Folks... I may be getting a New Mac soon (one of the higher end units)....probably an iMac Would like to be able to run Windows natively as well. I have heard this is possible, since Macs now have Intel chips. I'd prefer to run it natively (not via a simulator) if it all possible. Has anyone ever done this...or something similar? I'm wondering what may be involved and the general reliability / performance. THANKS ! > PLEASE HELP OTHERS - Report back what did/didn't work for those referencing this thread.<

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Thanks for that info. After checking it, as well as other links...looks like this is pretty old hat (I'd thought it was something possible, but difficult). For others following this.... Mac come WITH something called Boot Camp which allows a dual boot. Since Macs have Intel chips these days, you just need a blank CD and an installable copy of Windows (even Windows 7). You first make a drivers disk in the MAC OS (from what I understand), then specify how much HD space to partition for Windows....the reboot. The rest is just a matter of following the instructions...afterward...you are able to choose which OS to run at boot. This system makes the Mac a PC...LITERALLY....so everything runs nice and fast (when you think about it, it's the same hardware...essentially....so why wouldn't it?) BUT.....you have to run either Mac OS or Windows. The newest version of BootCamp coming out (I think) will allow you to access all Mac data when running Windows and vis-versa....but not run a Windows app from within Leopard. HOWEVER....there are 3 options for a software option.....the most popular one seems to be by VMware. These allow you to actually boot up Windows on a virtual machine form within the Mac OS.....it's actually really cool. The upcoming version of the VMware product will work with Windows 7...the other brands probably will as well. The software virtual machine option is slower...but not bad. They appear to work fine for most apps, except for gaming and some other graphic intensive apps. Since Boot Camp is free and the other software options are less than $100....you might as well do both. That way, you don't have to reboot every time you need to access Windows stuff. > PLEASE HELP OTHERS - Report back what did/didn't work for those referencing this thread.<