User`s guide

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Advanced Topics
Debian
®
Linux 5.0
Mac OS
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.x
Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.x
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server 10.6.x
Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5.x
Chrome
Chrome OS
Solaris
Open Solaris 2009.06
Solaris
®
10
BSD
FreeBSD
®
7.x, 8.x
OS/2
OS/2
®
Warp 4.5, 4
eComStation™ 1.2
Please note that Parallels Desktop does not include operating system installation discs or their
images. You should purchase them separately.
About Virtual Machines
To add Windows or another operating system to your Mac, Parallels Desktop creates a "virtual
machine," or a virtual copy of a computer, inside your Mac. You can then install Windows in the
virtual machine, just as you would install an operating system on a regular computer.
Many use Parallels Desktop to create one virtual machine and install Windows in it. But you can
install as many virtual machines as you like, and install a different operating system in each of them.
That way you can use multiple operating systems together at the same time on your Mac. And just
like with a regular computer, you can turn virtual machines on and off, configure them, and install
and use programs.