Parallels Desktop

Joe Lewis Wilkins pepetoo at Cox.Net
Mon Feb 19 22:30:15 EST 2007


I got Parallel and Boot Camp mixed up. Now that I think about it,  
Boot Camp won't work the way Virtual PC 6 does, allowing you to  
switch back and forth quickly and cut and paste between the two OSs.

Joe again

On Feb 19, 2007, at 7:15 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:

> So far I've tried testing with the Windows that came with Virtual  
> PC 6 (XP), but now that M$ has acquired that program, I'm planning  
> to steer clear of it in the future. Since I'm mostly interested in  
> running other window's apps for my architectural practice, I'm  
> hoping that Cross Over Mac will fill the bill. The $60 price tag is  
> pretty enticing as well. For the foreseeable future, regarding  
> testing of Rev apps, I'll probably enlist the aid of some of my  
> crazy friends whom I've never been able to convert. (Just  
> expressing my personal opinion.) It would be nice if Boot Camp does  
> the job, but I don't think it precludes the need to buy Windows;  
> just makes everything more seamless.
>
> Joe
>
> On Feb 19, 2007, at 6:30 PM, Mark Swindell wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Joe,
>>
>> I've seen Cross Over Mac, and I'd love to not have Windows, but  
>> what I need is to be able to test Rev-created standalones in an  
>> actual Windows environment with all the associated caveats an end  
>> user might encounter.  I'm not sure I can see this solution giving  
>> me a test environment... not even sure with Parallels.  Maybe Boot  
>> Camp is the only way to get an honest evaluation.   What do you  
>> think?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Feb 19, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
>>
>>> Mark, I'm about to do the same and am looking at "Cross Over Mac"  
>>> at:
>>>
>>> <http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/? 
>>> ad=22&gclid=CKu7o5OJuIoCFTQkGAodpHTCug>
>>>
>>> It appears that it's still quite THERE, but I like the idea of  
>>> not having to have Windows.
>>>
>>> Joe Wilkins
>>>
>>> On Feb 19, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Mark Swindell wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm about to bite on an Intel MacBook, I think.  Anybody using  
>>>> Parallels with Rev?  Comments?  Suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Mark
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