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After a good friend did it a couple of weeks ago... I'm giving serious thought to coming back to Apple after many years with the PC, and it'll most likely be the iMac bundled with the 3 Gigs memory, 500 Gig HDD, 24", etc.. So as I'm doing my research, I see that Apple is about to launch a new OS called Leopard, and there will be many improvements (?) with it. Should I assume that if I bought now I'd get a free upgrade? Or should I wait until the end of the month and just buy it when its packaged with the iMac?
I'm not in a major hurry as my PC is pretty adequate and loaded with software and projects. To that end, I've been reading about a software called "Parallels" that out-does BootCamp in that it actually allows you to run MS Apps simultaneously in the main apple window. This would be wonderful for me to make the transition, and since I intend to keep my Shuttle X 2.7 GHx little box running side by side with the iMac, it would seem to me that plucking files from the Shuttle's two SATA drives and even running some MS Apps on the new iMac would be a breeze.
One other question... I haven't really looked at the back end of the iMac in terms of I/O's... but is there a way to utilize my PC monitor to expand the iMac desktop? In a PC, I've always run dual monitors so I can have two distinct desktops. Matrox made adequate (for graphics) dual monitor video cards, and if that doesn't work, you simply plop in a second video card in an open slot if your prime card doesn't support two monitors.
One other question while I have anyone's attention. Is there a full keyboard on the horizon that will be wireless? I've gotten so used to wireless keyboards and mice that I'm a bit baffled that the iMac's wireless keyboard has the number pad chopped off! Could you use aftermarket wireless keyboards/mice with the iMac?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Doc
I'm not in a major hurry as my PC is pretty adequate and loaded with software and projects. To that end, I've been reading about a software called "Parallels" that out-does BootCamp in that it actually allows you to run MS Apps simultaneously in the main apple window. This would be wonderful for me to make the transition, and since I intend to keep my Shuttle X 2.7 GHx little box running side by side with the iMac, it would seem to me that plucking files from the Shuttle's two SATA drives and even running some MS Apps on the new iMac would be a breeze.
One other question... I haven't really looked at the back end of the iMac in terms of I/O's... but is there a way to utilize my PC monitor to expand the iMac desktop? In a PC, I've always run dual monitors so I can have two distinct desktops. Matrox made adequate (for graphics) dual monitor video cards, and if that doesn't work, you simply plop in a second video card in an open slot if your prime card doesn't support two monitors.
One other question while I have anyone's attention. Is there a full keyboard on the horizon that will be wireless? I've gotten so used to wireless keyboards and mice that I'm a bit baffled that the iMac's wireless keyboard has the number pad chopped off! Could you use aftermarket wireless keyboards/mice with the iMac?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
Doc