HT201341: About X11 and OS X

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marting429

Q: what is X11 is it a program to let you use windows I have a mac book pro 2010 running osx mavericks is this helpful to download or no I am new to computers in general I looking for anything to help download and play high quality games.

what is X11 is it a program to let you use windows I have a mac book pro 2010 running osx mavericks is this helpful to download or no I am new to computers in general I am looking for anything to help download and play high quality games.

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Posted on Oct 14, 2014 5:19 PM

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  • by KiltedTim,Solvedanswer

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Oct 14, 2014 5:24 PM in response to marting429
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    Oct 14, 2014 5:24 PM in response to marting429

    No. X11 is a windowing system for UNIX based systems. It made its first appearance in 1984 at MIT. Almost a full year before Windows 1.0.

     

    If you need to run Windows, either try a Virtual Machine by installing Windows using a product like VMWare Fusion, Parallels, or VirtualBox (VirtualBox is free), or install Windows in a separate partition using Boot Camp.