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

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From: Grant Edwards
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:30

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On 2009-03-18, 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.

The question makes no sense.  It's like asking which is better,
AMD-X2 or Windows-2000?  One is a hardware platform, the other
is an OS.

> And should I attempt to run in parallel or just boot bloody
> windows when needed?

Dunno.  It depends on your needs.

-- 
Grant Edwards                   grante             Yow! Are we on STRIKE yet?
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