[X4U] Parallels Desktop

[Robert Ameeti]

At 1:24 PM -0800, 11/30/06, Zane H. Healy wrote:

>Parallels sounds awfully close to Virtual PC, and I know how poorly 
>it was able to handle such things.

The methodology is very similar except for the very important issue 
that Parallels is using an Intel chip that was specifically designed 
to allow for this.

>I suspect that for at least the Microfilm scanner Bootcamp might be 
>the way to go.

Pick Bootcamp when speed is the issue. Otherwise, go with Parallels.

>   Can Parallels use a partition setup for Bootcamp?

No

>Realistically I think a combination of the two solutions will be the 
>best way to go here.  Parallels looks well suited to running the 
>Genealogy applications, and Bootcamp looks best for interfacing
>with the hardware.

Not really. Bootcamp really doesn't offer any specific hardware 
compatibility that Parallels doesn't have. They each will fall down 
in some instances.
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Robert Ameeti

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