On Nov 29, 2007 3:52 PM, mabshoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So I would need to upgrade to 10.5.x ($$), and buy a copy of windows > > ($$), if I wanted to do this legally. That's quite a hurdle. > > Fusion & Parallels work on 10.4. Bootcamp is no longer available from > Apple because it was released with 10.5, but I am certain somebody can > help you out there. So there is no need to update to 10.5.
I can tell you from lots of experience that you should use Parallels and install Windows into it; don't screw with dual booting. This can cost a lot -- $79 for parallels, plus $$ more for Windows to install into it. It might be possible for you to legally install the Harvard site license version of Windows XP for free, say at least for the rest of the time you're a student there -- ask Arthur. > > > > Another option is to use telnet and/or ssh to log into a Windows box > > > remotely. There are also various other protocols to access Windows on > > > a framebuffer level. It might be a good idea in the long term to set > > > up a box at U Washington to have a homogeneous development environment > > > and so on. > > > > If this can be done, that could be a great help. That would indeed be very nice. It is possible. Actually that would probably be optimal, since it would make it vastly easier (and funner!) to collaborate on doing the port. > > > > Yep. Let me write up some info on this. I still think that having once > central box somewhere with decent internet connectivity is the way to > go, because the port will probably involved quite a number of > applications like compilers to install. We should document it so well/ > make it so simple that everybody should be able to do it, but I think > it will be a while until all the details are working perfectly. +2 > > > I do have access to my wife's windows machine, but it has a habit of > > freezing fairly regularly, and to be honest I don't enjoy using it > > very much. > > > > Hehe, well maintained Windows boxen aren't too bad to work with. No comment. William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
