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 ³Leopard,² Apple¹s next major
release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed at Apple¹s Worldwide
Developer Conference in August.
³Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many
customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple¹s
superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,² said Philip
Schiller, Apple¹s senior vice president of Worldwide Product
Marketing. ³We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to
Windows users considering making the switch.²
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 ³Leopard.² 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@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.