[Elecraft] DM780 Crash with Windows Vista

[Alan D. Wilcox]

Jon,
Hang on with your Apple ... you can run Windows on it. Assuming it's 
Intel-based, which is the current production.

I need to run a lot of heavy-duty Windows apps (programming, database) 
that aren't available for Snow Leopard. The solution is to run windows 
ON the Apple.

Parallels http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ lets you run a 
virtual machine (a VM) on the Apple; you install Windows in the VM just 
like you would a real piece of PC hardware. You can copy/cut/paste 
between Apple and Win applications, run simultaneously (without 
rebooting to the other OS).

Parallels runs satisfactorily in my Mac-mini with 2 GB RAM. Doesn't do 
well with less. My main machine is a Mac-Pro with 6 GB memory, and it 
runs perfectly. Have a PC sitting on the floor beside it, but haven't 
even turned it on in months.

Bottom line, keep the Apple, run the Windows apps you need on it.

Cheers,
Alan

Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40)
570-321-1516
http://WilcoxEngineering.com
Williamsport, PA 17701 


Jon Perelstein wrote:
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> As for the comment about switching to Apple, I got a call over the weekend from my daughter in college begging me to buy her a Dell to replace her Macintosh.  It seems that actually useful software such as statistical analysis software, process design software, and all sorts of business software is only available in the Microsoft world, not in the Mac world.
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> Jon
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