Macs: Intel and Windows inside

By CNET.com.au on 06 April 2006

Boot Camp makes it possible to run Windows XP natively on Intel-based Macs. Will the software bring more people over to the Apple Computer side?
Apple: Windows on a Mac is here FAQ: Windows on Macs Photos: Installing Boot Camp Mac fans sign up for Boot Camp Apple Boot Camp (beta) Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winner	Apple Mac OS X on x86: a first test Jobs: New Intel Macs are 'screamers' Apple iMac Core Duo Apple MacBook Pro Apple Mac Mini Core Duo Celebrating three decades of Apple


	Apple: Windows on a Mac is here Company says Boot Camp software enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP natively. Beta is ready for download.


	FAQ: Windows on Macs There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.


	Photos: Installing Boot Camp What the PC-to-Apple application looks like once it's on your desktop. See photos here.


	Mac fans sign up for Boot Camp Going against type, the Mac community is optimistic about bringing Windows XP to Intel-based Macs.


	Apple Boot Camp (beta) Apple gives the people what they want: Windows on Macs. Geeks proved it could be done through a variety of complicated hacks, and now Apple makes it a breeze with a free download. We take Boot Camp for a test run.


	Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winner A Macintosh enthusiast has apparently managed to load Windows XP on an Intel Mac, nabbing a nearly US$14,000 prize.


	Apple Mac OS X on x86: a first test Steve Jobs might not approve, but Apple's latest operating system can be installed on any x86 hardware. How well does it function? Read our preliminary labs test to find out.


	Jobs: New Intel Macs are 'screamers' Addressing a packed crowd of the Mac faithful, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday served up the first Intel-based Macs, introducing a new high-end laptop and a revamped iMac.


	Apple iMac Core Duo If you use Photoshop or other nonnative apps, wait or look elsewhere; otherwise, Apple continues its trend of delivering better technology for the same price with its first Intel-based desktop, the iMac Core Duo.


	Apple MacBook Pro The MacBook Pro may give Apple bragging rights to the prettiest and most powerful laptop on the planet.


	Apple Mac Mini Core Duo Apple packs more media-specific features into the Mac Mini to make an inexpensive and useful entertainment-room computer. It's tremendously easy to use, although it surprised us with poor image processing.


	Celebrating three decades of Apple In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.

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