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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:39 pm
Post subject: Want to buy first mac for home question
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Hi,
I want to buy a Mac for home - Kids Computer.
1. In their school they use Windows based machines, using alot of
Power-Point, Excel, Word...
If I buy a Mac, will my kids be able to still be compatible with MS office
application for their school projects?
2. I heard (maybe incorrectly) that if you buy a Intel based Mac, you
could boot in Windows or Mac... is this true? Little more detail would be
appreciated.... I searched Apple.com but could not find the answer...
Thanks,
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Want to buy first mac for home question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:39:13 -0500, mac wrote (in article
<RYtug.67071$fb2.19691@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>):
> I heard (maybe incorrectly) that if you buy a Intel based Mac, you could
> boot in Windows or Mac... is this true? Little more detail would be
> appreciated.... I searched Apple.com but could not find the answer...
There are two major ways to run Windows on an Intel based Mac, Boot Camp from
Apple and Parallels Desktop from Parallels. Boot Camp allows the computer to
one at a time run Mac OS X or Windows, a reboot being required to switch.
Parallels Desktop runs Windows as an application within Mac OS X.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Want to buy first mac for home question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <RYtug.67071$fb2.19691@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>,
"mac" <aaa DeleteThis @aaa.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to buy a Mac for home - Kids Computer.
>
> 1. In their school they use Windows based machines, using alot of
> Power-Point, Excel, Word...
> If I buy a Mac, will my kids be able to still be compatible with MS office
> application for their school projects?
Office for OSX is almost completely compatible with office for WinXP.
The only problems I've experienced come down to font availability
between platforms. As long as you stick with the core MS fonts, you
should be OK.
> Thanks,
> mac >> Stay informed about: Want to buy first mac for home question |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:27 pm
Post subject: Re: Want to buy first mac for home question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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mac wrote:
> 1. In their school they use Windows based machines, using alot of
> Power-Point, Excel, Word...
> If I buy a Mac, will my kids be able to still be compatible with MS office
> application for their school projects?
Yes. You can either buy Office for the Mac, or get OpenOffice or
NeoOffice which open Office files. If they need Access though, you
might have problems.
> 2. I heard (maybe incorrectly) that if you buy a Intel based Mac, you
> could boot in Windows or Mac... is this true? Little more detail would be
> appreciated.... I searched Apple.com but could not find the answer...
www.apple.com/bootcamp >> Stay informed about: Want to buy first mac for home question |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:06 pm
Post subject: Re: Want to buy first mac for home question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On 16/7/06 7:01 pm, in article
kirk-0266EB.14010416072006.TakeThisOut@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com, "Kirk Sluder"
<kirk.TakeThisOut@nospam.jobsluder.net> wrote:
> Office for OSX is almost completely compatible with office for WinXP.
> The only problems I've experienced come down to font availability
> between platforms......
.... and also there's no MS Access ! >> Stay informed about: Want to buy first mac for home question |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:59 pm
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On 19/7/06 4:47 pm, in article
erilarloFRY-D7A18A.10472319072006 RemoveThis @news.airstreamcomm.net, "erilar"
<erilarloFRY RemoveThis @SPAMchibardun.net.invalid> wrote:
> In article <C0E1822A.1A9C6A%Spam.Blocker@I.Dont.Want.No.Spam.INVALID>,
> Richard H <Spam.Blocker RemoveThis @I.Dont.Want.No.Spam.INVALID> wrote:
>
>> On 16/7/06 7:01 pm, in article
>> kirk-0266EB.14010416072006 RemoveThis @newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com, "Kirk Sluder"
>> <kirk RemoveThis @nospam.jobsluder.net> wrote:
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>>> Office for OSX is almost completely compatible with office for WinXP.
>>> The only problems I've experienced come down to font availability
>>> between platforms......
>>
>> ... and also there's no MS Access !
>>
> ????
You know - the database application. >> Stay informed about: Want to buy first mac for home question |
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