[MacTUG] Apple Introduces Boot Camp

[Glenn Anderson]

Apple Introduces Boot Camp
Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP
CUPERTINO, California—April 5, 2006—Apple® today introduced Boot  
Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run  
Windows XP. Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows  
users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install  
Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete,  
users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS® X or Windows  
XP. Boot Camp will be a feature in “Leopard,” Apple’s next major  
release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed at Apple’s Worldwide  
Developer Conference in August.

“Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many  
customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s  
superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,” said Philip  
Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product  
Marketing. “We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to  
Windows users considering making the switch.”

Boot Camp simplifies Windows installation on an Intel-based Mac by  
providing a simple graphical step-by-step assistant application to  
dynamically create a second partition on the hard drive for Windows,  
to burn a CD with all the necessary Windows drivers, and to install  
Windows from a Windows XP installation CD. After installation is  
complete, users can choose to run either Mac OS X or Windows when  
they restart their computer.

Pricing & Availability
The public beta of Boot Camp is available immediately as a download  
at www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp, and is preview software licensed  
for use on a trial basis for a limited time. The final version of  
Boot Camp will be available as a feature in the upcoming Mac OS X  
version 10.5 “Leopard.” Apple does not provide support for installing  
or running Boot Camp and does not sell or support Microsoft Windows  
software. Apple welcomes user feedback on Boot Camp at  
bootcamp at apple.com.

System Requirements
Boot Camp requires an Intel-based Mac with a USB keyboard and mouse,  
or a built-in keyboard and TrackPad; Mac OS X version 10.4.6 or  
later; the latest firmware update; at least 10GB of free space on the  
startup disk; a blank recordable CD or DVD; and single-disc version  
of Windows XP Home Edition or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the  
Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the  
Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation  
with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating  
system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also  
spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable  
music players and iTunes online music store.
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