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>> All Parallels Desktop news and articles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Official Page:<\/strong> Parallels.com\/en\/products\/desktop\/<\/a> Uses Intel Hardware Virtualization?<\/strong> Yes (Note:<\/strong> Core Solo-based Mac minis run software virtualization) Guest OSes:<\/strong> Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, 2003, Vista<\/a>), any Linux distribution (Ubuntu 7.04<\/a>, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS\/2, eComStation<\/a>, or MS-DOS<\/p>\n Other related software:<\/strong> Other Articles\/Sites:<\/strong> Previous Versions<\/strong> Additional Screenshots:<\/strong> >> All Parallels Desktop news and articles Official Page: Parallels.com\/en\/products\/desktop\/ Company: Parallels, Inc. Current Version: Version 2.5 Build 3188 (Feb 27, 2007) Blog\/News: ParallelsVirtualization.Blogspot.com Trial\/Demo Version … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page200.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/macvm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCompany:<\/strong> Parallels, Inc.<\/a>
\nCurrent Version: <\/strong> Version 2.5 Build 3188 (Feb 27, 2007)<\/a>
\nBlog\/News:<\/strong> ParallelsVirtualization.Blogspot.com<\/a>
\nTrial\/Demo Version Available:<\/strong> 15- Day Trial at Parallels.com<\/a>
\nCost: <\/strong> $79.95 ($65.99 at Amazon.com<\/a> – May 1, 2007)
\nRun Multiple Sessions Simultaneously: <\/strong>Yes
\n64-Bit Primary OS: <\/strong>No
\nRequirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n* Mac OS X v10.4.6
\n * Intel Core processor (Core Solo, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” (Dual Core)
\n * 512MB RAM (1GB recommended)
\n * 30MB free hard-disk space (for installation)
\n * Hard-disk space for each virtual machine.\n <\/ul>\n
\nMac Models known to work:<\/strong>
\nIssues with specific Mac Models:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n* PD Tweaker<\/a> – Software that addresses initial shortcomings (since rectified)
\n* Parallels Transporter<\/a> (Beta information, bundled with Parallels Desktop)
\n* SerialParallels 1.0<\/a> – for turning sockets into serial ports (Third Party)<\/p>\n
\n* Featured in Apple’s “Get a Mac – Run Windows” Campaign<\/a>
\n* 37Signals.com – Using Parallels in Web Design<\/a>
\n* November 1, 2006 – Virtual Strategy Magazine Podcast<\/a>
\n* June, 2006 Macworld review of Parallels Desktop for Mac<\/a>
\n* Wikipedia Entry<\/a><\/p>\n
\n* March 7, 2007 – Build 3188<\/a> – Version 2.5
\n* February 27, 2007 – Build 3186<\/a> – Final Release – Version 2.5
\n* February 15, 2007 – Build 3170 – Release Candidate 3<\/a>
\n* February 7, 2007 Macworld Hands On with Windows Vista on Macs<\/a>
\n* February 1, 2007 – Build 3150 – Release Candidate 2<\/a>
\n* January 10, 2007 – Build 3120 – Release Candidate 3120<\/a>
\n* December 29, 2006 – Build 3106 – Beta 3<\/a>
\n* December 21, 2006 – Build 3094 – Beta 2<\/a>
\n* December 1, 2006 – Build 3036<\/a>
\n* October 27, 2006 – Build 1966<\/a>
\n* October 11, 2006 – Build 1940<\/a>
\n* September 28, 2006 – RC 2 Build 1922<\/a>
\n* October 10, 2006 – Build 1940<\/a><\/p>\n
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Setup Screen (Image from Parallels, Inc.)<\/p>\n![\"Parallels](\"\/images\/screen\/parallels_desktop_scrn1.jpg\")
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\nParallels Desktop in Action (Image from Parallels, Inc.)<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"