I googled this: If you are considering a Mac as a Windows computer, it will be much more expensive. You need to buy a full edition of the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system (*Est. $185 and up, depending on version) in addition to the cost of the computer. Apple does not offer Windows as a preinstalled option, but dealers might. Of course, running Windows on a Macintosh is cheaper than buying two computers. With a laptop, it can be more convenient, too. If you're torn between a Mac and its seamless hardware/software integration and the universality of Windows, you can have your cake and eat it too, albeit at a steep price. Review tests indicate that Windows can run just as fast on a Mac as on a comparable PC.
Two programs, Apple's free Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop 5.0 for Mac (*Est. $80), allow Mac users to run both Mac OS X and Windows on the same Apple computer. Boot Camp comes with the Mac OS, but requires users to reboot to use Windows. As the name implies, Parallels allows you to use both operating systems at the same time. Reviewers say it is faster, too. Boot Camp is not yet compatible with the recently released Windows 7, although Apple says a software update will be available by the end of 2009. The newest version of Parallels supports Windows 7. ---- [email protected] wrote: > Many of the design industry use a mac. > What is the best way to run rbase on a mac? > I saw www.vmware.com. Does it work? > Boyd > > --- RBASE-L > ================================================ > TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: > INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, > REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n > (where n is the number of days). In the message body, > place any > text to search for. > ================================================ > >
