Thanks Patti & Janis for confirming my thoughts. I have Vista and would be installing that on my Windows partition. I think the consensus seems to be that Fusion is the best of the emulators. This is quite a big step for me as I've always been a PC guy. I will however, also be retaining my PC (at least for the immediate future) for any programs that just refuse to work on the Mac.
Heading into my local Apple store tomorrow :) Keith > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janis > L Gilmore > Sent: 03 October 2008 22:10 > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a mac > > Yes, Keith, it runs quite well on a Mac. I have it on both my MacBook > Air > and my iMac, running on Fusion. The problem with Boot Camp is that it > requires you to boot your computer as either a Mac or a PC, and you > can't go > back and forth without shutting down. > > I haven't tried Parallels. The Apple Store recommended Fusion, and > that's > what I went with. > > On my MacBook Air, which is by nature limited in resources, it runs > fine - > actually better than fine - quite well. I am more than happy to travel > with > it, and use it as my sole database. However, on the iMac, which has > loads of > resources, it performs just as well as on a PC. > > The installation of Fusion is easy, and the creation of a virtual > machine is > easy. Be aware that you will have to purchase some version of Windows > (I am > on Windows XP for this purpose, although I was on Vista before I > deserted my > PC). If you have two computers, you will have to purchase Windows twice > - a > significant investment. > > Having said all of the above, I am thrilled after 15 years of PC to > back on > a Mac, which I started on in 1986, and used until our company went PC. > There > is really no comparison. (Shameless editorializing.) > > Janis > > > On 10/3/08 4:41 PM, "Keith Bage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm sure this question has been covered many times so I apologise in > advance > > but could someone reassure me that Legacy WILL run on a Mac using > either > > Boot Camp, Fusion or Parallels and if so which of these PC emulators > are > > recommended. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
