Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re:OT: Using Parallels on Mac?
From: clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss)
Date: Wed Apr 30 23:09:33 2008
References: <022701c8aafd$41f87970$0302a8c0@MacPhisto> <D2CC0534-6D65-4A13-9723-6CD2356D19DF@aotera.org> <02b601c8ab18$ab1c9100$0302a8c0@MacPhisto> <20080501015757.GB18868@panix.com> <031f01c8ab3b$a0981240$0302a8c0@MacPhisto> <f091c6f20804302004j27beb878jf1d510e0e22185ab@mail.gmail.com> <F724EE43121E49828951605FF759B22D@Vista>

I run it the same way you do.
Parallels is out of the picture if you use Boot Camp.  Boot Camp will
run faster than Windows on Parallels on OS X because a couple of
layers of indirection have been removed.
Running Boot Camp is pretty much like running XP on top of the raw
hardware. Windows must be installed on a separate disk partition for
Boot Camp. Boot Camp essentially provides a dual boot capability.
Remember that the new Macs are simply Intel based PCs with a prettier
box and a slightly higher price tag.
Parallels can then run the copy of Windows in the separate partition
in a window under OS X -- but more slowly.
Bottom line - you need Boot Camp if you have an aversion to OS X or
you want to run Windows faster.
I think we are drifting a tad off topic, so to get back on track - has
anyone tried to install OS X on an M8? The M8 menus are kinda ugly and
can do with some dressing up.

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Bill <bill@photobynelsch.com> wrote:
> Ok, now that's even more confusing.  If you are booting to windoze with 
> boot
>  camp, does Parallels then run the Mac programs? I've just been using
>  Parallels formatted with XP and running my windoze programs in that window
>  while having the rest of the computer running Leopard.  Why do you even 
> need
>  Boot Camp?
>
...
-- 
Clive
http://clive.moss.net/blog/

Replies: Reply from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Re:OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
In reply to: Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
Message from scheng at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng) ([Leica] OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] Re: OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
Message from clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss) ([Leica] Re:OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)
Message from bill at photobynelsch.com (Bill) ([Leica] Re:OT: Using Parallels on Mac?)