Boot Camp is Mac OS X Lion’s built-in technology that allows you to run Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or 7 on any Intel-based Mac. If your Mac meets the following requirements, you can run Windows on your Mac (if you so desire):
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You really do need a full retail copy of Windows, one that was purchased in a retail box. If your copy of Windows came with your Dell or HP, you probably won’t be able to install it under Boot Camp.
With the arrival of OS X Lion, I hear it will no longer support PowerPC programs. On a check I see there are 4 add ons from Microsoft Office that are PPC. Are there upgrades, or are these not needed. The basic answer is that if you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion” or Mac OX 10.6 “Snow Leopard,” the answer is probably yes. If you’re running an older Mac with Mac OS 10.5 “Leopard” or Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger,” the answer is maybe and your path to Mountain Lion will probably be at bit complicated.
To install Windows on your Mac, here are the basic steps you need to follow:
If running Windows on your Mac appeals to you, you might want to check out Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion (around $80 each) or VirtualBox (free). All three programs not only allow you to run Windows on your Mac, but also let you do so without partitioning your hard drive or restarting every time you want to use Windows. In fact, you can run Mac and Windows programs simultaneously with all three of the above.
I hope the info below helps in answering this question. It's a well cared for second hand job on ebay. Sorry if it's a bit long, here goes:
APPLE G5 POWERMAC DESKTOP COMPUTER MODEL A1047
Used but in excellent condition.
Customised RAM to 4 GB MAC OSX 10 INSTALLED PRELOADED WITH LOGIC PRO 9
PLEASE NOTE: I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND WOULD PREFER THE BUYER TO COLLECT FROM STREATHAM. HOWEVER, I WILL ARRANGE COURIER DELIVERY IF NECESSARY.
THE COMPUTER WILL BE PROFESSIONALLY PACKED TO ELIMINATE ANY RISK OF DAMAGE.
The Apple Power Macintosh G5/1.8 (PCI-X), is a member of the first Mac series to use the 64-bit PowerPC 970 (G5) processor, and consequently are arguably the first 'desktop'
computers to use 64-bit chips. In addition to higher clock speeds, the PowerPC 970 (G5) has a 'new execution core that features massively parallel computation for an
unprecedented 215 in-flight instructions', and the Power Macintosh G5 uses a new system architecture as well. Together this combination results in major speed gains compared
to earlier Apple systems.
The Power Macintosh G5/1.8 (PCI-X) features a 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processor with an optimized AltiVec 'Velocity Engine' vector processing unit, and 512k level 2 on-chip
cache, and shipped configured with 512 MB of 400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM (Upgraded to 4 GB), a 160.0 GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive, a 4X DVD-R/CD-RW 'SuperDrive', and a
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM. In addition to including FireWire '400' and '800', ADC, DVI, support for AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.1, the Power Macintosh G5 also introduces USB 2.0 (on the Mac) and optical digital audio in/out. Additionally, this model and the higher-end Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP introduced PCI-X slots.
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Well of course I don't expect 'progress' to stop, otherwise I'd be some Luddite who doesn't even touch computers. Also as the owner of a 1980's touring bicycle I know exactly what built in obsolescence is, believe you me. :D
So anyway, what models of Mac should I be looking out for on the used market, and what typically should I expect to pay?
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