“As I expected, I had mixed success with my experiments using Crossover: bridging software that allows some Windows applications to run on Macs with Intel processors. Crossover has an installers menu which lists several applications that are known to work and I opted to start with Internet Explorer 6, so beloved of banks in Thailand. The last version of IE for the Mac was 5,” Graham K. Rogers reports for eXtensions.
“The software automatically downloaded the necessary components, including the licencing agreement. At the end (and I loved this bit) it simulated a Windows reboot,” Rogers reports.
Rogers reports, “I must admit it felt odd to double-click that ‘e’ icon and open Explorer 6 on a Mac; but there it was, alive and kicking along with Outlook, Windows Media Player, Notepad and a couple of extras.”
Full article here.
CrossOver Mac 6.0: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/
HOLY CRAP! YOU CAN RUN WINDOWS ON A MAC?!
Yes sir-ee. And now TV’s come with a doo-hickey called a ree-mote. This lets you change the channels from your couch so you don’t have to clear out the beer cans everytime you want to watch something different.
If you come from the Linux world (as I do) and you’ve used a litttle free program called Wine, you can understand Crossover. I think it’s somehow unfair to catalog Crossover as “a piece of Zune”, when you understand how huge is the challenge of what they (and the Wine team) are trying to achieve.
On the “plus” side:
1. It’s an amazing achievement, despite of its imperfections
2. It’s a remarkable effort
3. It’s a the first step to become Windows-free
On the “minus” side:
1. It’s not perfect. It’s almost impossible to emulate calls from a closed (and very bad) operating system.
2. Crossover is pricey for what it delivers (while Wine is free, but runs only using X), check it at http://www.winehq.org
3. As per in #1, not all programs run, only some certified and tested to run. Some others need a lot of code hacking.
So, don’t expect Parallels when you try Crossover or Wine.
I still admire the Wine team for what they’ve done. Still, I see Wine as a product for the advanced user.
If you can handle using Windows apps in a non-critical environment and are able to hack into code, I’d recommend using Wine or Crossover. Not one cent is going to Micro$oft.
Otherwise, Parallels is a very good alternative. More pricey (since a Windows license is required) but works very nicely.
For the record, I’m a big GNU software enthusiast, but I’m NOT part of the Wine (or Crossover) team. I’ve had my problems myself, and I use Parallels. But again, that does not diminish the respect I have for the product and the effort put on it.
MDN Word: “mother”, as HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! How convenient!
@DogGone
Frontpage pages work on all browsers. It does some funky stuff in IE that Safari/Firefox/opera have no issues with. It’s always sad when Windows products don’t work with Windows products.
@AppleGuy
Someone also mentioned that program to me. I’ll look into it when I know I have some time to rebuild my sites.
friz
I’m running IE 6 for Windows righ t now on my MBP C2D. It’s all I needed in order to check websites after developing. So far, it works like a charm. No blood money to MS and no MS bloatware on my Mac. I’m going to try Firefox for Windows next.
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