After Apple released a program called Boot Camp, which allowed anyone with an Intel based Mac to install Windows, but to use Windows one had to restart every time. Shortly thereafter a program called Parallels sort of did the same thing, but better yet, it allowed the same Intel based Macs to install Windows (any flavor including 3.1), MS-DOS, Linux, or OS/2 and you do not have to re-boot. Kind of like what Virtual PC tried to do back in the day, but a whole lot better. My buddy Matt showed it up and running first and it looked great, then some other friends needed to use IE (feel sorry for them) and they were thinking about buying a cheap PC laptop, so I suggested we try this out. I downloaded the free 15 day trial on my MacBook and installed a version of Windows XP Home that I had to test it out. It was a fairly simple install, and there I was using XP in a browser, or with a click of a simple keystroke, I could go full screen. Like the quote on the box says, it's kind of like having two computers, the best of both worlds. So, if you are looking to get a new computer, I highly recommend a Mac and then if you really need a Windows machine, look no further than Parallels Desktop for Mac.
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Thanks for the screenshot! -J
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