Re: iMac G5 (12,1) and Parallels or Boot Camp

2010-08-05 Thread lu
Thanks Chris and Eric. That answered my question. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: iMac G5 (12,1) and Parallels or Boot Camp

2010-08-05 Thread Fabian Fang
On Aug 5, 2010, at 5:31 AM, lu wrote: I was wondering if anyone knew if the iMac G5 (12,1) can run both windows os and mac os via Boot Camp or Parallels. If so, which one would you recommend using and what version. My iMac is currently running os 10.4.11 I have an identical iMac G5 (iSight

Re: Boot Camp

2009-08-25 Thread Alex Smith (K4RNT)
Virtual machine snapshots are awesome for that purpose. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:48, Bruce Johnsonjohn...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: If you need to run some Windows programs, forget about boot camp and use a virtual machine app, such as Parallels, VMWare Fusion or Virtual Box (which

Re: Boot Camp

2009-08-25 Thread Gorka L Martinez Mezo
If you need to run some Windows programs, forget about boot camp and use a virtual machine app, such as Parallels, VMWare Fusion or Virtual Box (which is free, and improving all the time). This is far far safer, since a) you're not mucking about with your existing Mac partition...the horror

Re: Boot Camp

2009-08-25 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 25, 2009, at 10:11 AM, Gorka L Martinez Mezo wrote: I have a 2008 15in 2,4Ghz Intel Core 2 2Gb RAM Mac Pro running the last version of Leopard with VM ware and Win XP SP2 works REALLY slow. Takes ages to load and the resposiveness isn`t exactly crispy. Anyone has the same

Boot Camp

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Baker
I have a MacBook White Core 2 Duo running Leopard. It has Boot Camp on it. Which version of Windows would give me the best bang for the buck? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group

Re: Boot Camp

2009-08-24 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 24, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Mike Baker wrote: I have a MacBook White Core 2 Duo running Leopard. It has Boot Camp on it. Which version of Windows would give me the best bang for the buck? It depends on what you need windows for. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College

Re: Boot Camp

2009-08-24 Thread Richard Gerome
@googlegroups.com Subject: Boot Camp I have a MacBook White Core 2 Duo running Leopard. It has Boot Camp on it. Which version of Windows would give me the best bang for the buck? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's

Re: Boot Camp

2009-08-24 Thread Stephen Weber
would be running XP... But running any windows OS on an Apple will open you up to viruses and you will need protection... Rich -Original Message- From: Mike Baker psufa...@yahoo.com Sent: Aug 24, 2009 4:32 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Boot Camp I have a MacBook