I've set up my mac book pro to triple boot win7, win8, and OSX using rEFIt. The procedure is a bit dodgy. It's also particular on which Mac firmware you've got.
-Larry On 01.05.2013, at 21:31, Mike Schwendeman <[email protected]> wrote: > Neal (Da' MAN!) > > Thank you for your advise, Neal; I shall allow XP-SP3 installation to > continue. > I REALLY do appreciate your highly qualified advice!! > > I would REALLY like to have TWO Boot camp partitions on my iMac!! Then, I > could easily switch from XP to 7; -This would be a great way to make > comparisons. But, as I have been told, this is not possible... > > > To Darryl; Your advice and comments are also valued. I do believe I will set > up my PowerSDR/Boot-Camp to run with Windows 7 at some point. For now, I am > feeling the strain of PowerSDR as well as the load that LIVESTREAM present to > my computer. Livestream can easily go away, as it is a seldom used app, but > it is still not nice to see the "percentage metering" showing a rather high > workload. Thank you for your input. > > 73! -Mike- KØJTA > > On 5/1/13 1:34 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: >> I fully support win7 but I would stick with XP in your situation. In any >> "hosted" environment, XP takes less resources, both disk and processor. >> >> 73 >> Neal Campbell >> Owner >> Abroham Neal LLC >> Work: +1 540 645 5394 >> Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Mike Schwendeman <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Resending this email/posting, as I had not selected "plain text" >> in my last; This may be a duplicate, if I had not needed to make >> this assumed correction... Sorry; -Mike- >> >> On 5/1/13 12:52 PM, Mike Schwendeman wrote: >> >> Thank you for your reply, Darryl! I do LIKE how Win-7 operates! >> >> But again, which OS will offer the least "workload" for >> PowerSDR??? >> Your words of .NET 4.5 is interesting. >> >> I recall having to download ".NET-Something" in order to make >> XP-SP3 run PowerSDR. >> - Is this ".NET 4.5" something that is NOT in XP-SP3? >> >> I do not have Win-8 available, but I could consider... >> >> Does Win-8 "run" faster than Win-7??? >> Would Win-8 result in a LOWER "% usage" than Win-7? >> Would Win-7 result in a LOWER "% usage" than XP? >> - Again, my ONLY consideration is the "% usage" of PowerSDR! >> >> 73; -Mike- KØJTA >> >> >> On 5/1/13 12:39 PM, Darryl Wagoner wrote: >> >> Personally I would go with Windows 7. XP is at end of >> life therefore FlexRadio should not feel under any >> obligation to support XP as there is many features with >> .NET 4.5 that would make PSDR better and faster. >> Personally I would go with Windows 8. It boots very quickly. >> >> 73 >> Darryl Wagoner WA1GON >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Mike Schwendeman >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> I am in the process of installing Boot Camp on a 2.8 >> Ghz i5 >> equipped iMac. >> I have the choice of installing Windows XP-SP3, or >> Windows 7. >> >> My ONLY CONSIDERATION is the workload, or the speed of >> either OS. >> In other words, WHICH OS WILL SHOW THE LOWEST CPU % >> with PowerSDR? >> (XP installation is under way at this moment, but I >> can easily >> change to 7.) >> >> Thank you! 73; -Mike- KØJTA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flexedge mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called >> FlexEdge. >> It is used for posting topics related to SDR software >> innovation >> and other technical SDR topics. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flexedge mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz >> This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. >> It is used for posting topics related to SDR software innovation >> and other technical SDR topics. > > > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software innovation and other technical SDR > topics. _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software innovation and other technical SDR topics.
