neuronbob
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Re: Bob's MacBookPro pre-purchase review
I know it could be a long wait. However, if Apple gives MS the keys to the hardware....maybe we could be seeing dual-boot Macs soon, and no Virtual PC at all. That'd be the ideal solution. But that's getting off topic...
The TiBook is still going strong, so I don't have to give it up just yet...
If this Q pans out, though...sayonara, TiBook! 
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1 edit | I personally think that dual booting is NOT the ideal solution for people who need both platforms. Rebooting the computer each time to use the other environment will be a complete pain in the ass.
VMWare or some other software that allows the OS to run at near native speeds will rock.
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leXicon5
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| said by rugby  :I personally think that dual booting is NOT the ideal solution for people who need both platforms. It wasn't THAT big of a deal when I had to boot back to OS 9. Classic didn't/doesn't allow for hardware layer access for some apps like Pro Tools. It was necessary.
Now that the OS is actually running on an Intel chip and VPC doesn't need to emulate one...it should be a LOT faster. That is if M$ gets moving on a dual binary.
As far as having to do a complete re-write...I'm sure they are looking at the code of their x86 version of VPC and seeing how much can be brought over if any.
Not everybody is having to do total re-writes of their apps. VPC shouldn't be THAT different especially now that they don't have to emulate. Maybe I'm way wrong but the logic does follow....let's see if form does. |
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Crypto
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| I agree. booting to windows is /not/ the answer. that's a kludgy solution. I'd much rather see vmware running.
Dont forget, MS is not the only game in town for x86 emulation. I'd buy a copy of vmware workstation long before I bought a copy of VPC.
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The Dv8or
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Why not set up a dummy PC and just VNC into it when you need to do PC stuff? VNCing into some dummy box and running VPC are not all that different if you have a constant network connection the whole time.
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| said by The Dv8or :Why not set up a dummy PC and just VNC into it when you need to do PC stuff? VNCing into some dummy box and running VPC are not all that different if you have a constant network connection the whole time. This is exactly what I do now for software that needs a PC. IT works well even over a dsl connection.
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neuronbob
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said by The Dv8or :Why not set up a dummy PC and just VNC into it when you need to do PC stuff? VNCing into some dummy box and running VPC are not all that different if you have a constant network connection the whole time. That's an interesting option. I've never run a VNC program before but looking at OSXvnc, it doesn't look very difficult. I have a DSL connection at the office,so it'd likely work. I'd obviously have to purchase a PeeCee to do this, however. 
And thinking about it, shutting down and rebooting whichever OS I need would get tiresome, the way I use my Powerbook now.
Go Q or VPC!
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