Apple Officially adds Windows support to Macs today

[Kazrog]

Check it out:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

For those of you debating switching to a Mac, now it has become even easier to migrate.

 

[Fabbio]

This is very interesting...

No more need for Virtual PC to use Win based applications.

But I'll stick with my plan to wait 'til the 12" Powerbook goes intel and buying a G4 one for a decent price. So finally I'll have a portable one, the 17" Powerbook that I own from 2003 isn't very portable.

And I don't like a particular thing in these new Macbooks, the lack of an internal telephone modem!!! Either you have a cellphone that do the modem part or you're fu##ed if you want to navigate away from home.

Bummer...

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

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[James Murphy]

the 17" Powerbook that I own from 2003 isn't very portable.

wow.. you must be really small. i take my 17" powerbook everywhere.

 

[Kazrog]

And I don't like a particular thing in these new Macbooks, the lack of an internal telephone modem!!! Either you have a cellphone that do the modem part or you're fu##ed if you want to navigate away from home.

You can get a USB modem for $49 USD, plus why not just use a WiFi hotspot? Aren't those even more popular in Europe than in the USA?

 

[Fabbio]

wow.. you must be really small. i take my 17" powerbook everywhere.

Hehehehe....


Actually I'm almost 2 meters in height (about 6 foot something).
I know it is portable, but not so comfortable to fit in a small backpack already full of other things. The 17" to me is cumbersome.

I just prefer something tinier.

 

[Fabbio]

You can get a USB modem for $49 USD, plus why not just use a WiFi hotspot? Aren't those even more popular in Europe than in the USA?

Oh, didn't knew of something like this...

...my bad.

Anyway, you obviously never traveled for work in small riviera towns or cities that aren't Milano or Roma or Torino here in Italy.

We're not yet as tecnologically advanced as, say, Sweden or Germany.

Sad but truuueeeee!!!!

 

[MKS]

OT: Fabbio

Is that a set of Mapex Saturns?

 

[Hammer Bart]

For those of you debating switching to a Mac

How long will it take before someone reads this as 'for those switching to debating Macs'

 

[Exsanguis]

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[SPLASTiK]

It's pretty cool they're doing this. I figured it would only be a matter of time, either some commercial company would release something that could do it or they would.

-The Boot Camp application produces a driver disc for Windows XP, giving (nearly) full support for all Intel Mac features.

-The firmware update is what actually provides support for Windows XP, hinting at a new legacy BIOS EFI module, quite similar to the solutions proposed by the osx86 community. Yes, this means you can boot the Windows XP disc as soon as you have upgraded your firmware, though you'll be missing many important drivers.

-That of course, opens up the world of Vista, as it could take little to no modification of the current driver set to get Vista working.

-Last but not least, don't forget Linux. A legacy BIOS emulator would add great support for Linux, which largely has drivers to support many Intel Mac features.

Still you might wait on buying a Macbook Pro...: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1584

 

[Ermz]

That's pretty cool. I'm glad for all the intercompatibility. I think I'll hold off though. I don't suppose it'll be possible to dual boot XP and OS X on standard PCs (non-MacIntel) soon?

 

[SPLASTiK]

Is it possible to dual boot XP and OS X on those MacIntel machines... or will it be possible on standard PCs in the near future?

That's what the download does, it installs drivers on the Intel Macs so you can dual boot with XP.

I just hear this is only a trial thing though that expires?

For PC's running OS X, you can but it's still somewhat buggy. http://osx86project.org

 

[Kazrog]

That's pretty cool. I'm glad for all the intercompatibility. I think I'll hold off though. I don't suppose it'll be possible to dual boot XP and OS X on standard PCs (non-MacIntel) soon?

Apple will never support this. The OSx86 project is in serious legal jeopardy, as well.

 

[EtherForBreakfast]

Forgive me for asking such a silly question, but why would a mac guy want to run XP, and why would a PC guy want to run a mac OS?! I don't get the point in either vice versa scenario?!?!

I'm an AMD PC guy... so fack mack, and fack intel. =)

 

[Wolfeman]

I'm an AMD PC guy... so fack mack, and fack intel. =)

Well Said......

 

[ThatGuitarGuy]

Forgive me for asking such a silly question, but why would a mac guy want to run XP, and why would a PC guy want to run a mac OS?! I don't get the point in either vice versa scenario?!?!

I'm an AMD PC guy... so fack mack, and fack intel. =)

Well personally I like each type of system for different things.

If I wanted to do some intensive work with audio, video, or graphics I would hands down choose a mac.

If I wanted to dick around on the internet, write papers, e.mails, play games and screw up my computer so I have to reformat it and I dont care (run on sentence ha!) because its a PC that I have to beat on, I'll use a PC.

Mac = The stuff I want taken care of really badly.
PC = Normal everyday stuff.

As for having it both in the same box...neat...but I dont think I'd do it for the fact that my windows based stuff will get pretyy messed up and I dont want that to mess up my mac stuff.

 

[EtherForBreakfast]

Sorry to hear you have to format your PC so much, dude. Must be a drag.

I was just curious as to why anyone on Team A (PC) would want to run Team B (Mac) software.

I am not saying Team A > Team B.

 

[cameltoe]

Well personally I like each type of system for different things.

If I wanted to do some intensive work with audio, video, or graphics I would hands down choose a mac.

If I wanted to dick around on the internet, write papers, e.mails, play games and screw up my computer so I have to reformat it and I dont care (run on sentence ha!) because its a PC that I have to beat on, I'll use a PC.

Mac = The stuff I want taken care of really badly.
PC = Normal everyday stuff.

As for having it both in the same box...neat...but I dont think I'd do it for the fact that my windows based stuff will get pretyy messed up and I dont want that to mess up my mac stuff.

What intensive work can you do on a MAC that you cannot do on a PC? PC is hands down the faster platform. See there lies the problem. You surf porn on a pc but not on your mac...STOP SURFING PORN YOU PERVE!!!

 

[ThatGuitarGuy]

lol.

No, I really don't have to reformat that much, I was exaggerating, but I do enjoy the way things are setup on a Windows based platform for everyday tasks. Perhaps its because I'm just used to Windows for those applications because its so prominent.

I have found that Macs seem to be more stable, and perform a lot smoother. That and there tends to be less conflicts with hardware considering you're using a smaller selection of accessories than a PC. To go along with that, it seems like there are more attacks, viruses, bugs, spyware, etc. on a PC based platform instead of a Mac. Because of the importance of what I'm working on, I'd rather it be on something thats more stable and secure, thus, the mac comes into play.

I also love the quality displays that Apple makes (while I know you CAN purchase SOME displays that Apple makes for PCs), and the overall feel, and design of the machine all the way to the operating system, and its visual design. I find, as silly as it may be to some of you, that because of the great design, it puts me in a better mood and state of mind for the creative projects I'm working on.

You can laugh at me, thats fine! haha. I know I'm a little out there.