I've done a lot of searching but cannot find a definitive answer to the question "Is there a Parallels Workstation for Mac?". It appears not to me. If not, is there an application that would give similar functionality to the Macbook Pro, i.e., run multiple OSes, linux, win2K, XP, Vista and/or OS2 in Virtual windows running under OS X? I was sooooo ready to buy a new Macbook Pro because I thought I would be able to test multiple operating systems on it concurrently. The functionality described by Parallels on their web page for the Workstation product is exactly what I would like on the Macbook Pro. I know about Parallels Desktop but as I understand it, that just allows one to run Windows on the Mac. Not what I'm seeking. Now that I re-read this email I'm thinking I might could run Parallels Desktop on the Macbook, running Win2K virtual and then run Parallels Workstation in the Win2K. Virtual in Virtual in Virtual. How slow would that be? Thanks for any assistance. Harry
Parallels Desktop for Mac will run any OS you like (except OS X itself) in a virtual machine. You can run as many simultaneously as you can fit into RAM, in theory. I regularly run Fedora Core 6 in Parallels. Parallels Desktop for Mac was originally named Parallels Workstation for Mac. They changed the name just before they shipped it.
I really appreciate your responding and I'll be ordering my Macbook Pro this weekend. I wish they had just stayed with the Workstation for Mac name instead of trying to make it sound like a totally different product. One is for Windows and one is for Mac and it looks like they both have very similar functionality. They just don't advertise them the same way. Thanks again, Harry
I like the "Parallels Desktop" name. My Mac is not a workstation, it's my Mac. Macs are different and should be different. It also appears as if Parallels Desktop have a few GUI features that make it a bit different from Parallels Workstation.
Enumerated that way, there are actually 3 products. You left out the Linux Workstation version - the one that probably shares more code with the Mac version than the windoze version. 'Workstation' fits well with Linux, and 'DeskTop' is at least reasonable for the Mac version. I think they ought to come up with a different name for the windoze version. Any ideas?
