Mac Hardware running Windows Operating System
Yesterday, Apple released a press release and also a download for Boot Camp. Boot Camp allows Mac hardware with an Intel processor to run the Windows operating system. Boot Camp is free, beta software, but requires the user to purchase and install Windows.
Windows and OSX don't run simultaneously, so one has to be completely shut down to start up using the other OS. Boot Camp uses a slider to decide how much of your disk drive should be partitioned for Windows and how much for OSX. It also can completely remove the Windows partition, which, honestly, I think will come in handy.
NYT: Windows or Mac?
The Boot Camp website contains this Word to the Wise:
- Windows running on a Mac is like Windows running on a PC. That means it'll be subject to the same attacks that plague the Windows world. So be sure to keep it updated with the latest Microsoft Windows security fixes.
This is also funny:
- Macs use an ultra-modern industry standard technology called EFI to handle booting. Sadly, Windows XP, and even the upcoming Vista, are stuck in the 1980's with old-fashioned BIOS. But with Boot Camp, the Mac can operate in both centuries.
HAHA!
The Boot Camp Website also has a blurb promoting the 6th release of OSX, Leopard.
