Star No Reasons Not to Be Dual Booting Linux and OSX
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 12th Mar 2006 20:50 UTC
Apple Today, I decided to give Linux a try on my iBook. I've been wanting Linux on my iBook for a long time, but I've simply never had the time to do it. I ran the occasional PowerPC live CD, but live CD's are far cries from the real, installed thing. A second showstopper was that suspend never really worked-- and I cannot use my iBook without suspend. After trying out a new live CD yesterday, I found out that suspend on lid closure now worked mighty fine on Linux/PPC; hence, it was time to do the real thing. And oh how I was left surprised. Note: This is this week's Sunday Eve Column.
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Linux + VMWare = Windows on your Mac
by BryanFeeney on Sun 12th Mar 2006 21:59 UTC
BryanFeeney
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2005-07-06

For "Mactel" users, another good reason to put a copy of Linux on your machine is because you can use VMWare running under Linux to get a copy of Windows running.

http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/misc/vmware/

Given that the only other alternative at the moment is QEmu, it's an interesting route to take.

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modmans2ndcoming Member since:
2005-11-09

Or, wait until VMware is released for OS X on X86.

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sanders Member since:
2005-08-09

use VMWare running under Linux to get a copy of Windows running.

http://www.osxbook.com/book/bonus/misc/vmware/

Given that the only other alternative at the moment is QEmu, it's an interesting route to take.

I have VirtualPC installed on my iBook and on my Mac Mini, and both run Windows just fine (though a little slow).

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BryanFeeney Member since:
2005-07-06

VirtualPC isn't available for Intel, and Microsoft is being quite vague about when (or even if) it will be ported.

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