[Year 12 IPM] Genuine dual-boot systems

[Sam Denniston]

Towards the end of the year Apple will have converted both the notebook and
desktop line to Intel chips. The Education Department will have to provide
Intel-based Macs, simply because there will be no other option!

Exciting times!


On 8/4/06 6:40 PM, "Zach Alexakos" <alexakos.zach.z at edumail.vic.gov.au>
wrote:

> Definitely exciting times with Internet TV and new generation devices, but....
> 
> the Victorian Education Department is still supplying the latest Mac
> rollout with the old IBM processor.  I have no idea when they will
> change to the new Intel processor, but I doubt if it will be
> soon.  Even worse if you get the latest IBM, they only have 40GB of
> hard drive-I am really struggling with 20GB on my 3 year old IBM
> R40.  40GB won't help much.
> 
> However you can upgrade the Hard Drive on the IBMs to 120GB, not sure
> about the Macs (I would like an Intel powered Mac)...but it will cost
> you up front respectively.
> 
> Zach Alexakos
> 
> 
> At 10:43 AM 8/04/2006, you wrote:
>> Hi:
>> 
>> This doesn't really have much to do with IPM, but if anyone is interested,
>> Apple have just released a free program called "Boot Camp", which enables
>> Windows XP to be installed, and run natively, alongside the Mac OS on a new
>> Intel-based Mac computer. Reports highlight that XP running on a new
>> Intel-based Mac works flawlessly, and everything is supported - Bluetooth,
>> wi-fi - and, unfortunately, the myriad of viruses and malware t
>> 
>> This is significant, if only for the fact that people who were considering a
>> Mac notebook for school but were sidelined by IT administrators who only
>> support Windows-based machines and not Macs, can now possess a machine that
>> has both. You can boot into Windows for work, then enjoy OSX at home.
>> 
>> So if you're in the market for a new laptop, don't discount a Mac because of
>> incompatibility - you can now have a genuine dual-boot system, and keep
>> everyone happy!
>> 
>> Well I'm excited anyway!
>> 
>> 
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