Is it possible to run Windows 7 via BootCamp on an iMac?

[SS1389]

Is it possible to run Windows 7 via BootCamp on an iMac?

[andrew.]

Yes. You can install any operating system you like through Bootcamp.

Bootcamp is essentially just a program on Mac for partitioning the hard drive and I think it's also the boot loader on Mac. It doesn't limit the OS you can install.

[SS1389]

Is the 21.5' much smaller than the 27'?

[ProgrammingFun]

Is it possible to install Mac on a computer built for Windows (I mean is there a good tutorial for doing so?)

[Insectoid]

It is possible, however it is not legal in the US, which is where compsci's server is located, and thus we cannot discuss it.

A bit of googling couldn't hurt though

[mirhagk]

Insectoid @ Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:25 am wrote:

It is possible, however it is not legal in the US, which is where compsci's server is located, and thus we cannot discuss it.

A bit of googling couldn't hurt though

wait... sorry this is off topic, but this is located in the US. Kinda funny that the computer science canada forum, with .ca is located in the US. Like do they pay for an online server, or is there a specific server somewhere that is compsci's?

You'd think that this would be hosted at UWaterloo or something.

[Insectoid]

The physical server that Dan owns (I think) which runs Comsci.ca, IRC, occasionally DWITE, and the wiki (possibly more) is located in the USA. Dan has his reasons for hosting it there (which I do not fully understand) but this is the case.

[Dan]

Insectoid @ 2nd December 2010, 2:04 pm wrote:

The physical server that Dan owns (I think) which runs Comsci.ca, IRC, occasionally DWITE, and the wiki (possibly more) is located in the USA.

We rent two physical servers in data centers in the USA for CompSci.ca, dwite.org, and serveral other computer science and open source realted projects. We have also been using the amazon cloud for dwite.org during contest rounds.

Insectoid wrote:

Dan has his reasons for hosting it there (which I do not fully understand) but this is the case.

Mostly cost. Bandwith and the cost to rent a server in a quality data center are much cheaper in the USA then in Canada. I have had plans to research and move to datacenters in the toronto or waterloo/kitchern area however it would be some what of a undertaking to move everything. Also we are considering if moving everything to the amazon cloud would be a better idea which is in part why we have been expermenting with it for DWITE. The cloud lets us scale our resources to meet demand and deal with DDoS attacks (which have been an issue for DWITE in the past) easily tho the cost maybe slightily higher then our current servers.

mirhagk wrote:

Like do they pay for an online server, or is there a specific server somewhere that is compsci's?

Both, we pay to rent out two pysical servers in two diffrent data centers in the US.

mirhagk wrote:

You'd think that this would be hosted at UWaterloo or something.

If Waterloo wanted to give us a full server in their data center we would, but that seems rather unliekly. I could proably get shared or VPS hosting from Lakehead but that proably would not stand up to demand placed on it from DWITE.

[Amailer]

Doesn't make it any less of a Canadian site
And dedicated server hosting prices in Canada are far more expensive than what you can get in America.

Would be cool if a university would donate some server space though

[ProgrammingFun]

I always thought DWITE ran from Dan's basement...
It seems that everything Mac-related which I can think of is illegal...

[Dan]

ProgrammingFun @ 2nd December 2010, 5:56 pm wrote:

I always thought DWITE ran from Dan's basement...

DWITE has a front end and a back end. The front end (the website and submssion system) runs either on the CompSci.ca servers or the amazon cloud and the back end (the automated judge) runs on a 8 core, 8GB ram PC located in my basement. The judge porgram it's self auctualy is ran in a virutal machine so submssion can not affect my PC. We are also capable of running multipe copies of the judge so the back end PC is noramly running at least 3 judging VMs, but can be scaled up to many more when needed.

Also my basement is a bit better equipt then your average basement, i have a 60 minute uninterruptible power supply and both a 25Mbps and 7Mbps connection which use diffrent ISPs and diffrent connection tehcnoglies (so at least one should allways be working, tho i have had my home connection DDoSed before).

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It seems that everything Mac-related which I can think of is illegal...

The rules of the site just say you can't help peoleop break US copy right law. Talking about and helping poeleop boot a legal copy of windows on a Mac is fine, however showing or telling some one how to boot OS X on a PC is not. You can tell them to just google it as their are many guides out their (just don't link directly to them).

[TheGuardian001]

ProgrammingFun wrote:

It seems that everything Mac-related which I can think of is illegal...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Apple. Their entire company is designed around you using their products for everything. Apple Computers run Apple Systems that run Apple Software that lets you use Apple Hardware and may god have mercy on your soul if you think about replacing any part of that with something non-Apple.

[SS1389]

Apple is a monopoly.

[wtd]

shame there aren't any third party software options, and you can't use any third party peripherals.

DAMN YOU STEVE JOBS!

[Insectoid]

No 3rd party peripherals? Explain please.