Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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OR you can run windoze in a virtual machine, which is what I am going to
try first.

That is what I don't understand and why I asked about reliability, etc.
Why would you by a Mac to run Windows?

Or are there other advantages or capabilities of a Mac that make it worth
the investment?

Serious question .... not being snarky. You just happen to be one of the
few people I know that has recently purchased a Mac that can also run
Windows.

Eisboch

There are a couple of programs I have that will not run in the Mac
environment, and there is no Mac alternative for them. One of these is the
mapsource program from Garmin for my 4208 chartplotter.

There are also a couple of programs I have that I see no need to replace
with Mac versions. As an example, I use Quicken as my checkbook and credit
card manager. I have the PC version and I see no reason to buy a Mac
version for my use on the road when I don't have access to my desktop
machine. Hopefully, the "virtual PC" VMware will let me boot into Windoze
and then run Quicken.

I just finished installed XP Pro in a virtual machine, and it seems to be
working.


Ok. So Windows works for the most part.
The question remains. Why a Mac to run Windows?

Eisboch



Because I don't want to carry two computers on a road trip, and I just
sold my Windows laptop PC.

With my new Mac, I can run those few Windoze apps I need on the road.
The rest...word processing, presentation, email...I can do with Mac apps.