Re: Mac? OT?
- From: Ben Myers <ben_myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:15:18 -0400
Christopher Muto wrote:
"Bob Levine" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:h0j55c$jlv$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxRobert243 wrote:I have been a Dell user since early 90's and currently have a desktop (9200) and a laptop (Inspiron 8600). Both are working fine but the laptop is 6 years old.You're not likely to find anything compatible with DOS programs. That said, hardwarewise, the Macbooks are fabulous machines and run Windows as well as any dedicated Windows laptop I've seen.
I am including a Mac as a possible laptop replacement and am looking for feedback.
The main concern is compatability with:
- existing files and programs(MS Office 2003, old DOS program MYM10,
- printer, scanner etc
any other issues?
Thanks
Robert
Bootcamp is very simple to set up or you can run Windows under Parallels or VMWare.
Most printers have OSX drivers.
You probably already know this, but they're not cheap. Check out www.expercom.com. Good pricing and service. And no, I have no connection to them except as a satisfied customer.
Bob
i agree with what bob said and only have this to add...
you may find that you have just as many compatibility issues with your existing hardware (scanner/printer) with 'upgrading' to vista as you might with upgrading to osx. so either way you may need to replace something as the solution.
as for how much more expensive apple gear is than others is not just in the initial purchase but further down the road as well. since they are not nearly as prolific as pcs, the new replacement parts controlled entirely by apple, and the used parts being of limited supply, means that even a do it yourself repair down the road is expensive. ie, you won't be able to pick up a cheap replacement lcd from ebay in four years time. you could look at this as a positive as it means the resale value of a mac is much stronger than any pc, but for repair of a machine that you want to keep it is shockingly expensive to fix.
I have not gotten extensively into what it takes to run older DOS programs, but there are several non-Microsoft add-ons that can be installed to run DOS in a command (cmd) type of window.
In fact: http://www.dosbox.com/
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 - Qbix
DOSBox 0.73 has been released!
Most noticeable changes:
* Support for more graphics modes and cards.
* Improved Vista support.
* New OPL emulation cores.
* Sound fixes and improvements for Mac OS X.
* Lots of compatibility fixes.
* Lots of cdrom detection improvements.
* Lots of memory (EMS/XMS) improvements.
* Various fixes and enhancements for the recompiling core.
* Support for evdev.
* Lots of DOS fixes.
* Slightly faster!
* More stable.
Note the reference to OS X! ... Ben Myers
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