From: Warren Oates on 24 Apr 2010 08:39 In article <1jhezue.62dboka6b0f0N%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > Yes. You may think there are others, but there are not. Not wanting to > pay for Fusion or Parallels is unacceptable as a reason, as is simply > wanting to. Gee, I'm glad we cleared that up. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Howard Brazee on 24 Apr 2010 09:18 On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:56:32 +1000, dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: >> I don't have BootCamp, but I know that my system is slower with >> Parallels. I really need to buy more RAM. > >Did you throw Boot Camp away? 8^) I don't have it implemented. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: Mike Rosenberg on 24 Apr 2010 09:51 Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontemailme> wrote: > > Lewis said in his that the only reason to use BootCamp is for gaming. > > The only reason to specifically use BootCamp is for gaming. So the several people I know who use it specifically because they didn't want to pay for Parallels or Fusion don't exist? -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Mike Rosenberg on 24 Apr 2010 09:51 dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > Yes. You may think there are others, but there are not. > > How do you know this? Has a sudden omniscience been bestowed on > you? Or has a sudden imperious and unfounded sense of authority > and ability to read everyone's circumstances and mind suddenly > infected you? I know the same way as you do - Lewis has spoken. > > Not wanting to > > pay for Fusion or Parallels is unacceptable as a reason, as is simply > > wanting to. > > Unacceptable to who? Some folks might be cash strapped, some > folks might have an intel Mac not needed for a while to doing > anything Maclike but they might need to see somethings under > Windows. Some folks might simply not want to set anything up when > there is already something provided. I thought those were reasons, too, but Lewis says they're not. He has spoken. Or am I mistaking this thread with the ones on religion? That could be. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: John Varela on 24 Apr 2010 13:37
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:21:09 UTC, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontemailme> wrote: > Fusion 2.x is faster than Parallels 3.x, but Parallels 4.x is a bit > faster than Fusion 2.x > > Don't know what Parallels 5 is like, never seen it. It's noticeably faster than Parallels 4 when running OS/2. (And now the clock works.) I haven't used it with Windows. -- John Varela |