This is probably off topic, if you want to discuss off line, I'm happy to help.
I do this daily, on three different Macs. FWIW, I used to be an executive at Microsoft, but use Macs in my daily life. I retreat to Windows only as needed. I use Parallels, although others report good success with VMWare's Fusion. The answer to all your questions is yes, and then some. You can run windows and mac programs side by side on the same desktop or switch environments on the fly if you prefer a "now I'm here, ok, now I'm there" experience (easier on my head), or even choose the boot route. The Windows environment isn't some emulator, it's the real deal. I write can programs in VS, run Office, get viruses, everything. Fortunately it's all confined to that world. As I said, I do this every day, follow up off line if you want more detailed answers as this really has nothing to do with Web Standards. Chris On 1/30/08 2:22 PM, "Tim MacKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi List, > > If this discussion is outside the scope of this group I apologize, I know it > was touched on a couple of weeks ago. Please email me off list if you feel > it¹s more appropriate. > > I¹ve recently had my laptop stolen and am trying to get back on track as soon > as possible, it was a Mac iBook from2005, and as I¹ve gone a bit deeper into > web development since I purchased it I was under the impression that when I > upgrade I should change over to Windows. My current situation has forced me to > consider upgrading sooner than expected, so I have a few questions about the > Windows environment on the new Macs. Specifically, can I run things like > Microsoft Visual Studio? Flash Develop? Can I download and run .exe files? Is > the Windows environment on Macintosh a true Windows environment and is it just > a matter of switching OS¹s like I would switch applications? > > Thanks in advance for any advice offered, I am going to dig up the previous > threads on this topic from the last few weeks. > > Cheers, > > Tim > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
