Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Peter, VMware does not support OSX. And I want to be able to use the same Apple applications I have on my iMac at home, so another operating system is not an attractive option. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On May 8, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: > Nathan, > > I suspect a better way might be to run with Linux or Windows and > then install > VMWare with an appropriate OSX version and the result (ashould) be > like runnning > parallels. I don't know for certain that the VMWare community > support an OSX > implementation but it would be worth a look. > > http://www.vmware.com/ > > But really Ubuntu is very similar in feel, because it shares a > common ancestry. > > Peter > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> I have been looking at the new, super-cheap tiny laptops like the >> Eee. >> It is very tempting to have a laptop so small that it would fit >> into my >> Domke 803 bag. The only problem is that all the models I have seen >> run >> Linux or Windows. I have no desire to learn a new operating system, >> or >> to return to Windows. This brings me to my question: is it >> possible/doable to buy one of those thingies and install OSX on it so >> that I could run Apple software on it? >> >> TIA, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information