# PC software on Mac?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 14, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720 "2005-12-14T16:32:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720/1 "2005-12-14T16:32:00Z")

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Im going to be buying a laptop soon, and really would like an apple, but I need to win AutoCAD, 3DSMax, etc… which are all windows based programs. I recall there was talk of there being an OS for macs which would allow windows programs to be run. Does such a thing exist?

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**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720/2 "2005-12-14T16:36:29Z")

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[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc](http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc)

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**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720/3 "2005-12-14T17:51:42Z")

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virtual PC…but it’s a system hog. i don’t know if you’d want to run things like CAD through that. i’m a mac user, but i’ve never done cad so i don’t know how well that would run in VirtualPC. you might do better to see if there’s a mac program for CAD.

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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720/4 "2005-12-14T17:55:44Z")

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if u like pc programs just get pc its way better neways

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720/5 "2005-12-14T18:58:34Z")

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And the floodgates shall open ^^^

Overall though if you need to run apps like that you need a PC end of story.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pc-software-on-mac/5720/6 "2005-12-15T06:04:39Z")

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> [@articzap](#):
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> if u like pc programs just get pc its way better neways

werd… I’ll never understand the obsession with apples… garbage IMHO

a PC is a hell of a lot more versitile (sp)

edit: I’m currently running 3dSmax 5 w/a spaceball and couldnt be happier.

edit edit: oh, and I know for a fact that 3ds is offered on mac platform… not sure about autocad though