Boot Camp Public BetaMbwaahaahaaahaaaahaaaaaaa! Posted by DaveH at April 5, 2006 2:49 PM | TrackBack
Macs do Windows too.
As elegant as it gets
Boot Camp lets you install Windows XP without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple Computer does not sell or support Microsoft Windows. Boot Camp will burn a CD of all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them.
Run XP natively
Once you’ve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. (That’s the “alt” key for you longtime Windows users.) After starting up, your Mac runs Windows completely natively. Simply restart to come back to Mac.
What you’ll need
- Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.6
- The latest Firmware update
- 10GB free hard disk space
- An Intel-based Mac
- A blank recordable CD
- A printer for the instructions (You’ll want to print them before installing Windows, really.)
- A bona fide installation disc for Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Home or Professional.
Took me a minute to decide wether this was a leftover from April 1st....
So you'll have the world's most popular Operating System running natively on the world's best hardware. Actually SHARING that hardware with the world's best OS.
The question boils down to users' perceptions: will Mac heads put WinXP on their machines as a necessary evil, used for games and exchanging files with PC users? Will PC users actually change to the better hardware, reassured that their familiar environment will still be there, then eventually, curiosity getting the better of them, dip their toe into OSX whereupon they will receive the naturally-occuring epihany, leading to the mass sloughing-off of the Evil Empire?
Will sure be interesting to watch the developments...
Posted by: Tygr at April 6, 2006 7:24 AM