[Hidden-tech] parallels / bootcamp question

David Korpiewski davidk at cs.umass.edu
Tue Oct 30 16:51:32 EDT 2007


Yes, you will have to install Windows on your Mac.   Bootcamp is using 
Windows as your regular operating system (no Mac OSX at all).   Its 
basically a dual boot machine.   Parallels is a little different. 
Parallels takes Windows and runs it on your mac.  So you have two 
operating systems running at the same time.

I have heard, although have never tried, that VMWare will allow you to 
run Windows on the Mac but have the Windows programs appear in regular 
mac "windows" (for lack of a better word).  So the Windows programs look 
like they are running directly under the mac.

Good luck!
David



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> Hoping someone can help clarify how parallels, bootcamp (and other 
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