> Virtualization Just Got Even Better!
Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac
* Adds and include many new features:
* Integration with OS X 10.7.4 "Lion":
* Full-screen support
* Use of Launchpad for Windows apps
* Mission Control support
* Lion as a guest OS
* Lion animations support
* Improved user interface
* New standard help and documentation
* Shared devices with Mac OS X
* Longer battery life
* Mac OS X parental controls support
* Support for Intel AES-NI encryption
* Enhanced performance and 3D graphics
* Support for up to 1GB video memory in virtual machine
* Enhanced audio support - up to 192 kHz
* Surround sound 7.1
* Added support for Windows 7
Officially released on September 6, 2011.
This (build 7.0.15052) -(December 16, 2011)
Also see: PDF [All Features][1] & this [Review][2] -to learn more.
* * *
-This version is no longer sold.
+You can however get a new version for your future Macs on their
website.
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Also see: Other versions of [Parallels][3]
Compatibility
Architecture: x86 (Intel:Mac)
System Requirements
Hardware
\- A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor.
\- At least 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended to run Windows 7)
Note: Your Mac must have enough memory to use Mac OS X and its
applications plus the memory required for each additional operating
system (and its programs) that you want to use simultaneously.
\- At least 700 MB of space available on the boot volume for Parallels
Desktop installation.
\- 15 GB of available disk space for Windows.
Software
\- Mac OS X Lion 10.7 or later.
Backward Compatibility:
-Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or later.
-Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 or later.
\- A Windows installation disc, or other installation media for the
operating systems you want to use alongside Mac OS X.
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/sites/macintoshgarden.org/files/manuals/All_Features.pdf
[2]:
https://www.taylorjasko.com/parallels-desktop-7-review-virtualization-just-got-even-better/
[3]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/author/parallels