for the record, i have run various versions of vmware since late 2008 ona mac mini (2007 core duo w/2gigs of ram), a macbook (2008 white core 2duo 4 gigs ram), and my imac (2008 core 2 duo w/4 gigs of ram). noproblems with vmware, windows, or equest on any of the machines. winxppro on the imac, win2k on the macbook and on the mini. i triedparallels back in 2008 but found vmware more to my liking. i've triedwine, and crossover office (as a beta tester) for equest & not had anystable success in either case. from my experience, despite not wantingto deal with windows on my mac, vmware just works. just backup thevirtual machine once it is set up so if it gets corrupted you canrestore the backup. and save all of your work to a server that isbacked up so when windows eventually goes you don't lose all of yourequest work.
The parallels between XP on the PC side and OS X on the Mac side are none too subtle. Both OSs are based on a solid core, or kernel, that was previously unavailable to consumers. On the Mac, this kernel is called Mach, and it's based on rock-solid UNIX technology, giving Mac users a break from the system-error bombs that plague older versions of Apple's OS. Both XP and OS X feature a colorful new UI. On the Mac, the UI is called Aqua, an appropriate name given the modulating blue gel-cap buttons and liquid-like onscreen elements. And both OSs seek to integrate into your digital life. On the Mac, this concept is called "the center of your digital lifestyle;" Apple markets the system's connectivity with digital media, the Internet, and various types of devices. Last January, Microsoft unleashed a similar marketing campaign just days before Apple.
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