Using Windows Genealogy Programs on a Macintosh
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Using Windows Genealogy
Programs on a Macintosh
Dick EastmanJune 7, 2014
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Today’s Slides are available at:
http://www.eogn.com/handouts/windowsonmac
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What is the most powerful
consumer-grade computer?
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A Macintosh!It can run:Macintosh OS XWindows (any version)Linux (any X86 version)UNIX (several versions)Android
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And can even run them
simultaneously!(Usually)
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In fact, a Mac is a better PC than a
PC.According to many users who own both a
Macintosh and a Windows computer.
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There are five common products
used to run Windows on a Mac
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But...4 of them require a copy of Windows
and a Windows anti-virus program
...
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...and the fifth method doesn’t work very well!
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BootCampParallelsVMware FusionVirtualBoxCrossover (Wine)
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BootCamp(Free)
Can only run one operating system at a time
Is a dual boot method
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Three Products create a “virtual computer” in the OS X operating
system
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Parallels ($79.99)VMware Fusion
($59.99)VirtualBox (Free)
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Fifth choice: Crossover (based on Wine)$59.95Windows not required
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But...
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The First Four Listed can run
almost any Windows Program
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Let’s take a look at VirtualBox