(caveat - I'm not a Mac user, just a reader of lots of stuff)

The Intel Macs can be set up with a dual boot to Windows using Apple's "Boot
Camp".

Windows can be run in a virtual machine using Parallels' Desktop for Mac

But I'm not aware of any way to run Windows apps within the Mac OS.

Val


"Richard Bonner" <ak621@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
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> Tony Morgan wrote:
>> Richard Bonner wrote:
> (re: Mac Systems)
>> > As for software, I am under the impression that Intel Macs can run
>> >Windows (and presumably DOS) software natively so they'd have the same
>> >variety available.
>
>> I might be stupid, but it seems to me that if that were the case, all
>> they're doing is making just another IBM PC clone. And god knows - there
>> are more than enough of those already :-)
>> --
>> Tony Morgan
>
> *** I sort of thought the same thing, but not being a Mac user, i can't
> answer.I assume that Mac software would still run and, in addition, PC
> software (at least DOS and Windows programs).
>
> Is there a Mac user lurking that could clear this up?
>
> Richard Bonner
> http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/