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[Alan Hansen]

Apple Introduces Boot Camp
Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP
CUPERTINO, California‹April 5, 2006‹Apple® today introduced Boot Camp,
public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP.
Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a
Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an
Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete, users can restart their
computer to run either Mac OS® X or Windows XP. Boot Camp will be a feature
in ³Leopard,² Apple¹s next major release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed
at Apple¹s Worldwide Developer Conference in August.

³Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers
have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple¹s superior hardware
now that we use Intel processors,² said Philip Schiller, Apple¹s senior vice
president of Worldwide Product Marketing. ³We think Boot Camp makes the Mac
even more appealing to Windows users considering making the switch.²

Boot Camp simplifies Windows installation on an Intel-based Mac by providing
a simple graphical step-by-step assistant application to dynamically create
a second partition on the hard drive for Windows, to burn a CD with all the
necessary Windows drivers, and to install Windows from a Windows XP
installation CD. After installation is complete, users can choose to run
either Mac OS X or Windows when they restart their computer.

Pricing & Availability
The public beta of Boot Camp is available immediately as a download at
www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp, and is preview software licensed for use on a
trial basis for a limited time. The final version of Boot Camp will be
available as a feature in the upcoming Mac OS X version 10.5 ³Leopard.²
Apple does not provide support for installing or running Boot Camp and does
not sell or support Microsoft Windows software. Apple welcomes user feedback
on Boot Camp at bootcamp at apple.com.

System Requirements
Boot Camp requires an Intel-based Mac with a USB keyboard and mouse, or a
built-in keyboard and TrackPad; Mac OS X version 10.4.6 or later; the latest
firmware update; at least 10GB of free space on the startup disk; a blank
recordable CD or DVD; and single-disc version of Windows XP Home Edition or
Professional with Service Pack 2 or later.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its
award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and
iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital
music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online
music store.

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Apple
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Apple
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call Apple's Media Helpline at (408) 974-2042.

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