“Parallels, Inc. is preparing to make a quantum leap in the art of Windows virtualization software for the Mac with a new version of its Parallels Desktop software that will introduce a refined user interface and greater support for Apple Computer’s Boot Camp software,” Slash Lane reports for AppleInsider.
Lane reports, “A beta of the upcoming release, distributed to testers this week, packs a completely redesigned interface for windows and dialogs, making them even easier to manage and more appealing to the eye.
“Another major enhancement in the new version — labeled Parallels Desktop for Mac Beta Build 3036 — will allow a pre-installed Apple Boot Camp partition with Windows XP to be used as a virtual hard disk drive. Users of the software will be able to boot from that Boot Camp partition directly from within Parallels Desktop, forgoing a restart,” Lane reports.
Lane reports, “Another long awaited feature slated to make its debut is ‘seamless drag-and-drop’ of files and folders between Windows and Max OS X. Along the same lines, a feature called ‘coherency,’ will display Windows applications as if they were Mac ones.”
More details in the full article here.
Parallels Desktop for Mac: http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/
Related articles:
Sharing your Apple MacBook Pro’s EVDO connection with Parallels Desktop for Mac – November 14, 2006
Parallels makes installing Windows on a Mac easier than installing Windows on a PC – November 01, 2006
Parallels updates Desktop for Mac – October 12, 2006
Best of both worlds: only Apple Mac can run both Mac OS X and Windows – October 30, 2006
Running Windows on an Apple MacBook is ‘fabulous’ – October 30, 2006
Apple Macs can run more software than Windows PCs – October 30, 2006
Parallels updates Desktop for Mac – October 12, 2006
Mossberg offers advice on switching from Windows to Mac – October 05, 2006
Embrace and Extinguish in action: TechIQ’s ‘The VAR Guy’ dumps Windows, switches to Mac OS X – September 25, 2006
Apple Boot Camp’s ‘Windows Insecurity Blanket’ helps buyers decide to switch to Macs – May 19, 2006
Macs that run Windows will calm potential switchers’ irrational fears – April 06, 2006
Dude, you got a Dell? What are you, stupid? Only Apple Macs run both Mac OS X and Windows! – April 05, 2006
InfoWorld: Nothing can compare to Apple’s new Power Mac G5 Quad – true workstation at desktop price – October 24, 2005
Intel-based Macs running both Mac OS X and Windows will be good for Apple – June 10, 2005
to Bill_601:
“What if you could clone an existing PC hard drive into Parallels? That’s my big hold up on totally dumping my last PC (we have two Macs) – I want to duplicate it on a Mac under emulation without trying to reinstall everything.”
http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?s=33cd50cf89bcb12021d48c8279115962&t=5999
Does anybody know how much RAM Parallels actually takes up?
I love Parallels. I just wish it wouldn’t freeze up my machine so often, or exhibit such horrendous stability problems, even with the latest update.
When they say “major update,” I tremble with fear. I wish they’d stop adding features and just fix the damned thing.
I can’t wait until Leopard comes out and Apple does Windows support Right. But in the meantime, I still love Parallels. Warts and all.
Bill601, you should read the referenced article:
“Additionally, Parallels said its adding a “Transporter Beta bundled” in the new version that will help users migrate their Windows PC, VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels virtual machines.”
I have had not one single stability problem with Parallels, given that it’s running Windows XP. Not one single crash or freeze up on two different iMacs and my MacBook pro.
I did notice bad performance until I upgraded to 2 GB of ram. I’ve got Parallels running at full memory allocation and it’s using about 200MB of memory on my MacBook according to Activity monitor. It’s the same on my iMacs.
This is it. This is the beginning of the end. =)
-c
MW: ‘gone’ (and good riddance)
ping—games–go play pong. Games are for children. Make something of yourself, design games.
I still don’t get it.
If I have a perfectly good Windows partition on a computer why would I run Mac OS X?
Your potential. Our passion.
With Parallels Transporter, you can migrate a real or virtual PC to your Parallels setup.
Brilliant.
You’re gonna love this folks.
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According to ArsTechnica, the Windows Vista EULA prohibits the basic versions of Vista from being run in a virtualization environment. Good thing there’s Boot Camp.
I seem to remember Parallels saying a while back they were planning 3D acceleration to make it feasible to play games in virtualization. Will be interesting to see that.
Question… I understand virtulziation only uses one core max when running any windows app, and it’s a limitaiton of the Intel technology it is built on… is this in fact the case? As far as i can tell, this is the mail reason it is slower than booting natively with bootcamp.
Question… I understand virtulziation only uses one core max when running any windows app, and it’s a limitaiton of the Intel technology it is built on… is this in fact the case? As far as i can tell, this is the mail reason it is slower than booting natively with bootcamp.
Question… I understand virtulziation only uses one core max when running any windows app, and it’s a limitaiton of the Intel technology it is built on… is this in fact the case? As far as i can tell, this is the mail reason it is slower than booting natively with bootcamp.