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Newbie question - Can Macs run Mac OS, Windows and Linux at the same time?
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<blockquote data-quote="Zoolook" data-source="post: 635178" data-attributes="member: 21101"><p>Yes, it's possible. I can have SuSE linux, WinXP and OS X all running at the same time (the 1st two under parallels).</p><p></p><p>The only real limitation is RAM, each virtual machine realistically consumes about 600MB of RAM (assuming you allow 512MB of RAM for the OS), but I have had 3 running on a MacBook 2ghz Core Duo, with 2 gigs of RAM with no real issues with YouTube videos playing in all 3 simultaneously.</p><p></p><p>I prefer Parallels to VM Fusion, but it's possible on both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zoolook, post: 635178, member: 21101"] Yes, it's possible. I can have SuSE linux, WinXP and OS X all running at the same time (the 1st two under parallels). The only real limitation is RAM, each virtual machine realistically consumes about 600MB of RAM (assuming you allow 512MB of RAM for the OS), but I have had 3 running on a MacBook 2ghz Core Duo, with 2 gigs of RAM with no real issues with YouTube videos playing in all 3 simultaneously. I prefer Parallels to VM Fusion, but it's possible on both. [/QUOTE]
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