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<blockquote data-quote="MBP17•David" data-source="post: 1578798" data-attributes="member: 320225"><p>I have a somewhat similar requirement for a single Windows-only application: I need to run CorelDRAW X3, to be able to access a large collection of files. </p><p></p><p>I've used <a href="https://www.virtualbox.org" target="_blank">VirtualBox</a> for a long time, before I switched to Mac (from Linux), and decided to try Parallels, so I bought IIRC, v.7 ... I found it remarkably intrusive, permeating the entire OSX system (well, that's the idea, I suppose), and removed it completely shortly thereafter, going back to tried and tested VirtualBox. </p><p></p><p>The WinXP 'machine' I run in VB, is not allowed online, so no worries about viruses etc, and does the job. </p><p></p><p>I suggest that, for a single app to link a device, VB is more than sufficient, in fact you might even get away with <a href="https://winehq.org/about/" target="_blank">WINE</a>, but VB is simpler to use and is guaranteed to work, plus it's free <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MBP17•David, post: 1578798, member: 320225"] I have a somewhat similar requirement for a single Windows-only application: I need to run CorelDRAW X3, to be able to access a large collection of files. I've used [URL="https://www.virtualbox.org"]VirtualBox[/URL] for a long time, before I switched to Mac (from Linux), and decided to try Parallels, so I bought IIRC, v.7 ... I found it remarkably intrusive, permeating the entire OSX system (well, that's the idea, I suppose), and removed it completely shortly thereafter, going back to tried and tested VirtualBox. The WinXP 'machine' I run in VB, is not allowed online, so no worries about viruses etc, and does the job. I suggest that, for a single app to link a device, VB is more than sufficient, in fact you might even get away with [URL="https://winehq.org/about/"]WINE[/URL], but VB is simpler to use and is guaranteed to work, plus it's free ;) [/QUOTE]
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