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Title: Windows does run on Macs
Post by: brummie on March 17, 2006, 15:45:19 PM

O well now thats cracked theyll have to find somat else to do

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4816520.stm

Title: Windows does run on Macs
Post by: maximusotter on March 17, 2006, 15:50:08 PM

http://www.mathcaddy.com/windowsxpbootsonamac!!!!1/


orly?

:D

Title: Windows does run on Macs
Post by: Deaths Head on March 17, 2006, 16:43:22 PM

"The success might mean more people buy Apple computers"
Oh right, people are going spend More on less and then have to mess around just to get XP on their new Mac...  Riiiiight!

Title: Windows does run on Macs
Post by: Serious on March 17, 2006, 17:59:41 PM

Quote from: maximusotter

http://www.mathcaddy.com/windowsxpbootsonamac!!!!1/


orly?

:D

:lol: I think that could be just about as useful :D

Title: Windows does run on Macs
Post by: Norphy on March 17, 2006, 22:26:50 PM

I think it makes them slightly more useful in that you have a machine that can run both OSes at full speed without having to have two boxes. It means you dont have to bugger about with execution layers like Darwine or virtual PC programs like VirtualPC, you can just run everything natively.

However it doesnt make me want to run out and buy a mac any more than it did this morning :)

Title: Re:Windows does run on Macs
Post by: Smugs on March 18, 2006, 01:32:35 AM

Interesting read that.

Title: Windows does run on Macs
Post by: Goblin on March 18, 2006, 08:18:31 AM

Quick synopsis please - is this just XP or have they got it dual booting?

Dual booting would be awesome when the Intel Power Macs (Mac Macs?) come out as you cold have Windows just for gaming and OSX for everything else.

Goblin

Title: Re:Windows does run on Macs
Post by: M3ta7h3ad on March 18, 2006, 10:24:55 AM

Its dual booting. The competition was to have both OSes bootable with neither one conflicting with the other.