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<blockquote data-quote="Jschatz" data-source="post: 1447489" data-attributes="member: 4959"><p>Barike,</p><p></p><p>Look to the post above yours. It is explained. Basically you do the install using boot camp and then you can have the option of booting windows upon restart or if you need something while inside os x you can boot the partition from the virtual machine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>WhiteyMacD,</p><p></p><p><strong>Why Mac? </strong></p><p><strong></strong>First a little information about myself and my computer uses. I am still a college student, getting a masters, but do work in my industry part time. The company I work for provides a windows box for me to work on in the office and if i need to work from home they have windows boxes I may checkout. For what I do a windows box is required. I am a 3D printer technician and an Engineering Intern. We use the design software SolidWorks and the processing software Catalyst, both windows only softwares. So when I come home at night 95% of the time it doesnt matter what os I use. My wife has a macbook, I have a slimeline that I uses as a media computer that has vista on it, I have a netbook with w7 for when I am going places and I have an almost dead laptop that has xp and ubuntu on it. I decided to get a iMac for a couple of reasons. I like the ergos of the machine/ the overall design. I like the appearance and styling of os x. It is a joint computer for my wife and I and she now is in love with os x and doesnt think she will buy another computer brand/os again. I have a perpetual license for office 2008 mac from when I got my undergrad at OSU but have never had a use for. An iMac seemed like a good fit for a long lasting computer that I would not have to upgrade physically. So I bought one.</p><p></p><p><strong>Why virtualizing windows?</strong></p><p>I havent decided whether I am going to virtualize it or run it natively yet but I will answer the why windows question. </p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I have an unused legal w7 x64 ultimate copy and my iMac is the only 64bit machine I own, so I figure why not.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">One of my classes I am currently in has the ability to use different software packages outside of excel and additional addins for excel. LINGO is a windows or linux software only. The TreePlan addin does have a mac version but it is only for office 2004 or office 2011. I can move my copy of office 2007 and use TreePlan that way.</li> </ol><p></p><p>Currently these are the only things I need to run in windows. I could buy a copy of office 2011 but why when i have a free copy of 2008. but that still leaves me in the dark for lingo, unless I install a linux os, which is free but so is windows. </p><p></p><p>There are always going to be minor applications that are available for windows but not os x or linux. Currently my favorite multi chat client, Digsby, is windows only. I have found a sudo replacement for os x, Adium, but it still doesnt not include the email and social networking capabilities of Digsby.</p><p></p><p>In conclusion I dont have to run a copy of windows on my iMac, I was just going to because I can.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry for the long response but I was trying to answer your question in its entirety.</p><p></p><p>Ray,</p><p></p><p>ps. posted from my iMac navigated by a Magic Trackpad, these things are awesome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jschatz, post: 1447489, member: 4959"] Barike, Look to the post above yours. It is explained. Basically you do the install using boot camp and then you can have the option of booting windows upon restart or if you need something while inside os x you can boot the partition from the virtual machine. WhiteyMacD, [B]Why Mac? [/B]First a little information about myself and my computer uses. I am still a college student, getting a masters, but do work in my industry part time. The company I work for provides a windows box for me to work on in the office and if i need to work from home they have windows boxes I may checkout. For what I do a windows box is required. I am a 3D printer technician and an Engineering Intern. We use the design software SolidWorks and the processing software Catalyst, both windows only softwares. So when I come home at night 95% of the time it doesnt matter what os I use. My wife has a macbook, I have a slimeline that I uses as a media computer that has vista on it, I have a netbook with w7 for when I am going places and I have an almost dead laptop that has xp and ubuntu on it. I decided to get a iMac for a couple of reasons. I like the ergos of the machine/ the overall design. I like the appearance and styling of os x. It is a joint computer for my wife and I and she now is in love with os x and doesnt think she will buy another computer brand/os again. I have a perpetual license for office 2008 mac from when I got my undergrad at OSU but have never had a use for. An iMac seemed like a good fit for a long lasting computer that I would not have to upgrade physically. So I bought one. [B]Why virtualizing windows?[/B] I havent decided whether I am going to virtualize it or run it natively yet but I will answer the why windows question. [LIST=1] [*]I have an unused legal w7 x64 ultimate copy and my iMac is the only 64bit machine I own, so I figure why not. [*]One of my classes I am currently in has the ability to use different software packages outside of excel and additional addins for excel. LINGO is a windows or linux software only. The TreePlan addin does have a mac version but it is only for office 2004 or office 2011. I can move my copy of office 2007 and use TreePlan that way. [/LIST] Currently these are the only things I need to run in windows. I could buy a copy of office 2011 but why when i have a free copy of 2008. but that still leaves me in the dark for lingo, unless I install a linux os, which is free but so is windows. There are always going to be minor applications that are available for windows but not os x or linux. Currently my favorite multi chat client, Digsby, is windows only. I have found a sudo replacement for os x, Adium, but it still doesnt not include the email and social networking capabilities of Digsby. In conclusion I dont have to run a copy of windows on my iMac, I was just going to because I can. I am sorry for the long response but I was trying to answer your question in its entirety. Ray, ps. posted from my iMac navigated by a Magic Trackpad, these things are awesome. [/QUOTE]
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