if that means we get a spate of people running exclusively Windows on the machines... that's bad
Why?
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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§ ita § - Apr 05, 2006 11:17:25 am PDT #7810 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Stephanie - Apr 05, 2006 11:21:25 am PDT #7811 of 10003
Trust my rage
If you run Windows on your mac, does that mean your Mac is vulnerable to Windows viruses? Personally, I can't see why I'd want to put Windows on my Mac. Seems to defeat the purpose of having a Mac.
Jessica - Apr 05, 2006 11:22:13 am PDT #7812 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If you run Windows on your mac, does that mean your Mac is vulnerable to Windows viruses?
According to what I read this morning, yes.
[eta: And I can definitely see the appeal of a dual-boot machine. So many programs are only available for Windows, it'd be nice to be able to run both.]
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2006 11:23:16 am PDT #7813 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Seems to defeat the purpose of having a Mac.
Certainly seems to defeat the purpose of paying a premium for the hardware.
Stephanie - Apr 05, 2006 11:23:20 am PDT #7814 of 10003
Trust my rage
I was just talking to my brother about this. He's excited because it means he can run Wondows games on his Mac.
thegrommit - Apr 05, 2006 12:35:21 pm PDT #7815 of 10003
Um.
Any suggestions for automated testing software that runs on a (intel) Mac? We need to test browser compatibility of a web application, and would like to automate as much of it as possible.
Jessica - Apr 05, 2006 2:15:22 pm PDT #7816 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tivo continues to toy with our hearts:
However, it now seems that you can no longer place advance orders for this new TiVo 2-and-a-half unit, as Amazon's pre-order listing for them has now vanished.
That's because the Series 3 has been approved by Cable Labs, and could be making its way on to the market much quicker than we've given TiVo credit for.
Gudanov - Apr 06, 2006 5:14:14 am PDT #7817 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
That makes me think-- is there such a think as "virtual mac", allowing me to run mac only programs on a PC? I really like ical!
I believe there are legal reasons this cannot be done. Apple keeps pretty tight control over everything.
Gudanov - Apr 06, 2006 5:24:38 am PDT #7818 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
If you run Windows on your mac, does that mean your Mac is vulnerable to Windows viruses?
Absolutely, the viruses attack the software. Really there isn't much difference between a PC and a Mac in terms of hardware anymore. I think the BIOS on the Mac is different and more advanced since there isn't a legacy issue, but I think that's about it. Both use x86 processors, PCI bus, USB, same graphics chipsets, same hard drives, same optical drives, pretty much everything. Apple has fantasically designed systems though.
I think dual-booting will be useful for a handful of people, but I have a dual boot machine with Linux and Windows and have had have dual boot machines in the past and having to reboot to use a specific application is a real pain.
Stephanie - Apr 06, 2006 7:18:52 am PDT #7819 of 10003
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Back when OSX was new, I had a few programs that only ran in Classic. I basically quit using them because it was a pain to reboot. The person I think it woul dbe most useful for is someone like my SIL - she does CAD stuff that is Windows only, but she prefers using Macs.