LowEnd Mac discusses Virtualization technologies other than vmware or parallels… How about opensource Darwine?
Darwine: Mac Wine in New Bottles: “Apple’s move to Intel CPUs opened up a range of ways for Mac users to make use of Windows applications. Apple released Boot Camp, allowing Macs to dual-boot to Windows partitions in addition to Mac OS X. Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and the free VirtualBox let users run virtualized Windows (or other PC operating systems) at the same time as OS X.
But if all you want to do is run a Windows application or two, do you really need to take the time (and the system resources) to boot to Windows – whether restarting entirely a la Boot Camp, or starting up Windows in a window a la one of the virtualizers?
Depending on the application you want to run, there may be another way.”
Read more at LowEnd Mac… Darwine: Mac Wine in New Bottles
More from The Matrix Data Bank
- The new Triggerlinc
- A gamer’s take on the new Mac mini
- New from ImprovEveryWhere… — The Matrix Data Bank
- Supreme Commander 2 coming to the Mac — The Matrix Data Bank
- Steam has some preliminary Mac Hardware survey information… — The Matrix Data Bank
The Matrix Data Bank Recommends
- Start With The End In Mind (The IT Juggler)
- mRemoteNG – A Remote Connection Manager on ‘roids (The IT Juggler)
- IPhone 3G Downloads – How to Download Music, Movies, Games and Software For 3G IPhone (The IT Juggler)
- Spy Gadgets – Hi-Tech Gadget Sales Remain Steady During Recession (The IT Juggler)
No related posts.