Re: [Fed-Talk] has anyone used or heard anything about CrossOver Mac from Codeweavers yet?
Re: [Fed-Talk] has anyone used or heard anything about CrossOver Mac from Codeweavers yet?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] has anyone used or heard anything about CrossOver Mac from Codeweavers yet?
- From: Allan Marcus <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:40:07 -0600
"Free" is a relative term. Unless you have the paid edition of
virtualBox, you have to compile it, which is no easy feat for most
users. Also, as with any VM, you still nee a copy of Windows, which
can run as much as $400.
If you really want free, you use WINE, which is the open source
version of CrossOver. CrossOver is a good deal cheaper than any VM if
you include the costs of Winblows.
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Thanks,
Allan Marcus
505-667-5666
On Aug 7, 2009, at 11:47 AM, michael Morgan wrote:
My two cents worth....
I have used Crossover very recently with Micro$not's Office 2007,
Visio Pro '07, and Project '07 with no problems. As far as VM Ware
and Parallels are concerned... I am not sure why anyone would now
over pay for either of those bloatwares. Now I am fan of VM Ware
company a bit more they have been in the VM business along time
BUT.... I am using Sun's Virtual Box ( www.vituralbox.org) and I
will attest that it is a 99% + solution for most users. OH did I
mention it's completely FREE. I am running Windoze 7 with DOORS
systems engineering software package and Ubuntu 9.0 on two different
logical partitions from a external laptop hard drive via USB ( just
so it doesn't take up my core drive space) and I even have my Mac
running full encryption on that external drive... just in case it
gets lost or stolen.
With this kind of solution... crossover is a bit out dated & I
removed it from my system. I do however use Crossover for Games to
run a couple of games when I am on TDY.
r/
ENS Mike Morgan
Sr. C4I Systems Engineer (MDA/SNT)
On 07 Aug 2009, at 10:42 AM, Stilwell, Antonio D SPC NG NG NGB wrote:
Judging by what is posted on their site, it looks like a waste of
money. It seems to only support "old" versions of Microsoft
products like Internet Explorer 6. With the way that we have to be
keep our computers secure, IE6 wouldn't even be able to meet the
minimum standards.
I use VMware Fusion without any issue. I use only the virtual
machine running XP64. IMHO, its definitely worth the money.
Remember, you get what you pay for - that's why we are running Macs.
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Date: Friday, August 7, 2009 10:40
Subject: [Fed-Talk] has anyone used or heard anything about
CrossOver Mac from Codeweavers yet?
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