While it's a technically cool way to solve a problem, it's not a very viable
one. If I want to run Windows, I install Windows, on a x86 based machine.
But it's not the route for me. I use Mac as a Mac, and I have Linux as well.

Microchip got themselves so snared in the web of Microsoft, that MPlab can't
be used outside that environment. Their loss.

There are other tools, especially for Linux. That way, I haven't had the
need to delve into PIC development with Mac.

Maybe not the most constructive reply, but it felt good getting it off the
chest.
Wed


2008/2/27, Xiaofan Chen <xiaofanc@gmail.com>:
>
> http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=304173
>
> Robert Welch (from Microchip) has reported the following.
> "I've got one of the older Macbook Pros using the Intel Processor.
> Since the release prior to V3.0, Parallels has allowed me to use
> ALL USB development tools while running XP Home Edition,
> updated to SP2. I've used: Real ICE, ICD2, Pickit1, Pickit2,
> ICD2 LE, PM3, and the ICE4000."
>
> So Mac users (normally are willing to pay more to think
> different: Parallel Desktop and Windows XP SP2 are not that
> expensive anyway compared to a new Mac) should have a good
> solution now.
>
>
> Xiaofan
>
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