Marlene: I posted because we've had extensive discussions in recent months about VMware Fusion (as well as its competitors from Parallels and UTM) on this list. I believe there are people on list for whom this will be welcome news.
I don't mean to offend, but if you don't know, you're most likely not interested. A simple answer that probably doesn't explain enough is that it provides a virtualized environment into which you can install a second operating system, or even a different version of the host OS. It's a way to have both Mac and Windows on just one machine. Think of it as a box inside the big box that is your MacOS environment. The box in the box might then have Windows, or Linux, or an older version of MacOS--because that's what you, the user need. Marlene Kramer writes: > I am embarrassed to say I do not know what VMware fusion does. Can someone > describe for me what it is used for? > Thank you. Marlene > > > > On May 25, 2024, at 1:04???PM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > ???Dear All: > > > > Broadcom has recently announced that personal use of VMware Fusion will > > henceforth be free of charge. The instructions for getting a free copy > > seem a bit contorted, but they were never all that easy from VMware easy > > in my experience! > > > > The following link details how to get a copy for personal use and also > > points to the announcement from Broadcom: > > > > https://www.mikeroysoft.com/post/download-fusion-ws/ > > > > I plan to get Fusion on my laptop in the next week or so, so I'll follow > > up here with any observations based on my experience. > > > > Best, > > Janina > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka (she/her/hers) > > Accessibility Consultant https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka > > > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) > > Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > > > > Linux Foundation Fellow > > https://www.linuxfoundation.org/board-of-directors-2/ > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > > Visionaries list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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