Intel iMac running Windows

I am going into a Manufacturing Engineering Technology progam at college in the fall. I will be using the CAD design program which only runs in Windows.
I would really like to run the iMac Intel version with the Windows operating system on it. I understand that CAD can have glitches and was wondering if anyone has run it in these circumstances.
Thanks for any info.

Use Apple Boot Camp to install WindowsXP in a partition of your hard drive.
Then, you'll be able to install CAD and run it natively on your iMac.
A specific help about running Windows on Intel-based Macs can be found in this forum.
Antonio

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