> Bob, > > Just to correct what seems a misconception: > > Parallels and Fusion allow you to run both Mac OS X and Windows > simultaneously on one Apple system, but you don't need to do that at > all. You can install Windows and configure an Intel-based Apple system > to boot directly into it ... no emulation involved at all. This is > called "Boot Camp" and is a built-in facility of the latest Mac OS X > supplied with all Apple systems. From the Mac OS X system help: > > "You can install Windows XP or Windows Vista on your Mac using Boot > Camp Assistant, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications > folder." > > >From that point forwards, you're running a Windows box made by Apple, > until you choose to restart it and start up Mac OS X instead. >
Thanks for the clarification. It's going to be some time before I can afford even to think about a Mac. In the meantime I'm awaiting delivery of a Toshiba Netbook running XP, which I'll use for the mundane stuff like web browsing, email, word processing etc. I intend to get this Dell refurbished - it has decent graphics and a large enough screen to use for Lightroom only, with no internet connectivity, and use my network drive to share files. Bo -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
