Comments on: Boot Camp http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/ Technology and Mac geekery. One part exuberance, two parts obsession. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:41:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mau http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-103025 Mau Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:27:40 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-103025 Bootcamp makes it possible: the best PC you could ever have. =) XP flies, <a href="http://www.blulit.com/2007/04/12/vista-on-mac-pro" rel="nofollow">Vista cruises just fine</a>. Bootcamp makes it possible: the best PC you could ever have. =)

XP flies, Vista cruises just fine.

]]> By: NekoFever.com http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13828 NekoFever.com Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:41:11 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13828 <strong>Boot Camp...</strong> Macs can now officially boot Windows. As if we needed any more proof that Apple rocks. ...... Boot Camp…

Macs can now officially boot Windows. As if we needed any more proof that Apple rocks.

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]]> By: Collin http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13717 Collin Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:47:24 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13717 I'm sure you could use Boot Camp to partition the drive without formatting. If you do the process and, say, stop during the middle of the XP install, then boot bak to Mac OS X, you should be able to reformat the partition as HFS+J and be set. I haven't tried it, but it seems extremely likely to work... I’m sure you could use Boot Camp to partition the drive without formatting. If you do the process and, say, stop during the middle of the XP install, then boot bak to Mac OS X, you should be able to reformat the partition as HFS+J and be set. I haven’t tried it, but it seems extremely likely to work…

]]> By: Erik http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13712 Erik Thu, 06 Apr 2006 18:55:30 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13712 As soon as this poor grad student has the dough, I'll be getting an Intel Mac of some kind; my wife and I both like a Windows-only religious database, but haven't had a working Windows PC for quite some time, and miss that program. (More games would be nice, too.) A question: has anyone figured out if there's a way to use Boot Camp simply to partition a hard drive? It'd be nice if I could do that without having to reformat the whole drive first! As soon as this poor grad student has the dough, I’ll be getting an Intel Mac of some kind; my wife and I both like a Windows-only religious database, but haven’t had a working Windows PC for quite some time, and miss that program. (More games would be nice, too.)

A question: has anyone figured out if there’s a way to use Boot Camp simply to partition a hard drive? It’d be nice if I could do that without having to reformat the whole drive first!

]]> By: Dave http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13710 Dave Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:12:21 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13710 "Sorry Olly" “Sorry Olly”

]]> By: Olly http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13708 Olly Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:31:42 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13708 Hey, I'm not a switcher - I've been on this iBook for two years now. I just needed a real incentive to get an Intel one. Hey, I’m not a switcher – I’ve been on this iBook for two years now. I just needed a real incentive to get an Intel one.

]]> By: Dave http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13703 Dave Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:54:42 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13703 Jharr, if you want to know why this is a good move look at Olly's comment right below yours. Buying Apple hardware is now a safe choice for potential Switchers and Windows-centric companies. I used Boot Camp to install XP on my MacBook today for one reason, so I can play the full Half-Life 2 for the PC. I have absolutely no temptation to stay in XP for anything else. Apple did an excellent job with Boot Camp. Re-partitioning was effortless and non-destructive as promised. The Boot Camp app refused to recognize my XP install CD but the firmware update adds full BIOS emulation to the EFI boot so I just rebooted with OPTION down, selected the XP CD and everything worked just fine. Now I'm off to grab the HL2 demo to double check its performance then next stop is a visit to EBX. Jharr, if you want to know why this is a good move look at Olly’s comment right below yours. Buying Apple hardware is now a safe choice for potential Switchers and Windows-centric companies.

I used Boot Camp to install XP on my MacBook today for one reason, so I can play the full Half-Life 2 for the PC. I have absolutely no temptation to stay in XP for anything else.

Apple did an excellent job with Boot Camp. Re-partitioning was effortless and non-destructive as promised. The Boot Camp app refused to recognize my XP install CD but the firmware update adds full BIOS emulation to the EFI boot so I just rebooted with OPTION down, selected the XP CD and everything worked just fine.

Now I’m off to grab the HL2 demo to double check its performance then next stop is a visit to EBX.

]]> By: crawlspace|media http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13700 crawlspace|media Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:55:11 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13700 [...] What others are saying… Command-tab Apple Insider Macnn [...] [...] What others are saying… Command-tab Apple Insider Macnn [...]

]]> By: Olly http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13699 Olly Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:21:18 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13699 Congratulations Apple, you've just sold me an Intel iBook as soon as they're available. The Windows-on-Mac hack from a few weeks ago impressed me, but once again Apple have gone one better. The best news in a long time and this is going to do Apple no end of good. Congratulations Apple, you’ve just sold me an Intel iBook as soon as they’re available. The Windows-on-Mac hack from a few weeks ago impressed me, but once again Apple have gone one better. The best news in a long time and this is going to do Apple no end of good.

]]> By: Jharr http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-13698 Jharr Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:16:47 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/2006/04/05/boot-camp/#comment-13698 Am I nuts for not agreeing with this move? I just don't see a benefit for Apple to support a split in hardware and software. By allowing users to run XP natively and requiring a reboot to get back into OS X I think you ultimately make users choose a platform versus VPC which allows both to live together. I think this moves users back into Windows where they won't spend money on Mac versions of PC apps they already own, won't buy OS X upgrades or .mac and generally use Apple for the 1-time hardware sale and jump ship. Apple gets a single sale but are not creating "mac users". Am I nuts for not agreeing with this move? I just don’t see a benefit for Apple to support a split in hardware and software. By allowing users to run XP natively and requiring a reboot to get back into OS X I think you ultimately make users choose a platform versus VPC which allows both to live together. I think this moves users back into Windows where they won’t spend money on Mac versions of PC apps they already own, won’t buy OS X upgrades or .mac and generally use Apple for the 1-time hardware sale and jump ship. Apple gets a single sale but are not creating “mac users”.

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