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[edited by: tedster at 7:31 pm (utc) on Mar. 2, 2004]
just kidding, sort of.
check out this software:
Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 6.1 with Windows XP Home
this will allow the mac to run windows software, enable file-sharing, and compatibility with windows networks.
i've never used it so i can't give it the thumbs up or down.
[edited by: Macguru at 11:30 am (utc) on Mar. 18, 2004]
maybe this page from the apple site will help:
[apple.com...]
ben
[edited by: Macguru at 11:31 am (utc) on Mar. 18, 2004]
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Depending on what you are trying to do exactly none of this is necessary. Since the introduction of Apple OS X and Windows XP the two systems are networkable. Any Microsoft Word or Excel files will be compatible with both systems.
As far as using the Apple OS, it will take a little getting used to coming from a PC. I work on both, but prefer Apple. The two systems are allot more alike than they appear. The best thing to do for yourself and your daughter is to buy a copy of "Mac OS X, The Missing Manual". It fully explains how to use the OS. The Help menu is also a very good starting source of information with anything you have trouble with, like setting up the internet connection properly. Your ISP should also readily provide documentation on how to set up the connection.
You are sitting on a laptop that if new was between $1,500 - $2,500. Not a bad Christmas Gift. Worse case senario, if you and your daughter just hate the thing, you can always put it on Ebay and buy a PC.
PS: It is Blasphemy because Macs are sooo much better once you learn how to use them. Everyone that owns a Mac covets them as a sacred object.
NOTE: If you have Windows XP Home Edition on your PC, forget it, this won't work.
On a home network, this should be a lot faster than Virtual PC. Plus, it's free.
Read the first site below to see how to set it up. Read the second to find out how Macs can play, too.
[windows.about.com...]
[microsoft.com...]
You may learn to enjoy the feeling of sitting downstairs with a Mac doing your work that is upstairs on your PC.
And the others are right, there is no way to convert from Mac OS to Windows. You have to emulate using something like Virtual PC (software that runs on the Mac OS). It's a whole other technology.
And yes aaronjf who said Good Christmas Gift (Yer I recon I saw the reciept!)and My daughter is only nine!
I am lucky to have a good mother inlaw and so is my Daughter, Maybe a little much too much of a nice Mother inlaw (Have you ever heard of Spoilt!)She got it!
God love 'em
Daryl
PS: It is Blasphemy because Macs are sooo much better once you learn how to use them. Everyone that owns a Mac covets them as a sacred object.
there are some documents on the hard drive about the mac.
On the desktop, open the "Macintosh HD" or "Macintosh Hard Drive" or whatever it is labeled. You are in the right place if you see folders like "Applications", "Users", "Library" and "System". From there goto "Documents" (not to be confused with the users Documents folder). Then to "Learn More About Your Mac". Inside there should be some PDF files about your Mac.
When I bought my 12" powerbook back in October, the following PDFs came on the hard drive:
PowerBook G4 12-inch Getting Started.pdf
Switching to the Mac.pdf
Welcome to Mac OS X.pdf
The "PowerBook G4 12-inch Getting Started" manual came in a hard copy as well. The other 2 did not come in a hard copy, but I did not mind that so much as both are pretty short (switching to the mac is 31 pages and the welcome to OS X guide is 21 pages).
1) Stability in hardware and Operating System is much higher. Apple either makes or is instrumental in making all of the parts that go into an Apple Computer. This allows them to build Operating Systems around their hardware and hardware around their Operating systems.. PCs, one guy builds the hardware. Another guy builds the Operating System. The same company does not build both. They are not built together. They are not built to truly utilize each others maximum potential.
2) Ease of use, believe it or not, but the are easier to use than PCs.
3) Macs require less energy to achieve the same computing power. That is why you see 1 Ghz Macs going up against 2 Ghz PCs. MHz and Ghz are actually a really bad way of judging a computers speed. MHz and Ghz were an Intel chip flaw that they used so much power. Intel, in a stroke of marketing genius, turned a negative into a positive. The equivalent of saying just because a car is a gas guzzler, it has more power.
4) Macs come with native PDF support. PCs do not. IE MS Word on a Mac can make PDF, no problem. MS Word on a PC can not perform such a task out of the box. It requires a licensed module.
These to name a few, the list goes on. Plus a long list of reasons why Macs are much better suited for doing graphics work.
Did I mention that it was slow?
This was running regular work apps and even running video processor intensive games.
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Admittedly, I would back up the disk image after I got it installed correctly and have to go back to this clean copy almost weekly because Windows would get itself all screwed up... but that has nothing to do with VPC... ;)
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My experience with VirtualPC was that I could run it on a top of the line G4 and emulate at speeds comparable to a top of the line pentium from six months before...
Hmm... that's interesting.
I'm running mine on a dual G4 867 with about 1.2 gig of ram. The problem seems to be in screen drawing (not sure exactly what you call that).
Basically, it takes forever for the screen to refresh. If I move a window, for instance, it will take a moment for the window to actually move after I release the mouse button. Then the window gets drawn in bits and pieces.
Any ideas?
Even on my 2X 2Ghz G5 it runs really slowThat's interesting as I thought VPC 6 won't run on a G5? Are you testing a pre-release version of VPC 7 perhaps? :)
Even on my 2X 2Ghz G5 it runs really slow
That's interesting as I thought VPC 6 won't run on a G5? Are you testing a pre-release version of VPC 7 perhaps? :)
Hmm... I have a dual 2Ghz G5 and can confirm that VPC does NOT run on a G5 machine. I'm not saying it's poor performance, an actual dialog box before the program finishes opening reads: "Virtual PC does not support the CPU in this Macintosh." with the only choices being Quit or Visit Mactopia.
Perhaps he is running the older version of VPC in classic mode? Does that work?
Prerelease, Yes & No... Someone asked me to take a gander at it for testing.
VPC ran really slow on my both my dual G4s also.
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Apple to Windows
How do I convert my Daughters Apple computer to be windows compatable
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Lets keep this thread on topic, please.
We really want to Fully convert it to windows XP pro
Microsoft does not make a version of windows that is compatible with the PowerPC chipset that powers the Macintosh. So as far as converting it to Windows XP, you can't. The only other option here is, as has been said in this thead previously, is to use Virtual PC.
As far as networking the mac to your pc, you should have no problems doing that with OS X.
