Windows on a Mac, by Apple, Wow

[R Gale]

Very cool. Best (and worst) of both worlds.

If you surf the web/receive emails from the osx boot only, I think you could still enjoy Windows programs and reduce your exposure to catching Windows viruses/worms etc.

 

[Dmitry Kichenko]

If you surf the web/receive emails from the osx boot only, I think you could still enjoy Windows programs and reduce your exposure to catching Windows viruses/worms etc.

You can enjoy that by using Windows alone. I have an antivirus and the default windows firewall. I haven't had an antivirus for half a year. My Windows installation hasn't crashed since August. It's all about how you use it, and trust me - I have a Lot of software.

 

[BLUESPIDER]

my question is, has anyone tried it yet? I have a G5 but I'm still alittle afraid that it might jack it up. They said applecare won't support any damages.

so who's installed it yet?

 

[tigeba]

my question is, has anyone tried it yet? I have a G5 but I'm still alittle afraid that it might jack it up. They said applecare won't support any damages.

so who's installed it yet?

This is only for intel macs.

 

[DC]

I was curious if Mac OSx86 would run on my dual-Xeon? It is the Tyan 2676, I think.

 

[imgentertainment@mac]

Well I would be up for a fire wire coffee maker.

Well my dad just ordered a new I mac for his office. The only reason he has been holding out was beacuse of a CAD program he uses whitch is pc only.

 

[FlintMI]

pcmcia reader for macs?

pcmcia reader for macs?

Barry,

how about this? I don't know much about P2 cards but aren't they just PCMCIA cards? This is a PCMCIA reader that works with Macs.

http://www.amtron.com/reader/uisdma2w.htm

 

[Kegan]

I didn't know that you could take the cards out of the P2 card. I thought it worked all as one. Hm.

-Kegan

 

[Dmitry Kichenko]

I was curious if Mac OSx86 would run on my dual-Xeon? It is the Tyan 2676, I think.

You can run OSX on the SSE2 CPUs. The SSE3 instructions will be emulated. That will just mean that the Rosetta-driven apps will be slower than on a SSE3 CPU. I also don't think XD is supported by Xeons.
Aaand.. Also, that's just part of the deal. You need other gear to be supported. Check www.osx86project.org Wiki for the hardware requirements.

 

[Barry_Green]

Barry,

how about this? I don't know much about P2 cards but aren't they just PCMCIA cards? This is a PCMCIA reader that works with Macs.

Nope, won't work.

PCMCIA comes in two flavors: regular 16-bit PCMCIA (or "PC Card"), and 32-bit Cardbus. All of those cheap readers work only with the 16-bit version. P2 cards use 32-bit Cardbus, and none of the USB adapters support Cardbus (except Panasonic's).