"Windows Software on a Mac" Topic
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| Cold Steel | 21 Nov 2009 2:34 p.m. PST |
Question for you Mac experts. What is the best way to run Windows based programs on OS 10.4? We run all our games on a 10 year old PC, but it is on its last legs. Mac wants me to upgrade to Snow Leopard, but it is not worth $170 USD just for games. I am looking for a cheaper alternative. |
| Jana Wang | 21 Nov 2009 2:41 p.m. PST |
You can usually find good refurbished PCs for under $200 USD if you check around the computer shops in your area. Probably much cheaper if you are replacing a 10 year old system and don't need anything terribly up to date. This one is $89 USD link |
| alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 21 Nov 2009 7:22 p.m. PST |
Is it an Intel chip Mac, if so, with 10.4 can you not use bootcamp still? Pretty sure you can – links below. link Although, it may have been stopped at a certain 10.4xx update. There are virtual pc products for the mac – but not sure how well they would work for games. Saying that, given you are running games on a ten year old PC, they cannot be very new/graphics intensive games, so if you have enough ram it might work. I think you can find trial versions of the virtual PC programs (you'll need a copy of XP/flavour of Windows though.) What is the spec of your mac, that'd help us out here.
I've a new (well not the very latest model) Mac Mini with the Intel dual core and 4Gb RAM. I've just managed to stick WIndows 7 on it and it installed quicker than on my PC! |
| Cold Steel | 22 Nov 2009 5:47 a.m. PST |
OK, dilemma solved. Last night, I found an Apple reseller with the box set for Snow Leopard for less than Mac wanted for just Leopard. For the record, I am running 10.4.11 right now. |
 Parzival  | 23 Nov 2009 6:50 a.m. PST |
I'm assuming you have an Intel Mac and not an older G3/G4/G5 model? You really shouldn't need to upgrade to Leopard or Snow Leopard to run Bootcamp and create a dual boot machine, or to use an older version of Parallels (which can run Mac OS & Windows simultaneously). If you have one of the G models, you'll have to go with an emulator. Of course, you'll have to purchase Windows separately. P.S. Bootcamp is free from Apple. Just search the downloads section of the Apple web site. |
| Gearhead | 03 Dec 2009 9:27 a.m. PST |
It helps to have a university nearby, as you can usually get system software at their bookstores for substantially less than retail. |
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