Re: NB 8 (Trial version)

[Patrick Cox pdcox@xxxxxxxx]

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So what does this mean? Will I
be able to run Linux Firefox and
XyDos at the same time without
problems?



-----Original Message-----
>From: Harry Binswanger 
>Sent: Apr 13, 2006 6:19 PM
>To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: NB 8 (Trial version)
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>>The recent Apple announcement that new Macs will be able to run Windows
>>amounts, simply, to dual booting -- and nothing more. You must reset the
>>machine to change OpSyses. So in other words, the great achievement here is
>>simply to adjust Mac hardware so that Windows can recognize it. Why can't
>>they
>>virtualize a Windows machine under OSX? Small beer. (However, I do see that
>>Apple finally added a third button to their mouse -- and also a wheel!
>>Innovative!)
>
>Today's NY Times has a column by David Pogue on a program that does what we
>want: Parallels. It is only in beta (and according to Pogue a very rough
>beta) now. It allows not only Windows (of whatever version) but ... Ta Daa
>... DOS, to run on the Intel Mac, and not as an emulation and without
>rebooting.
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>"The software is called Parallels Workstation for Mac OS X, although a
>better name might be No Reboot Camp. It, too, is a free public beta,
>available for download from parallels.com. You can pre-order the final
>version for $40, or pay $50 after its release (in a few weeks, says the
>company).
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>"Parallels, like Boot Camp, requires that you supply your own copy of
>Windows. But here's the cool part: with Parallels, unlike Boot Camp, it
>doesn't have to be XP. It can be any version, all the way back to Windows
>3.1 � or even Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2 or MS-DOS. All of this is made
>possible by a feature of Intel's Core Duo chips (called virtualization)
>that's expressly designed for running multiple operating systems
>simultaneously.
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>"In the finished version, the company says, you'll be able to work in
>several operating systems at once. What the heck � install Windows XP three
>times. If one becomes virus-ridden, you can just delete it and smile.
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>"The Boot Camp beta feels finished and polished. Parallels, on the other
>hand, is obviously a labor of love by techies who are still novices in the
>Macintosh religion of simplicity. Its installation requires fewer steps
>than Boot Camp (there's no CD burning or restarting the Mac), but even its
>Quick Installation Guide is filled with jargon like "virtual machine" and
>"image file." (Parallels says it's completely rewriting its guides.)
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>"The dialogue boxes look a little quirky, too. And to get the best features
>� like copying and pasting between operating systems and enlarging the
>Windows window to nearly full-screen size � you're supposed to install
>something called Parallels Tools. They ought to be installed automatically.
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>"Even then, as of the current version (Beta 3), some features are missing
>in the Windows side: your U.S.B. jacks won't work, for example, and DVD's
>won't play (CD's do). Sometimes, beta really means beta.
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>"Note, too, that while it's easy to copy text between Mac OS X and Windows
>programs, copying files and folders is trickier. You don't actually see a
>Windows "hard drive," as you do when using Mac OS X with Boot Camp. To drag
>icons back and forth, you have to share the "Mac" and the "PC" with each
>other over a "network" that you establish between them. Things sure get
>weird fast when you're running two computers in one. "
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>Harry Binswanger
>hb@xxxxxxxx
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