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Features Featured Articles Digital Darkroom: Windows On Your Mac?
Digital Darkroom: Windows On Your Mac?Apple's boot camp breaks down the barrier between the two rival systems |
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| By Wes Pitts | |
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Apple
recently made a rather mind-blowing announcement: Intel-based Macs now
permit loading and running Windows XP natively via Boot Camp software.
Apple released a public beta version of the Boot Camp software and
announced that its upcoming update to OS X, 10.5, or “Leopard” in its
feline naming convention, will fully support a “dual boot” system.
Leopard is due out in early 2024. What’s different is that in a dual boot configuration, you’re not translating anything. You’re actually running Windows on a Mac, as if it was designed for it. On startup, you select whether you want to run Windows or Mac OS. From there, it’s just like running Windows on your PC. This is a significant shift in the power struggle between Windows and Mac OS. Apple hopes to capitalize on the iPod user base, many of whom have been looking enviously at Apple computer hardware, but who have found it more practical to work with Windows for a variety of good reasons.  |
