[Swordmaker]

Parallels is now saying that Parallels 3.0, due in a few weeks, will run Windows Games at full speed in a window under OS X... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[big'ol_freeper]

I received an email offering to pre-order this.

[mhx]

Any idea whether it’s going to support 64 bit windows yet?

[SunkenCiv]

;’) ...for those of us who aren’t math savvy, $39.99 is less than 1/2 $79.99...

[johniegrad]

I’m currently running the most recent version of Parallels on my brand new MacBook Pro. I will never buy another Microsoft product again. I have owned and used computers since 1983. I am able to run all my Windows software on the Parallels application. PLUS I can access my health system’s programs (I am a physician) using Windows XP to the electronic medical record which includes 500,000 patient records, all of my work desktop applications, and about five network printers as well as my home printer wirelessly with this puter and Parallels. I have NO NEED to buy from Microsoft again. I have been a tireless Microsoft customer and supporter for 24 years and now I am done with them.

[rockrr]

Eight or nine years ago I took an IT job as a shop that had Mac users (my introduction to Macs). They had several WinTel techs and one Mac support guy.

As a WinTel support tech I was given a (s)Thinkpad (Win-98) and the Mac guy got (I believe) a G3. He quickly loaded a program that allowed him to run a Windows session (in a “window”) on his Mac. I was impressed!

In my current position I support a 100% PC shop. The Network and IT Security guys are totally unimaginative and have imposed Global Policies that reduce the corporate PC’s to a fraction of their usefulness.

I would love to get my hands on this sort of lash-up so that I would function (sort of) within their restrictive environment, and still be able to get some work done!

I’m gonna be following this with interest...

[zeugma]

I have a friend who is going to be buying a new laptop and is considering OSX. The show-stopper for him is that it must be able to run Autocad's latest version "Civil 3D 2008".

Does anyone know if Parallels will run this?

[af_vet_rr]

Not a big gamer, but some of you may find this interesting: Quake 4 inside of Windows running on Parallels Desktop.

Pretty smooth, when you take into account the crappy compression of YouTube.

[VOA]

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