ProE and my MacBook

I am an engineering student who is looking to upgrade my MacBook in order to run ProE. I'm not really computer savy and am looking for advice.
As noted, I have a MacBook
Hardware:
-Intel Core 2 Duo
-Processor Speed: 2GHz
-L2 Cache: 4MB
-Memory:2GB
-Bus Speed: 667MHz
Serial-ATA: Capacity=145GB
I'm wondering if it is even possible to upgrade enough to comfortably run a 3D drafting program. I do realize that I will probably have to run parrellel operating systems and I have already planned on getting Windows to run other programs.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thomas

The recommended processor speed for that program, running on a Windows machine, is 2.4GHZ or higher. I seriously doubt that you would get what you need running it on your MacBook.

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