[gui-talk] macintosh question

[Dane Trethowan]

Yes it is.
Actually there are various ways of installing a version of Windows on  
a Mac, you've mentioned the more obvious method and that uses  
Bootcamp, the dual boot system Apple provides but you can also run a  
version of Windows (or any other operating system for that matter) as  
a "virtual machine" using third party software such as VMWare's  
Fusion, this way both the Mac Leopard operating system and Windows run  
together and you can switch between them "on-the-fly", people may find  
this a more convenient way to handle both operating systems.
Like everything else this method has both advantages and  
disadvantages, one of the great advantages to my way of thinking is  
that you can customise virtual machines for different tasks. For  
instance, you could optimise a version of Windows in a virtual machine  
to run Kurzweil and have another Windows virtual machine running  
Window-Eyes to handle all your "day-to-day" Windows tasks etc, virtual  
machines are highly configurable.
I'm sure that Gordon Smith has done some demo stuff regarding fusion  
on ACB'S Main menu programme.

On 02/04/2008, at 4:31 AM, Josh wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I heard it is possible to install windows xp or vista on a mac and  
> have a
> dual boot either you boot into the mac OS or into windows. My  
> question is,
> is it possible to install xp or vista onto the mac without sighted
> assistance?
>
> Josh
>
> email: jkenn337 at gmail.com
> msn: kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
> skype: jkenn337
>
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Yes it is.
Actually there are various ways of installing a version of Windows on a Mac, you've mentioned the more obvious method and that uses Bootcamp, the dual boot system Apple provides but you can also run a version of Windows (or any other operating system for that matter) as a "virtual machine" using third party software such as VMWare's Fusion, this way both the Mac Leopard operating system and Windows run together and you can switch between them "on-the-fly", people may find this a more convenient way to handle both operating systems.
Like everything else this method has both advantages and disadvantages, one of the great advantages to my way of thinking is that you can customise virtual machines for different tasks. For instance, you could optimise a version of Windows in a virtual machine to run Kurzweil and have another Windows virtual machine running Window-Eyes to handle all your "day-to-day" Windows tasks etc, virtual machines are highly configurable.
I'm sure that Gordon Smith has done some demo stuff regarding fusion on ACB'S Main menu programme.
On 02/04/2008, at 4:31 AM, Josh wrote:
Hi,
I heard it is possible to install windows xp or vista on a mac and have a
dual boot either you boot into the mac OS or into windows. My question is,
is it possible to install xp or vista onto the mac without sighted
assistance?
Josh
email: mailto:jkenn337 at gmail.com jkenn337 at gmail.com
msn: mailto:kenn6498ku at hotmail.com kenn6498ku at hotmail.com
skype: jkenn337
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Fax +613 9743 7954
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”
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