Simultaneously Run Mac OS, Windows, Linux
Simultaneously Run Mac OS, Windows, Linux on your
MacIntel computer
Parallels today announced that its Desktop for Mac virtualization software is available for purchase for $79.99, following the conclusion of a Beta program that generated more than 100,000 testers from 71 countries…
They’re offering a special for $49.99 for the 30 days following the announcement.
Parallels Desktop is the first solution for Intel processor-based Macs that enables users to run Windows XP - or any other operating system - simultaneously in isolated “virtual machines” directly on a Mac OS X desktop, giving them the ability to use Windows programs at the same time as their favorite Mac applications. This is different from Apple’s recently announced “Boot Camp” dual boot solution, in which users are forced to work in either Windows XP or Mac OS X, and must completely shut down one to access the other.
You can:
– Run any version of Windows at the same time as Mac OS X at near-native speeds, without having to dual-boot or shut down their Mac desktop.
– Users can also run Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, or MS-DOS programs alongside Mac OS X applications.
– Safely share files and “cut and paste” data between Windows and Mac OS X programs.
– Expand a virtual machine to full-screen size on a primary display, or export and expand it on a secondary display.
They say you can go back to Windows 3.1 with this thing. My father-in-law will go looking for his DOS 6.2 discs.
Posted: Fri - June 16, 2006 at 07:37 AM