Just a small detail to throw into the mix. Apple already stopped supporting XP via Boot Camp back in 2011. At the time I saw a few relatively easy workarounds to get XP working again, but they were all reliant on Apple still quietly providing a set of XP drivers on retail disks of Lion. Tbh, I highly doubt that'll still be happening now, what with Mountain Lion running everything in 64-bit by default. Even if it is still the case, I'll eat my hat if it can still be done by the time most of the XP hanger-onners actually attempt to make the switch.
Of course, XP can still be installed and run via VmWare Fusion now, and that'll be the same for years to come seeing as maximum compatibility is one of the things that keeps VmWare in business. Fusion will work a treat for the officy tasks that are still kinda clunky or simply not doable with VoiceOver, and will probably also keep some people content in terms of gaming, but you'll definitely feel the difference when running any newer ttitles that tax the system more through Fusion. For what it's worth, the accessibility, length of support and rampant capitalism on display doesn't seem any better or worse if you put your fate in Apples hands. If you're fundamentally against the way the technology industry is being run, then it's just a slightly different flavour of doom, and you likely won't be any happier with Apple as your evil overlords. Oh happy day... Scott On 9/11/13, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dark, > > Yes, you can run a Windows XP virtual machine on Mac. You can get > VMWare Workstation to run XP in a virtual machine, or you can use Boot > Camp to setup a multiboot with XP if you want to go that way for > running your old Windows apps and games. Either way the Mac allows you > to keep your old Windos OS while running the very latest version of > Mac OS and apps. > > P.S. > > FYI. It is Linux, L i n u x, not Lynux, L y n u x. > > Cheers! > > On 9/11/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: >> That is likely what I will end up doing eventually, ---- can you run an >> xp >> vm on a mac? >> >> I see myself more likely to go with mac than lynux, since mac has more >> options for access etc than windows, unless something changes. >> >> All the best, >> >> Dark. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
