<br><b>The First Virtualization Solution for Intel-powered Macs (released 2006/04/06)</b>
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<br>Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta for Mac OS X offers users a number of important features, including:
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<br>- <i>Broad OS Support:</i>
<br>Use any version of Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, 2003), any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, or MS-DOS in secure virtual machines running alongside Mac OS X.
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<br>- <i>Great Performance:</i>
<br>Driven by full support for dual-core processors and Intel Virtualization Technology (included in almost every new Intel-powered Mac), virtual machines created using Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta offer near-native performance and rock-solid stability.
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<br>- <i>Unmatched Ease of Use:</i>
<br>Download the program and install it with a single click. Build a virtual machine in seconds using helpful wizards. Configure virtual machines using a simple web-inspired interface.
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<br>- <i>Works on any Intel-powered Mac:</i>
<br>Any Intel Powered Macintosh running OS X 10.4.4 or higher is compatible with Parallels Workstation 2.1.
<br>- Introduced USB support. Connect your favorite USB devices directly to a virtual machine!
<br>- Introduced shared folders. Share files between Mac OS X and any Windows XP or Windows 2003 guest virtual machine!
<br>- Support for dynamic screen resolutions. When a guest OS is selected, a list of available screen resolutions is dynamically populated with primary OS resolutions.
<br>- Fixed keyboard mapping problems
<br>- Fixed mouse pointer lag problem
<br>- Better sound support
<br>- Fixed problems with sleeping/waking up the primary OS when a VM is running
<br>- Introduced the ability to resize a guest when switching to fullscreen mode
<br>- Added optional "transition cube" animation for transitioning to and from fullscreen mode
<br>- Fixed several kernel panics
<br>- Added default network adapter for bridged mode
<br>- Windows 98 no longer consumes 99% host CPU even when idle (in VT-x mode)
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<br><b>Why is Parallels Desktop the best solution for running Windows on a Mac? (released 2006/06/15)</b>
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<br>- <i>Unmatched Ease of Use:</i>
<br>Parallels Desktop for Mac is easy to download, install and use. Download the program and install it with a single click. Build a virtual machine in seconds using helpful wizards. Configure virtual machines on the fly using a simple, web-inspired interface.
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<br>- <i>Run any OS at the Same Time as Mac OS X</i>
<br>Use any version of Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, 2003), any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, or MS-DOS in secure virtual machines running alongside ´› not instead of - Mac OS X.
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<br>- <i>Build virtual machines that work exactly like stand-alone Windows computers</i>
<br>Use applications, access the internet, and work with any piece of hardware just like you would on a real computer, without the hassle of shutting down or booting up OSes or switching between terminals.
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<br>- <i>Easily share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X</i>
<br>Using the Parallels Shared Folders tool, you can easily share documents and folders, or cut and paste data, between any Windows XP, 2003 or 2000 virtual machine and your Mac OS X machine. No networking or complicated set up required!
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<br>- <i>Optimize virtual machine performance and save storage space with built-in Parallels Compressor technology</i>
<br>Parallels Desktop for Mac includes Parallels Compressor, a powerful built in tool that can improve virtual machine performance and conserve hard drive space by reducing the size of virtual hard disk images by 50% or more.
<br><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbt9upE6hpM target=_blank><u>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbt9upE6hpM</u></a> (Fast OS Switching)
<br><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE1XQyT_IbA target=_blank><u>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE1XQyT_IbA</u></a> (Fast OS Switching on MacBook)
