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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" |
| Date | 2013-10-27 12:49 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <271020131249443080%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink) |
| References | <l4gmfh$dbh$1@dont-email.me> <E6SdncLNxqosePbPnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@giganews.com> <slrnl6nqg0.is3.g.kreme@mbp55.local> <Qf2dnfDIc-HIcPbPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
In article <Qf2dnfDIc-HIcPbPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > On 2013.10.26, 12:12 , Lewis wrote: > > In message <E6SdncLNxqosePbPnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@giganews.com> > > Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote: > >> On 2013.10.26, 11:18 , Wes Groleau wrote: > >>> Trying to give a 2006 Macbook (MB) to someone who prefers Mac but has > >>> been stuck with Windows XP for a long time. > >>> > >>> So I want to set Bootcamp (BS) and install Windows XP Pro with her > >>> product key. > > > >> Screw bootcamp. Go V. > > > > On a 2006 MacBook? I dunno. Bootcamp sounds pretty good. > > > >>> VirtualBox (VB) is already installed, but since I have had Solaris and > >>> RedHat installs fail on VB, I don't want her to be dependent on it. > > > >> Fusion or Parallels. Yes. You have to pay for reliability. These days > >> the "speed" nod goes to Parallels. > > > > Can you buy a version of Parallels that will run on a 2006 MacBook? > > Not sure about Parallels - and their early versions for Mac/intel were > not all that good IIRC, whereas Fusion at the time was better. > > If anyone really needs it I still have early Fusions ( 1 and 2, I think) > installs available. How you license that with VMWare is another issue - > but it will install and run. > > If the MB has 2 GB it should work acceptably. 4 GB it should be nifty > enough. On my PowerMac I use Virtual PC 3 (requires rebooting into Mac OS 9) with Windows 95 installed to occasionally access a Corel clip art CD or make a Windows FileMaker runtime solution.
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Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 11:18 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 11:54 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 12:11 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 12:22 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-26 16:12 +0000
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 12:27 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-27 12:49 +1300
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-10-26 11:02 -0700
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 19:01 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 12:15 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 14:28 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" claudel@sonic.net (Claude V. Lucas) - 2013-10-26 18:46 +0000
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2013-10-26 12:05 -0700
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 15:49 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 19:58 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 20:38 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 21:05 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-27 00:02 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-10-26 23:03 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-10-26 22:09 -0500
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-10-26 23:13 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-10-27 07:25 -0500
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 13:55 +1300
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 21:08 -0400
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-27 14:31 +1300
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 18:09 +1300
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-27 14:34 +1300
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 18:13 +1300
And they say APPLE was fading (was: Boot Camp "nonstandard") Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 16:07 -0400
Re: And they say APPLE was fading (was: Boot Camp "nonstandard") Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-10-26 21:14 +0000
Re: And they say APPLE was fading (was: Boot Camp "nonstandard") nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-26 20:21 -0400
Re: And they say APPLE was fading Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 20:40 -0400
Re: And they say APPLE was fading Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2013-10-28 13:02 -0700
Re: And they say APPLE was fading Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-26 20:02 -0400
Re: And they say APPLE was fading Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2013-10-26 20:49 -0400
Re: And they say APPLE was fading jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 13:55 +1300
Re: Boot Camp "nonstandard" jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-27 09:26 +1300
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