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Parallels and the Mac Pro

Everyone with an Intel Mac, and a need to use Windows, is head over heels in love with Parallels. Well, almost everyone with an Intel Mac. Remember those super fast 64 bit Mac Pro Apple unveiled not too long ago? I thought you might. Well, it turns out that Parallels won't run on them, at least not without a few tweaks.

Should all Mac Pro users get fitted for a hair shirt and some sunscreen? No, silly! Parallels, on their blog, assures us that Mac Pro compatibility will surface 'within the next few days.' How's that for turn around time?

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Everyone with an Intel Mac, and a need to use Windows, is head over heels in love with Parallels. Well, almost everyone with an Intel Mac....
 

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Doug Adams

Well that sucked. Here's the URL: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/

August 30 2006 at 2:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Doug Adams

So whatchew think about this.

August 30 2006 at 2:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Anon

Hmm... Seeing as the Core 2 Duo Xeon that the Mac Pros use is a 64-bit chip, does that mean that you'll need to buy the 64-bit version of Windows? Or can Parallels and Mac OS X use the 32-bit version just fine?

August 30 2006 at 12:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David

The funny thing about this of course is that an update like this would have taken Microsoft 6-9 months to hammer out back in the VirtualPC days. More praise for Parallels!

August 30 2006 at 10:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

I just read that Parallels won't work with Vista, either.
Maybe this will keep Parallels on their toes for the near-future.
What with the differing video cards that still aren't compatible.
Maybe we CAN expect advanced gaming through Parallels...
The video cards in the Mac Pro are pretty high caliber.
That would also help us iMac users with ATI 1600 cards.
One can hope, at least. It may be Parallels 3.0 before I buy.

August 30 2006 at 9:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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