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Article #878Re: I need windows, but don't want it!
From: Stan Bischof
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:26
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:26
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In comp.os.linux.misc The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote: > So, given that the two apps I need are graphics intensive -- Corel draw > and a flight sim - tell me which is better > > An Intel Mac > Linux. > > And should I attempt to run in parallel or just boot bloody windows when > needed? Unless you want to accept sluggish graphics, use Windows for any Windows-based graphics-intensive apps. No emulated environment will give you the graphics performance of the real thing. But if your biases are more important than performance, running in a VM or emulated environment is likely fine for either Mac or Linux. Of those two Corel Draw should not be an issue- but a flight simulator will be much more noticeable. Stan
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From: Stan Bischof <stan@newserve.worldbadminton.com>
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