Apple Boot Camp
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| Size: | 274.0 MB |
| Last Update: | 2008-01-18 04:41:09 |
| Version: | 1.3b |
| OS Support: | Mac Intel/Mac OS X |
| License/Program Type: | Freeware |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Price: | $0.00 |
Description:
Apple Boot Camp allows you to use multiple operating systems on a
Intel-based Macintosh.
This product has been designed in order to give you the possibility
to install Microsoft Windows on your Macintosh, by using a multiple
boot configuration. This version works with Windows XP SP2 and
Windows Vista.
Besides these operating systems, Boot Camp can also handle a Linux
installation, so its Boot Managing capabilities are quite good.
Installing a Linux isn't supported by the application that you can
find into this package, so if you would like to use a Linux
distribution on your Mac, you need to read some How-Tos.
The distribution package of Boot Camp provides you the
documentation and an installation package. The installation package
places an application called Boot Camp Assistant into your
/Applications/Utilities directory. It also adds a new
Preference pane into the System Preferences.
The Boot Camp Assistant has just a few but important features. This
is the application that can start the Windows installer,
repartition your HDD, it can burn a Mac Windows Drivers disk, or it
can restore the startup disk to a single volume.
The Mac Windows Drivers disk is important after you finish the
installation. It provides drivers for Mac-specific devices like:
graphics interface, networking, soundboard, wireless networking
(AirPort), bluetooth, the brightness control for the built in
displays (MacBook, Mac Book Pro and iMac), and it also installs the
Apple Keyboard support on Windows, including the 'Eject' key.
If you want to restart into the other OS, then you have multiple
choices. Either you can select the system you want to boot from the
Preference pane that the package installs into the System
Preferences, or you can simply hold down the Option(Alt) key when
the system starts up. A graphical boot menu appears so you can
chose which OS your Mac should load.
Pluses: it gives you the possibility to install multiple
operating systems on your Macintosh.
Drawbacks / flaws: this is still an immature project labeled
as 'Beta', so it's highly recommended that you should not use
this on production machines, unless you really know what you are
doing and you are aware of the consequences.
In conclusion: this is one of those tools that makes useless
the owning of a regular PC if you already have a Intel-based
Macintosh.
version reviewed: 1.2 BETA
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