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Article: Virtual PC 6: update improves OS X integration, performance, and usability. (Reviews).(Connectix elmulation software)
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- Macworld
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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If you're a PC user and Apple's recent ads have persuaded you to switch, but you still pine for some of the PC applications you left behind, Connectix's recently updated Virtual PC 6 might give you the best of both worlds. The new release improves integration with OS X (especially with the Dock) and lets you mount drive images on the desktop, and the company claims that this version's -- performance is 25 percent faster than Virtual PC 5,0's (####; Reviews, April 2002). But before you rush out and buy this product (or upgrade to it), realize that you're not getting a PC for $250 (or less). 'What you're buying is software that allows you to run PC operating systems and ...