running windows on a mac
soulsinging
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anyone used this or know someone who has? how does it work? i just found out that i can get a powerbook with windows and an ipod cheaper than i can order a dell through my uni program with the necessary add-ons and an mp3 player. i just want to be sure it's not going to go schizo on me.
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With Boot Camp, you need to actually load Mac OS, then restart the computer into Windows. I don't believe you can actually "press 1 for Mac, press 2 for Windows" on startup.
I'd only install Windows if you need a certain program though. Generally speaking, Mac OS is a lot more secure to outside hackers and viruses and less likely to crash than Windows.
Apple Boot Camp website:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
The XP experiment: Running Windows on a Mac
http://www.macworld.com/2006/03/firstlooks/xpmini/index.php
Some benchmarks of XP on a Mac:
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/03/21/8212.aspx
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