The following quotes from NY Times Circuits columnist David Pogue about using Parallels 3.0 to run MacOSX and Windows on an intel-Mac:
* If you sometimes use Apple's Boot Camp program, Parallels can use the same copy of Windows, so you don't have to install Windows twice. In 3.0, this great, space-saving feature also applies to installed copies of Windows Vista, not just XP. [My note: This is kind of dangerous but I think folks want it. Beware!] * 3-D graphics. This is a huge one for gamers. People used to say that Parallels was great -- but that it couldn't handle the 3-D games. The new version, however, works with both DirectX and OpenGL 3D, underlying technologies that drive games like World of Warcraft, Half-Life 2, and Unreal Tournament. All of these are now playable on the Mac running Windows. (I haven't tested them, though.) * Transporter. This utility can bring over your entire world -- programs, documents, settings, and all -- from a real Windows PC, or from an old Mac running Microsoft Virtual PC, either over the network or using a FireWire cable. * A Mac program called Parallels Explorer lets you manipulate the contents of your virtual Windows "hard drive" even when Parallels isn't running. [My note: Qemu images can be mounted, read, written (best when not being used by a VM)--our vdi's, no.] Other goodies noted: Shared folder in both directions, drag and drop, of course to coherent. He also notes that running several OS's bogs down even his 2gig laptop because both want the ram. XP guests run beter than Vista (surprized?). More. I can forward the entire post if anybody want it. _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
