Dual core and windows programs

a friend of mine with a powerbook sez dual core means i can run windows applications cuz the dual core has to OS's on it, mac and windows. i think he is mistaken... correct?

yes he is mistaken.

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A Core Solo or Core Duo Mac can go to Mac OS X 10.6.8. A Core 2 Duo or better can go to Mac OS X 10.7.2.
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Installing drivers for windows XP 32 or windows 64 in both cases when I play an MP3 file or playing any games when it starts i heard a terrible noise and after a few seconds sounds normal. The problem is basically at starting mp3 songs or any program even Excel. When I am listening a song and start a program like word the noise comes out.
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ps.
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All broadband service's are Mac friendly it's most service provider's dont support Mac's.
Have a look at ADSLguide http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/threads.php?Cat= scroll down for all provider's
Mac forum http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=mac ask away.
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Get yourself a ethernet router/modem like http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=DG834 or if you need wireless http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/product.asp?pr=DG834G
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Finally I see the button to create new post!
I would like to explain a problem I have with my mac pro 2x2.93 GHZ Dual Core Intel Xeon processors and the ATI Radeon HD 4870.
I have two 30 "Apple. After buying the new Mac Pro is one of the two monitors, only with the monitor all black, small horizontal lines.
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In any case, this system does not support two 30".
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Kappy wrote:
All other things being equal 4-cores are twice as fast as 2-cores. This is regardless of what you are doing. The only way a 2-core processor would be as fast is if it were run at twice the clock speed. But the 2-core CPU is only clocked around 10% or so faster. Now, for all that you claim you will be doing the relevant question is do you need 4-cores. My answer is that you don't. But the 2-core machine will be slower - all things being equal.
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Your comments on graphics pretty much confirm the majority of what I've been reading on other sites.
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does using windows on a MBP take advantage of the dual core processors?

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ftp://duser:[email protected]/MB%20BIOS/7252v3x
You can use >>Use the MSI HQ Forum USB flasher<<
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