How’s that new Mac powerbook looking now?
Apple Computer said on Wednesday that it has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that enables Microsoft Windows XP to run natively on Intel-based Macs.
The software, which will be included in Mac OS X 10.5, called Leopard, is available for download on Apple’s Web site. Apple will also preview Boot Camp in August at its Worldwide Developers Conference, the company said.
“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,” Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said in a statement. “We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users considering making the switch.”
Looking pretty dern fine.
This would answer so many issues, for me. I slaver.
Stupid deferred gratification…
I don’t even have a legitimate reason to run windows, and yet even I can’t wait for the dual-booting monster. Must be something Apple puts in the 11 herbs and spices…
Don’t tease me like that when my laptop just died!!
must….wait…..for….the next….model…..
I’d rather see a virtualization solution (run the single PC application that I really need to use for work in a window) than rebooting into Windows, but …
Lessee, the next employee stock purchase buy goes through in…hmm. And the MacBook Pro cost…um…
And my younger daughter *did* say she thoughy my 12″ powerbook was pretty nice, compared to her old iBook. I *do* want to be a Good Dad(tm), after all.
Can’t you do that with Wine, steveH? What app are you trying to run?
wine: see http://www.winehq.org/
see also http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX
and http://darwine.opendarwin.org/
I’ll admit, I’m a pretty entrenched windows user (the development evironment is what really sells it for me), but that is pretty enticing. I have been thinking about purchasing a laptop. . .
You might find this article interesting:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060406/tc_pcworld/125325
As far as I know its the first evaluation of the performance of the whole setup.
It’s top article in today’s Markets section of the WSJ. I’m sensing a buzz…
I purchased the Windows emulator software for my single processor desktop G5 – a powerful system. Got the capability to run Windows sofware Very. Slowly. With no peripheral support on USB 2.0. Keyboard and mouse only. Useless.
This I’m excited about. As in: Seriously.
Yes. Yes I am a geek. I’m ok with that.
Yes. Yes I am a geek. I?
Yes. Yes I am a geek. I’m ok with that.
Tell me, gentlemen: for all the exterior swagger and more, aren’t most pilots still geeks on the inside?
*snickering*
Yeah, I’m obnoxious… especially considering that I asked for some tech help recently and thus am happily hosting a geek-fest over at my place…
I loaded this last night on my iMac. I’m still in the process of getting everything installed and configured, but so far it looks promising. The install was just fine, setting up Windows is, well, setting up Windows… Captain, if you like, I’ll send you an update in a week or so when I’ve had time to wring it out.
btw. I thought the “aluminum overcast” was the B-36?
Pogue, I’d love to hear from you. There’s enough buzz going around on this that I’m sure we’re going to hear much more about it in the days and weeks ahead.
Also, Apple says that the beta version will be available for free download “for a limited time.” I’m sensing a market-generation scheme for the new OSX version 10.whatever.
Or else a market-generation scheme for buying a new MacBook Pro right away. Either way, I’m feeling gilled.
And FbL – I don’t know that I’d classify the old generation of fighter pilots – the Bob Hoovers and Chuck Yeagers of the world – could safely be called geeks. Duke “Convicted Felon” Cunningham either.
It may be a rather recent evolution of the species.
Dave;
Darwine’s not quite there, just yet. Parallel’s virtualization beta looks promising, though.
The application in question is FrameMaker, btw. Been using it since before Adobe bought out Frame, on Solaris and Mac OS. (It’s a work requirement.)
Excuse me for a bit; it takes a little while to get my breathing back under control when Adobe and FrameMaker come up in the same neighborhood. (I know that paper bag is around here somewhere…)
I have longed for this day. I know it’s not a full implementation, it’s a “sharp stick in the eye.”