[UFO Chicago] Run Windows on a Mac?

[Brian Sobolak]

Wow.  Here's something I'd never thought I'd see.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.html

I hope improved virtualization capabilities are next.

brian


Apple Introduces Boot Camp
Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP

CUPERTINO, California—April 5, 2006—Apple® today introduced Boot Camp,
public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP.
Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a
Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an
Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete, users can restart
their computer to run either Mac OS® X or Windows XP. Boot Camp will be a
feature in “Leopard,” Apple’s next major release of Mac OS X, that will be
previewed at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in August.

“Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many
customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s superior
hardware now that we use Intel processors,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s
senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “We think Boot Camp
makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users considering making the
switch.”

Boot Camp simplifies Windows installation on an Intel-based Mac by
providing a simple graphical step-by-step assistant application to
dynamically create a second partition on the hard drive for Windows, to
burn a CD with all the necessary Windows drivers, and to install Windows
from a Windows XP installation CD. After installation is complete, users
can choose to run either Mac OS X or Windows when they restart their
computer.

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Brian Sobolak
http://www.planetshwoop.com/