[Macpartners] Dual simultaneous OSes?

[Scott Ehrlich]

Hi Al [et al]:

So what you are saying is parallels (or similar software application) is 
required for simultaneous OS operation?   Being a software app, how does 
it benchmark to having a genuine Intel/AMD PC running Windows?

Thanks.

Scott

On Tue, 22 May 2007, Albert Willis wrote:

>
> On May 22, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
>
>> I have been the green light to purchase a few machines, one of
>> which will
>> be a Mac.   I'm looking at likely getting a high-end desktop, and am
>> wondering what would then be involved in getting MacOS and Windows
>> running
>> simultaneously, and how updated/reliable bootcamp is for drivers?
>> How
>> stable is Windows under bootcamp?
>>
>> Will I be able to run both OSes simultaneously, as opposed to
>> utilizing
>> Parallels, which, from what I've seen, is the Mac equivalent of
>> VMWare.
>>
>> Please educate me.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Scott
>
> To run another operating system simultaneously with Mac OS X (such as
> Windows or Linux) requires virtualization, meaning Parallels Desktop
> at this time--VMWare Fusion is in beta and won't be 1.0 until
> sometime this summer. You can get a 15-day free trial from Parallels:
> http://www.parallels.com/en/download/desktop/. Parallels Desktop can
> be bought from GovConnection at an educational discount.
>
> Boot Camp (http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/) allows you to non-
> destructively partition a Mac's hard drive and install Windows XP or
> Vista and allows you to burn a CD of Windows drivers for the Mac's
> hardware. Once Windows is installed, you have to reboot your machine
> to use it. The latest drivers are quite good, allowing you to use the
> Mac's hardware features. Keep in mind that Boot Camp is also beta
> software; we likely won't see the final version until Mac OS X 10.5
> "Leopard" ships this fall. It's also important to remember that when
> booted into Windows, the Mac essentially becomes another Windows PC
> and has to be administered as such.
>
>   -- Al
>
>
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> Client Support Services
> Information Services and Technology
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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