[Year 12 IPM] Macs

[Russell Curr]

We have started to look at Macs for staff and students.  Currently have a Mac laptop running Bootcamp and one running Parallels.  Have found the latest Parallels has problems on the very latest Macs with USB devices, so we are staying with Bootcamp/XP - it seems to work OK.  VMware are claiming they will have a Mac product out some time soon.....

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Russell Curr
Network Manager
Avila College
Ph: 9831-9645
Fax: 03-9888-1202
email: russell at avila.vic.edu.au
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>>> bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au 12/06/06 12:12 pm >>>
Likewise. I'm not too chicken - hell I'm running Linux full time, but I
am sorely tempted to look at the budget to purchase a macbook for some
rigorous testing before recommending to staff that they roll over to
Macs in the next rollover and *possibly* get the best of all three
worlds on the one machine. The idea of being able to access software
from Linux, Mac and even Win on the one machine is a no-brainer at the
moment.
I'm bound to get some grief from our Nuclear Physics teacher, the VET
Pilot trainer and First Aider, but what the heck..

Andrew Sutton wrote:
> Yeah but no but
> Anyway the most important thing you should do to toughen up you macbook is
> install the Macsabre application so you can wave your new computer around
> and have it sound like a lightsabre.
>
> The other thing, is there anyone out there running Parallels or boot camp
> with XP on a school windows network?  I'm temped to try but I'm too chicken
> at the moment.   
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> Andrew Sutton
> IT / SOSE Teacher
> St Arnaud Secondary College
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 December 2006 10:50 AM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Macs
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> Found in the user booklet for a new Macbook we got for testing:
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> "High-risk activities.
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> This computer system is not intended for use in the operation of nuclear 
> facilities, aircraft navigation or  communications systems, air traffic 
> control systems, or for any other uses where the failure of the computer 
> system could lead to death, personal injury, or severe environmental 
> damage."
>
> Well.  I always suspected the Mac was weak.
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> I'd only _ever_ use WinXP to operate a nuclear facility.
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