what is imac BootCamp ?

Question

When answering questions about imac people mention the word
BootCamp .

what are they talking about ?

Answer 1

Hi Questa,

BootCamp is a software method for Intel-based Macintoshes to load Windows onto their Mac and use natively on their hardware.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bootcamp.html

If you just have an older PowerPC Macintosh, then you are forced to use the Microsoft VirtualPC to run Windows on your Mac.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc

I'm quite happy using Macintosh products to do what I want, so I haven't used it myself.

Questa, I've noticed that you ask a lot of Macintosh questions here on Yahoo! Answers. That's great, but you also get a lot of abuse from the Windows Nazis. If I could make a suggestion. See if there's a local Macintosh users group in your area and go to some of their meetings. These guys are really smart and you can learn an awful lot about your Macintosh by attending their meetings.

Best of luck to you.

--Rick

Answer 2

Seriously, you want to erase Mac OS X to only have Windows 7 left? Why did you purchase a Mac then? The only advantage that a Mac has is when using Mac OS X. When using Microsoft Windows, you loose all advantages and you will only have a nice looking computer for which you paid way too much, as you could have purchased a better computer with Windows 7 for far less. Stick with Mac OS X and use Windows 7 via Boot Camp for those applications which are not Mac OS X compatible or sell your Mac and purchase a normal computer instead. If you want to continue your foolishness, download Parted Magic to resize your current Windows 7. It would be a waste of money though.

Answer 3

It's software from Apple that allows you to run Windows on a Mac.