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Chapter 10: OSes, Text Editors, and Word Processors

something entirely new. e soware described in this section, however, are considered

to be hybrid OSes.

If you are a serious user or developer, I strongly suggest that you use a fully localized OS.

It is especially prudent for developers to use a fully localized OS, because that is what the

vast majority of your customers are using. If you do not feel that such an investment is

right for you, these hybrid OSes may provide an acceptable level of CJKV functionality

for your needs. ere are also those who need the ability to process CJKV data, but whose

language skills are not suciently developed to understand a fully localized interface (in

other words, its menus or dialogs). For this class of user, these hybrid environments be-

come more enticing.

Boot Camp—Run Windows on Apple Hardware

When Apple decided to abandon the PowerPC processor in favor of an Intel processor, it

opened the door to being able to run Windows, as an OS, on their machines, given that

Windows uses the same type of processor. Boot Camp, which is now a standard part of

Mac OS X, performs this through the use of the Boot Camp Assistant application.

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One potential issue is drivers, specically Windows drivers for the Apple-specic hard-

ware, such as keyboard, trackpad, and so on. ankfully, Apple provides the necessary

drivers. Once Windows is installed, ...