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August 31, 2006

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Mac Pro compatible Parallels “very soon”

Posted Aug. 31, ’06, 8:03 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Windows

Parallels The fine folks at Parallels have finally addressed Mac Pro compatibility. Not only have they outright said it’s incompatible, but they’ve hinted at the timeframe for an update.

1) Is Parallels Desktop compatible with the new Mac Pro tower?
Not yet. The new Mac Pros have a different CPU model, and work with a specifically optimized OS X kernel. It is not difficult to make Parallels compatible with either of these, but it does take a bit of time. We should have a compatible build very soon.

2) “Very soon” sounds like marketing-ese for “we’ll have something someday.”
When I say very soon, I mean very soon. Like within the next few days.

It’s good to see that the wait won’t be long. It’s even better that their employees are willing to cut through corporate chatter and give a straight answer.


1 Comments

Peterg said:

Derik, below was from Windows on Mac.
How would this stack up against Parallels? I don't have the intel Mac, otherwise I'd give it a try. Peter

I downloaded the public beta of Crossover today and I installed Internet Explorer 6 into my iMac. It is amazing. No Windows!!

Yes, I can see lots of bugs already, not ready for primetime, but it does show a lot of promise.

August 31, 2006 10:02 AM

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