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Posted on 15th Nov 2008 at 23:19
Thinking of buying a mac but want to run my CAD software on it if possible, Ive been told about VMWARE FUSION which allows you to run windows on a mac sounds like it could be the answer but has anybody actually used it and is it as good as they say it is??
Sean Date
Creation Computer Aided Design
Phone: 07846 152439 Fax: 01278 501203 E-mail: sean@creationcad.co.uk Web: www.creationcad.co.uk
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Posted on 16th Nov 2008 at 12:41
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Posted on 16th Nov 2008 at 18:19
Hi Sean,
I'm a newbie round here, but like Simon, I have installed it and used it on a Mac Book Pro - worked like a dream, the only BUT is be a bit careful about how much of your drive you allocate to it! Other than that, I would thoroughly recommend - prefer it to Parallels, which I have also installed and worked with. VM Fusion is less fuss to boot up.
Good luck,
Howard Moorey
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07964 909217
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Posted on 17th Nov 2008 at 02:24
I had used that for a time on my Mac....works perfectly. Recommended, if you need to be an infidel and load windows on a supreme machine!
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Posted on 17th Nov 2008 at 08:49
Thanks Guy's the only reason I ask is that the imac pakage im looking at comes with VM and XP pro already installed plus an extra 2Gb of memory.
Never had or even used a mac before so I am doing my homework before making a purchase!!
Sean Date
Creation Computer Aided Design
Phone: 07846 152439 Fax: 01278 501203 E-mail: sean@creationcad.co.uk Web: www.creationcad.co.uk
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Posted on 17th Nov 2008 at 15:08
Our developers who code on Macs use it here (to test all our work on IE and Firefox on Windows) and love it, (saves dual booting into Windows XP all the time),
It only works if you are using one of the new intel Macs, plus if you only generally use one application it has a 'Unity' mode, which runs the selected program actually on the Mac desktop (but using VMware for emulation).
The more memory you Mac has the better for running VMware, as in reality you are running 2 operating systems at the same time, plus what ever software you use as well.
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Posted on 17th Nov 2008 at 15:20
Thanks its all a bit confusing for my little mind!
Just on the off chance went down to PC world today and talked to one of there business guy's, Fat load of good that done me!!
It would be nice to see it in action!! Is there anyone in the somerset area who could give me a demo?
Sean Date
Creation Computer Aided Design
Phone: 07846 152439 Fax: 01278 501203 E-mail: sean@creationcad.co.uk Web: www.creationcad.co.uk
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