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October 31, 2006

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Das Boot Camp 1.1.2 surfaces

Posted Oct. 31, ’06, 6:24 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Windows

Boot Camp Owners of newly renewed MacBook Pros had to suffer without proper Boot Camp support for almost a week for version 1.1.2 to be released. That’s rough. However, before you other fellow Macintel owners brush this off, look at the changes.

  • Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers
  • Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes
  • Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk
  • Support for built-in iSight cameras
  • Support for built-in microphones
  • Support for the Apple USB Modem
  • Trackpad scrolling and right-click support on Apple Laptops
  • Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys
  • Improved International Apple keyboard support

Most of those should sound pretty familiar as most of them were in 1.1.1. However, new to this update is “trackpad scrolling and right-click support on Apple laptops”. As I’ve still only got the Mac Pro, I can’t confirm, but I imagine this is exciting news for all of you that adapted to those features only to not be able to use them in Windows. Your two fingers are useful once again.

Clearly Apple isn’t satisfied to leave Boot Camp in a undersupported state (as the Parallels conspiracy theorists would have you believe Apple would do). I’m looking forward to what Leopard may bring for improvements.


1 Comments

wackybit Author Profile Page said:

still no tapping, I'm still a little bit dissapointed
And now you cannot use apple+click anymore, I find that easier than the right click gesture thingy....

October 31, 2006 8:25 AM

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