General Meeting – Parallels Desktop / September 12th / 6:30 pm

When Apple moved from the PowerPC CPU chip to Intel processors, they created Boot Camp. For many years it let us run Windows software on our Macs.  With the shift from Intel CPUs to Apple Silicon, Boot Camp has met its demise. However, there was always an alternative to Boot Camp that was preferred by many: virtualization. A virtualization program sits on top of Mac OS and becomes an interface between the Mac hardware and Windows. Application programs will run on the virtual PC and never know the work is being done by Mac hardware. An advantage of a  virtualization program is that you have both OSes running at once, a great convenience.

A  global leader in the virtualization game is Parallels. Typically they release a new version late each summer. In fact Parallels Desktop 18 was just released on August 9. For many years in the fall Kurt Schumucker, Parallels Product Manager, has been kind enough to come and give PMUG a rundown on the cool new features of their latest release.

At our September meeting Kurt will demonstrate how a virtual Windows PC works on a Mac and highlight the advances introduced with Parallels Desktop 18, including showing how it runs with MacOS Ventura, which we expect to go mainstream in September.

Join in the fun at our September virtual meeting, for information and camaraderie.

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