Re: XP / Geovision / Intel-Mac

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Hunter wrote:
> Aye ... but I'm looking to run in a 'Mac network, so it might be the
> most stable approach !
>

How does that make any difference if the Intel Mac is running XP? Other
than aesthetically... :-)

The Intel Macs are very nearly architecturally identical to PCs now -
except for the lack of BIOS. Apple's Boot Camp s/w is just a workaround
for the lack of BIOS. Installing Boot Camp and running XP just turns it
into a Prettier PC.

> There's also the thought that once having got cameras & associated
> software, for HA, it might be a smallish step to go on to making
> home-movies ... then again, that's probably daft, because iMovie would
> presumably be the more sensible approach to that ...
>

Yes, definitely. Unless you're specifically going for the home made
reality TV fly-on-the-wall genre...

Jim