac OS X system administration. Not one person who has purchased an Apple Intel-based system - Mini, iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook, or Mac Pro - has complained that they bought the wrong system to date, whether they came from Mac OS X or Windows background. There have certainly been some glitches but all have been resolvable to their satisfaction with very little effort. When Photoshop is upgraded to a Universal Binary, or Lightroom goes final, there will be powerful incentive for me to upgrade the G5 to a Mac Pro tower... ! I'll continue to run Mac OS X though as Windows gives me a headache. ;-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
