This utility, which is built in to Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, gives the ability to choose on start up whether to run the Macintosh or Windows operating system. Installation of Windows using Campus Agreement media is only permitted on University owned Macs with a valid Mac OS license. There are two main ways to run Windows on an Intel-based Mac, using the Boot Camp utility built in to Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, or using virtualisation software like Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion.Įither way requires you to have your own, fully licensed copy of Windows (not one bundled with a computer) if it is your own Mac. The only limitation is that you cannot run the Managed Desktop Service on an Apple Mac as it is built on Windows XP. University of Sheffield systems aim to be platform independent – you can connect wired or wirelessly to the network with a Mac and run the vast majority, if not all, of the services available to PCs including email, Calendar, MUSE, Blackboard (MOLE) and administrative applications Most common software applications are available for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems – Microsoft Office documents, for example, created on a Mac open on a Windows computer, and vice versa.