Using Windows Genealogy Programs on a Macintosh

Using Windows Genealogy

Programs on a Macintosh

Dick EastmanJune 7, 2014

Today’s Slides are available at:

http://www.eogn.com/handouts/windowsonmac

What is the most powerful

consumer-grade computer?

A Macintosh!It can run:Macintosh OS XWindows (any version)Linux (any X86 version)UNIX (several versions)Android

And can even run them

simultaneously!(Usually)

In fact, a Mac is a better PC than a

PC.According to many users who own both a

Macintosh and a Windows computer.

There are five common products

used to run Windows on a Mac

But...4 of them require a copy of Windows

and a Windows anti-virus program

...

...and the fifth method doesn’t work very well!

BootCampParallelsVMware FusionVirtualBoxCrossover (Wine)

BootCamp(Free)

Can only run one operating system at a time

Is a dual boot method

Three Products create a “virtual computer” in the OS X operating

system

Parallels ($79.99)VMware Fusion

($59.99)VirtualBox (Free)

Fifth choice: Crossover (based on Wine)$59.95Windows not required

But...

The First Four Listed can run

almost any Windows Program

Let’s take a look at VirtualBox