From: "Gary Britt" 

Does Mac OS/X run dos apps?  I've still got two dos apps I use every day.

Gary

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:45454800$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> It's interesting.  I'm picking up more and more interest from the company
> about moving to Apple/Mac OS X/Apple-Intel Hardware.
>
> I just added a Mac-Mini to the studio mostly for doing iTunes encoding.
> Works really well, is totally silent (well, with the other computers
> making noise, this one is silent.  And, as the art designers said "It's so
> cute...".
>
> My boss (CEO) is in the market for a new laptop, and now that the new Mac
> Laptops can run Windows apps either via Boot Commander or Parallels, he's
> seriously looking to move.  95% of his time is spent in Office with
> Outlook, Excel and Word.  All things that are directly available on OSX
> with Office 2004 Mac.
>
> For the rest, we'd probably do Parallels so he can startup Windows to run
> the few apps he might need there.
>
> I'm learning more and more about OS X and Apple hardware (the PMU reset
> button is a key one to remember).
>
> A flotilla of Mac Mini's would make a nice set of office machines.  Gig
> Ethernet, 80-100 gig HD's, quite, small, low power consumption.  What's
> not to like?
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:45450a0e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> And how does that prevent you from installing on more than 5 machines
>>> "at home"?
>>
>> I don't think it does currently, but that might not be forever, the DRM
>> chip is a unique identifier even more than the WinXP
"Key", all it would
>> have to do is have some kind of unique CD identifier and you have all you
>> need for a 1 CD/1 computer scenario.
>>
>> I don't think Apple is at the level if they care about single home type
>> things, and besides since you *have* to have Apple hardware to run it,
>> they know they got money from you already.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>> news:4544fed6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> And how does that prevent you from installing on more than 5 machines
>>> "at home"?  Are the disks serialized by one of those
schemes where they
>>> write to odd spots on the DVD and put unique serial numbers in?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Glenn M.
>>> "Robert Comer"  wrote
in message
>>> news:4544d8fb$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> DRM chip.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bob Comer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:4544d880{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> Ah, good guess my son, but this is a new 5 pack
install.....
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, How DOES apple control copying, there is no
request (nor is there
>>>>> printed anywhere) an installkey.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>> "Geo"  wrote in
message news:45443aa5{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> It means stop trying to pirate the OS or you get
electroshock..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Geo. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote in message
>>>>>> news:45442b21{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>> I've just replaced a HD in a 12" Aluminum
G4 Powerbook.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now, I'm going to install OS X on this beast. 
I insert the DVD,
>>>>>>> hold down
>>>>>>> the C key to tell the system to boot form the
DVD drive, and I get a
>>>>>> strange
>>>>>>> pictorial error on screen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On one side is what looks like an open cover
with 2 batteries
>>>>>>> outside and
>>>>>> an
>>>>>>> arrow pointing in.  The other side has a
similar large oval picture,
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> red blinking dot on what looks like an end of a battery.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can find NO reference to that picture anywhere in the
>>>>>>> documentation
>>>>>> (what
>>>>>>> little there is), nor can I find anything on
the internet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I do know the battery level was low before I
started, but I've got
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>> power
>>>>>>> adapter plugged in.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does this mean possibly the battery needs to
be fully charged?
>>>>>>> Anyone
>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> a clue or pointer to what the error message means???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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