Have a MAC Computer?
Wish you could use our Software on your Mac?
Follows these steps for using PC software on a MAC computer by Dawn Oldham.
(ex: Memory Manager and StoryBook Creator Plus)
First...in order to even have the option to run CM's software on a MAC, the MAC needs to have an Intel Pentium processor installed. These began to come out sometime in summer of 2006.
To run PC programs on a MAC you need two things:
Virtual PC software in your MAC (this allows Windows to run)
Windows software (this allows CM's software to run)
For the virtual pc software, I know of three choices:
One, Bootcamp is from MAC and is now installed in new MACS. This program works by SHUTTING DOWN the MAC and opening it again in Windows mode. So...you choose between Windows and Mac each time you use that computer.
Second, there is Parallels, and third, there is Fusion. Fusion seems to have the best track record and uses less RAM, so it allows the computer to be faster. The reason Fusion is better (to me) than Bootcamp is that you can have windows on your MAC screen. You can minimize it or make it full screen. No turning the computer off and on. When you are done in Windows, you can push a button and "suspend" it, so that the computer is not "thinking" about two operating systems at the same time and you have all the speed available in your RAM.
So, after you install Fusion, (it can be downloaded for about $80 or bought from Amazon.com for $60) you then install Windows. If you already own a PC, you may own a Windows disc. If not, you need to also purchase Windows. (I paid about $180). Windows allows three installs, so for me; I will be able to convert two more Macs to be Windows-compatible. (My twins want Macs for college this summer)
I went ahead and bought Microsoft Office, too, so that my PC side of my Mac was everything I would ever need. (That was another $149).
Below is the link to the Fusion website:
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
So...it does cost to convert. The most cost efficient method is to use the Bootcamp that is already inside a new MAC and install a Windows disc you already own. I am sure there will be some customers and consultants in this situation, so it can be quite an affordable option for them!
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