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Will MacIntel Hardware Open The Door for Mac OS X CAD?

Posted by Cliff on from the new-niches-for-exploitation dept.

xcleetusx wonders: "I've been a fan of Apple for years, and with their current strangle-hold on mainstream media my desire to make the switch has been growing ever more, but the same nagging issue that has prevented my switch for years still remains: I'm an engineer, and I simply can't invest in a computer that won't run modeling/simulation software like CATIA and Solidworks. Since this software is available on Unix (which Mac OS X is built on) and also on Windows (Intel hardware), is the Apple switch to Intel-based hardware going to better my chances for a Mac OS X CAD workstation, or will it remain a pipedream?"

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  1. Pipedream. by sootman · · Score: 5, Informative

    Programs run on operating systems, not CPUs. Your best chance is if the new Apple/Intel hardware dual-boots, or if Apple gains enough market share that CAD companies decide to start coding for them.

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  2. Good news by john82 · · Score: 3, Informative

    'm an engineer, and I simply can't invest in a computer that won't run modeling/simulation software like CATIA and Solidworks.

    You do realize that Solidworks is available for OS X, right?

    1. Re:Good news by ephex · · Score: 4, Informative

      you do realize that's just a viewer, right?

  3. ooh by i_c_andrade · · Score: 3, Informative

    better not tell the people at Architosh.com that there is not a MacOS CAD workstation