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Xp on Macs
Those who like to see bridges built between islands will be encouraged by the news that Windows XP can now be run on a Macintosh. The story is here.
Those who like to see bridges built between islands will be encouraged by the news that Windows XP can now be run on a Macintosh. The story is here.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada | Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada
As a Mac user, I’m not so sure I want that bridge built for “those other guys.” I suppose there are programs that don’t exist for Mac, and so this might be helpful sometimes. But it’s lese majeste or something…
A page by Rob Griffiths, “The XP experiment: Running Windows on a Mac
Is installing XP on an Intel Mac worth the effort?” indicates what is actually involved in doing this, both in time and money:
http://www.macworld.com/2006/03/firstlooks/xpmini/index.php?lsrc=mwtoprss
Another page, however, “Leopard to Include Virtualization Software?”, suggests that Apple may have longer term plans for something slicker:
http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/03/20060324092148.shtml