On Monday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 1.0.51348 of its Fusion software for the Mac.
Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications from the Mac OS X Dock. According to Macworld News, VMWare also supports 64-bit memory addressing support and offers ;experimental” support for the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 operating system as well as 3D graphics support.
VMWare 1.0.51348 currently retails for US$79.99 and requires an Intel-based Mac with 512 MB of RAM, 275 MB of hard disk space for the application, 1 GB of hard disk space for each virtual machne and Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later to run.
If you’ve tried the commercial version of VMWare or have an opinion on virtualization in general, let us know in the comments and forums.
On Monday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 1.0.51348 of its Fusion software for the Mac.
Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications from the Mac OS X Dock. According to Macworld News, VMWare also supports 64-bit memory addressing support and offers “experimental” support for the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 operating system as well as 3D graphics support.
VMWare 1.0.51348 currently retails for US$79.99 and requires an Intel-based Mac with 512 MB of RAM, 275 MB of hard disk space for the application, 1 GB of hard disk space for each virtual machne and Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later to run.
If you’ve tried the commercial version of VMWare or have an opinion on virtualization in general, let us know in the comments and forums.