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Re: I need windows, but don't want it!

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From: ray
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:29
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:52:58 +0000, The Natural Philosopher 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?

One solution would be to take your choice of MacIntel or Linux and 
install MS inside as a virtualy machine using, e.g. virtualbox. You can 
then run it when you need it without rebooting - at least you'd have it 
on a robust foundation.
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