Windows XP on Apple Laptop?!

[cy]

I saw this dude at school with the new Apple 17" screen Laptop, it was damn nice..the when i peek on the screen, it's windows XP! I thought that was impossible....

[cy]

oh crap....move to software plz.

[Cypher]

He was running Virtual PC.;)

[CM Weaver]

Yup, was running Connectix Virtual PC (http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc6m.html).

[cy]

so you can put windows xp on it? or just run windows application?

[Brk]

Originally posted by cy
so you can put windows xp on it? or just run windows application?

It emulates Windows and Windows apps so you can run them on a Mac.

[Cypher]

Apple has even been running OSX on an Intel x86 PC in their labs as a backup and a test. It's been rumored that their next computer will have an Intel proc. HMMM... <wonders if burke will buy an Apple now>:D

[Brk]

Originally posted by cyPHer_138
Apple has even been running OSX on an Intel x86 PC in their labs as a backup and a test. It's been rumored that their next computer will have an Intel proc. HMMM... <wonders if burke will buy an Apple now>:D

If it was 100% compatible with all the PC software WITHOUT needing an emulator, why not?

[ub3r_n00b]

i want to buy their laptops.. god daym they look noice!

I was going to enter a contest in which a lap top is the reward.. but i was like F this bunk stuff, im not down with spending 40+ hours on a web site and getting an APPLE...

plus.. im to lazy

-Preet

[Cypher]

Originally posted by Burke
If it was 100% compatible with all the PC software WITHOUT needing an emulator, why not?
I was right.:D
The thing with Apple is their OS is configed for their hardware. Windows and *nix programers don't have that luxury. It's rather intresting to me. Sun is another example of a company that creates it's own path. Now I'm not an Apple guy, but the way they have built there OS on top of Unix is briliant. They've created a wonderfull I/F for Darwin and unix in general. I wish that M$ would see that this is the route they should go. I doubt it since they sold the Unix platform that they had to SCO I believe. SCO now owns Unix since they purchased it from AT&T. So who knows where that will lead to. Hopefully to a better OS for tomorrow.

[Shagster]

Yeah...Apples even come with a complementary dustbuster!

[cy]

So Windows will run on top of OSX?
Or somehow can do a clean installation of XP on it?

If it can be done, i m sure they can get alot more customers since their products are DAMN NICE :cool:

[Brk]

http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc6m.html

[cy]

Originally posted by Burke
http://www.connectix.com/products/vpc6m.html

Oh so there's no way XP can be the main OS on it and it has to run through that application? >.<