I run Windows XP in Fusion for garden variety apps like Excel
( there are VB add ons to Excel that are not available in the Mac
version of the program ) and for apps that can't abide the network
translation I run Windows XP directly in with Bootcamp. The point
is that none of the virtualization options involve running Windows
programs in anything other than Windows XP. The original poster has
made clear that his core application for his potential new computer
is to run certain Windows only applications. He didn't mention any
other uses. If he runs almost exclusively in Windows he will not
reap any of the benefits of the Mac OS so why should he pay the added
cost of that OS? The better quality hardware that Apple uses is only
a part of the cost of the ' Mac Tax '. The time and effort involved
in the much better operating system with an enormously better user
interface is the real added cost and the real cost saver over the
long haul when total cost of ownership is considered. Very little of
that would accrue to the original poster.
As to running WINE, I'm not a gamer and WINE is a toy. As I said in
my original post I have ' mission critical " programs to run in
Windows. As the Wine website makes abundantly clear :
" Wine is still under development, and it is not yet suitable for
general use. Nevertheless, many people find it useful in running a
growing number of Windows programs. "
On May 29, 2009, at 7:13 AM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system
wrote:
Wayne Dernoncourt <way...@panix.com>
Date: May 29, 2009 7:11:16 AM EDT
Subject: Re: Mac or PC laptop?
tjpa
On May 28, 2009, at 10:27 PM, rileyca...@espsound.com wrote:
Your PC software will not run on a Mac - PERIOD. PC software will
run on an Apple made computer if you have installed Windows on it
but the Mac OS runs software written to run in the Mac operating
system.
This uninformed person has never heard of WINE.
Or Parallels/VMWare Fusion/Sun VirtualBox.
E. Riley Casey
Entertainment Sound Production
2311 Kansas Ave.
Silver Spring MD
www.ESPsound.com
301-608-2180 office phone
301-608-0789 fax
301-440-2923 shoe phone
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