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Windows XP on an intel mac
nihilist:
--- Quote from: edscoble ---an irony since EFI was developed by both Intel and Microsoft isn't it?
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Well, not really. EFI isn't really a standard yet. EFI 1.1, which is what Apple is using with their gear, is actually outdated. The rest of the x86 world is currently looking at EFI 2.0 and 2.1, with 2.1 likely to become the standard replacement for the BIOS. Which means that Vista will support 2.x, not 1.1. Thus Apple has managed to tie itself to a "dead" technology with their brand new product. Now that amuses me. (I'm sure they did it to help ensure that their hardware is theirs, and that future OSs will not work on it, etc. But still.)
Matteh99:
That doesn't really make sence.
Apple isn't stuck with 1.1 forever. There is nothing stopping apple from using the 2.x standard in their later computers. All they have to do is make sure osx also supports 1.1 as well as 2.x.
Since UEFI 2.0 just got released march first what was apple supposed to do? use standard BIOS? Delay releasing the iMac till EFI 2.0 came out? They can make 1.1 do everything they need it to and they don't have wait for it to happen.
Any ways dual booting between windows and OS X is cool. Both XP and OS X have their advanages over eachother. So being able to do both on the same system really makes things interesting. Being able to switch on the fly would be even cooler but dual booting is still pretty good.
Eric
Samari:
I just saw today that WinXP doesn't have drivers for the fans in the new Apples. So I'd hold off on duel booting until minor details like that are worked out.
jhocking:
Didn't you know, Macs don't need fans for cooling?
est:
Samari: from what I've read it seems that that's only half true. The fans do kick in, but they kick in later. Apparently this means that they get hotter quicker, but don't get any hotter than when you're running OSX (ie: same max temperature).
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