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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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Dave said 5:38AM on 9-01-2006
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.
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David said 5:42PM on 8-30-2006
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!
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henryaj said 12:14PM on 8-30-2006
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?
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Doug Adams said 2:45PM on 8-30-2006
So whatchew think about this.
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Doug Adams said 2:46PM on 8-30-2006
Well that sucked. Here's the URL: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/
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