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This video is a little longer than it needs to be to make its point, but it is a good illustration of how the MacBook can handle emulating 2 OSes whilst running OS X (thanks to Parallels).
F11 moves all your windows off the screen so you can quickly glance at your desktop. F10 shows you every open window in an application. F9 shows every open window for every application that isn't hidden or in the dock.
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NNTPgrip said 1:38PM on 5-22-2006
I'd like to know how much ram he is using to get that kind of performance.
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Nickbob said 1:58PM on 5-22-2006
Using the same behavior as User Switching should be avoided. For OS Switching, rotating along the Y axis would be distinctive. But running other OS's in their own window is even better, as drag'n'drop can be usefully employed.
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neil epstein said 1:58PM on 5-22-2006
from the comments on YouTube:
This is MacBook Black model with 2GB RAM.
Total cost is...
MacBook : $1,499
2GB RAM : $230
WindowsXP OEM : $170
about $1,899....
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kgarr said 2:24PM on 5-22-2006
When I hot swap on my MBP, it isn't smooth like that. The goes blank for a second between switchs, what am I doing wrong?
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Conrad Quilty-Harper said 2:28PM on 5-22-2006
BAD ASS. I cannot wait to show this to my PeeCee loving friends. A sexy Mac for only 800... but wait! It runs Windows too! They're gonna want to throw their Dells out their (real life) Window once they see this.
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Mark said 2:38PM on 5-22-2006
I had no idea Scott was British.
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Scott McNulty said 2:41PM on 5-22-2006
I'm not, but I did study British literature in college. :)
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BIO said 3:03PM on 5-22-2006
There are only 2 words to describe this video: F*ckin' awesome!
P.S. I NEED a MacBook!
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mxz said 3:04PM on 5-22-2006
We need a How-To on this OS switching.
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Thomas said 3:20PM on 5-22-2006
Did they do that with two users? One Mac one PC and then parallels running in full screen? Either way, it's awesome!
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John Laur said 3:43PM on 5-22-2006
I just can't get enough of how many times the headline "Apple Macintosh Computers Now Use X86 Processors" can be rewritten into completely new and unique phrases!
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fowler said 3:44PM on 5-22-2006
was this with virtue desktops?
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Josh VH said 3:48PM on 5-22-2006
They arent using user switching, they are just using VirtueDesktop, a desktop switching app for OS X.
I run this on my MBP and it ROCKS, and is so easy to setup I dont know why you all think its so hard.
Step 1. Install VirtueDesktop - Setup the hotkeys to switch desktops etc... and pick your transition. (all screen transitions in OS X are available to any application.
Step 2. Install Parallels and switch to an empty desktop. Launch the program and install windows as you would on any pc.
Step 3. There is no step 3. Just use your hotkey and rotate between your desktops. DONE.
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Ivan said 5:52PM on 5-22-2006
I Need ONE!
I still wonder how it will performs using FCS and Adobe After Effects(when Universal version comes)
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Steve said 5:54PM on 5-22-2006
Check this discussion at Parallels forums:
http://forums.parallels.com/showthread.php?s=0979447e75400501946a590bc6a46c4a&t=1831&highlight=screen+switch+resolution
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mayo said 6:37PM on 5-22-2006
@kgarr (#4). The way you do it is to make a fresh boot and start up only one app (preferably an app using little memory like browser). I doubt it would be running that smooth with 2/3 OSs after about a week of regular usage with iphoto/aperture/photoshop/whatever_apps_that_require_bit_more_of_ram. Especially with X Windows. X is a memory hog.
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Thayne Miller said 7:19PM on 5-22-2006
I can't emphasize enough how important having more RAM is. Think you're going to do this with a stock 512MB macbook? haha think again! I tried getting paralleles up and running on my 2.0Ghz Macbook with 512, and I could barely even get it to load windows, let alone that once windows was running, I couldn't launch anything else, and it usually would just force me to hard reboot. The solution? 2GB ram coming straight to my door thanks to newegg ($165 for the matched pair). can't wait to try it!
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Jon said 8:40PM on 5-22-2006
Am I the only person who is EXTREMELY annoyed by Windows users coming to the Mac platform and not knowing how to use it? The browser does not need to take up the WHOLE FU**ING screen? The reason why it does not default to full screen is because on the Mac, you are supposed to have overlapping windows open, many at the same time. YOu have a 13 inch wide-screen: learn to use that space and not just have one program take up the whole screen.
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thomas_h said 9:10PM on 5-22-2006
#16 / Jon, what if they want to use the whole screen? i have always done that because i like that more than having other apps up at the same time. it does'nt necessaryli mean that they dont know how to use it.
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Momus said 7:45PM on 5-23-2006
I'd like to see how well Half-Life plays on that, even with two gigs of RAM.
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