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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 991304"><p>Sorry, gotta get this out of the way first:</p><p>A Mac is short for "Macintosh." It's not an acronym, thus it should not be capitalised.</p><p></p><p>To put it another way:</p><p><strong>mac</strong>: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric</p><p><strong>MAC</strong>: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control</p><p><strong>Mac</strong>: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.</p><p></p><p>Ditto for iPod. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Okay, so to answer your first question, you probably have to get a new copy of Windows (not from Apple, they don't sell it). The reason is Microsoft's lovely "activation" -- once you've used a copy of Windows on one machine, you can't put it on another without permission from MS.</p><p></p><p>To answer your second question, yes you can use Windows 7. Apple just this month finally updated their drivers to make this officially supported. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. "Power" isn't really the right word there, but I know what you mean.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know the correct answer to this question. 32-bit Mac OS X could use 8GB of RAM, so I see no reason why you would *have* to have 64-bit Windows to do the same, but I don't know this for a fact.</p><p></p><p>Congrats and enjoy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 991304"] Sorry, gotta get this out of the way first: A Mac is short for "Macintosh." It's not an acronym, thus it should not be capitalised. To put it another way: [b]mac[/b]: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [b]MAC[/b]: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control [b]Mac[/b]: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. Ditto for iPod. :) Okay, so to answer your first question, you probably have to get a new copy of Windows (not from Apple, they don't sell it). The reason is Microsoft's lovely "activation" -- once you've used a copy of Windows on one machine, you can't put it on another without permission from MS. To answer your second question, yes you can use Windows 7. Apple just this month finally updated their drivers to make this officially supported. :) Yes. "Power" isn't really the right word there, but I know what you mean. I don't know the correct answer to this question. 32-bit Mac OS X could use 8GB of RAM, so I see no reason why you would *have* to have 64-bit Windows to do the same, but I don't know this for a fact. Congrats and enjoy! [/QUOTE]
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