Subj : buy a Mac, run Windows on it
To   : Warpslide
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jul 18 2021 17:42:00

Hello Warpslide!

** On Sunday 18.07.21 - 15:48, Warpslide wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> How did THAT work out?

 W> It works fine, you can use bootcamp to install & run
 W> windows natively. She uses a windows logitech mouse &
 W> keyboard combo so the ones it came with are just sitting in
 W> the box.

Ah..  Boot Camp, I've heard of it. Sounds like a fine solution  
or people who what to use Mac hardware with their familiar  
Windows progs.

I tried Mint on a legacy iMac that I am trying to revive, but I  
only got this far before it simply locked up:

 https://kolico.ca/tmp/imac-IMG_20210522.jpg

I've love to use this machine as a media display monitor in my  
shop.


 W> This thing cost at least C$2500, would have been a hell of
 W> a lot cheaper to buy a 27" monitor and a Windows desktop
 W> (or better yet, use her existing MacBook).

That's a wealthy aunt.  Stay friends!  You might inherit  
something.  ;)

How is she using the Mac most of the time?  Is it just for  
browsing over the internet and movies?  Is she using it for  
anything like photography?

A friend of mine has been 100% Mac most of his computer life,  
but he stays with 100% MacOS and Mac progs. His main utility  
for the machine is photography and some music.  Wrt music, he's  
digressed to Spotify since he can then control his amplifier/ 
player with his iPhone or the Mac.  He owns a pair of Klipsch  
Heresy speakers (an earlier model from the 80's) that sounded  
absolutely wonderful when he demo'd some classical tracks from  
an LP of Holt's Planets.

 AA>> The new Win11 seems to boast a toolbar at the bottom of
 AA>> the screen that is reminiscent of the way Mac does
 AA>> things.

 W> I've been meaning to download the release preview and play
 W> around with it on VirtualBox.  As long as I can load
 W> classic shell on it everything should be ok.

Is it still in preview state?  I am reading that Win11 will  
only be available for 64bit machines, but "FREE" to Win10  
users.

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