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Mac OS X OS 10.5 will boot into Windows

Apple's next upgrade to it's operating system, code named Leopard, will enable Intel-based Macs to boot into both OS X and Microsoft Windows.

Currently known as Boot Camp, the new technology will enable users of Apple Mac computers to choose whether to work in Apple's default OS X operating system, or whether to start the computer as a native PC running Windows XP.

The move, which has surprised many in the business and design community, has ignited speculation that Apple are trying to take advantage of Microsoft's delay in releasing the latest version of Windows - codenamed Vista. It is suggested that current PC users will be more inclined to purchase a Mac, if they are still able to run their favourite Windows only programs should they need to.

But Boot Camp also means a huge advantage for graphic designers working in mixed computing environments. In particular for graphic designers working in corporate offices, where they occasionally have to run Windows only programs. Unlike Windows emulation tools like Virtual PC, which runs very slowly on a Mac, Boot Camp enables Windows programs to run on an Intel Mac at full speed.

Apple have released a beta version of Boot Camp. For those designers with the new Intel equipped Macs and who are brave enough to try out beta software, it can be downloaded from Apple's web site. The rest will have to wait for the release of version 10.5 of Mac OS X, which has been codenamed Leopard.

The major graphics software developers, including Adobe and Quark, have announced that they will continue to support the Apple OS X operating system. Quark have just released version 7 of QuarkXpress and are currently beta testing the universal binary of QuarkXpress which will run natively on Intel equipped Macs.

6 April 2006 (updated 28 May 2006)

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