<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
is	O
software	O
providing	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
virtualization	I-General_Concept
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
with	O
Intel	O
processors	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
version	O
16.5	O
also	O
for	O
Apple	O
silicon-based	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Parallels	B-Language
,	O
since	O
2018	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Corel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
software	O
product	O
to	O
bring	O
mainstream	O
virtualization	O
to	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
–	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
architecture	I-Device
(	O
earlier	O
software	O
products	O
ran	O
PC	O
software	O
in	O
an	O
emulated	O
environment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
initially	O
was	O
'	O
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
 '	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
corresponding	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
name	O
was	O
not	O
well	O
received	O
within	O
the	O
Mac	O
community	O
,	O
where	O
some	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
term	O
“	O
workstation	O
,	O
”	O
evoked	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
of	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
agreed	O
:	O
“	O
Since	O
we	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
great	O
Mac	O
product	O
,	O
we	O
should	O
make	O
it	O
look	O
and	O
sound	O
like	O
a	O
Mac	O
product	O
...	O
”	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
therefore	O
renamed	O
‘	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	O
for	O
Mac’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
3.0	O
for	O
Mac	O
was	O
awarded	O
“	O
Best	O
in	O
Show	O
”	O
at	O
MacWorld	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
is	O
a	O
hardware	O
emulation	O
virtualization	O
software	O
,	O
using	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
technology	O
that	O
works	O
by	O
mapping	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
's	O
hardware	O
resources	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
's	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
thus	O
operates	O
identically	O
to	O
a	O
standalone	O
computer	O
,	O
with	O
virtually	O
all	O
the	O
resources	O
of	O
a	O
physical	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
all	O
guest	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
use	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
drivers	O
irrespective	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
hardware	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
,	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
instances	O
are	O
highly	O
portable	O
between	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
running	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
can	O
be	O
stopped	O
,	O
copied	O
to	O
another	O
physical	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
restarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtualized	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
as	O
the	O
host	O
's	O
physical	O
processor	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
ACPI	B-Device
compliance	O
system	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
generic	O
motherboard	B-Device
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Intel	O
i965	O
chipset	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
64	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
for	O
guest	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
,	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
VRAM	O
)	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
VGA	B-Protocol
and	O
SVGA	O
video	B-Device
adapter	I-Device
with	O
VESA	O
3.0	O
support	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
10.1	I-Application
acceleration	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1.44	O
MB	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
a	O
physical	O
drive	O
or	O
to	O
an	O
image	O
file	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
IDE	B-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
virtual	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
ranging	O
in	O
size	O
from	O
20	O
MB	O
to	O
2	O
TB	O
each	O
and	O
CD/DVD	O
-ROM	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
CD/DVD	O
-ROM	O
drives	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
either	O
physical	O
drives	O
or	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
serial	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
that	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
a	O
pipe	O
or	O
to	O
an	O
output	O
file	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
bi-directional	O
parallel	B-Device
ports	I-Device
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
a	O
real	O
port	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
real	O
printer	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
an	O
output	O
file	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Ethernet	O
virtual	O
network	B-Protocol
card	I-Protocol
compatible	O
with	O
Realtek	O
RTL8029(AS )	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
network	O
interface	O
connections	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
eight	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
devices	O
and	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
1.1	O
devices	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
104-key	O
Windows	B-Application
enhanced	O
keyboard	O
and	O
a	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
wheel	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.5	O
brought	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
devices	O
,	O
which	O
expanded	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
supported	O
at	O
native	O
speed	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
built-in	O
iSight	B-Protocol
USB	B-Protocol
webcams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
allocated	O
to	O
the	O
guest	O
OS	O
was	O
made	O
adjustable	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
32MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
featured	O
CD/DVD	O
drives	O
arrived	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
burn	O
disks	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
any	O
copy-protected	O
CD	O
or	O
DVD	O
as	O
one	O
would	O
in	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
shared	O
clipboard	O
and	O
drag-drop	O
support	O
between	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
the	O
guest	O
OS	O
was	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
brought	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
installation	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
VM	B-Architecture
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
Coherence	B-Language
was	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
removed	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
chrome	O
,	O
desktop	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
virtualization	O
frames	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
seamless	O
desktop	O
environment	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
boot	O
their	O
existing	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
partitions	O
,	O
which	O
eliminated	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
multiple	O
Windows	B-Application
installations	O
on	O
their	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tool	O
called	O
Parallels	B-Language
Transporter	O
was	O
included	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
migrate	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
,	O
or	O
existing	O
VMware	O
or	O
Virtual	B-Application
PC	I-Application
VMs	O
to	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
Netsys	O
GmbH	O
sued	O
Parallels	B-Language
 '	O
German	O
distributor	O
Avanquest	O
for	O
copyright	O
violation	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
and	O
Parallels	B-Operating_System
Workstation	I-Operating_System
are	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
products	O
called	O
“	O
twoOStwo	O
”	O
that	O
Parallels	B-Language
developed	O
on	O
paid	O
commission	O
for	O
Netsys	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
it	O
says	O
,	O
Netsys	O
has	O
been	O
assigned	O
all	O
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
claimed	O
that	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
2.5	O
'	O
s	O
compatibility	O
with	O
“	O
twoOStwo	O
”	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
software	O
products	O
are	O
run	O
by	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
functional	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
was	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
Mac	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
some	O
Windows	B-Application
games	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
boot	O
into	O
Windows	B-Application
with	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
SmartSelect	O
offers	O
cross	O
OS	O
file	O
and	O
application	O
integration	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
open	O
Windows	B-Application
files	O
with	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
programs	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Explorer	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
browse	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
system	O
files	O
in	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
without	O
actually	O
launching	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
snapshot	O
feature	O
was	O
included	O
,	O
allowing	O
one	O
to	O
restore	O
their	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
environment	O
to	O
a	O
previous	O
state	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
added	O
a	O
security	O
manager	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
interaction	O
between	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
a	O
long-awaited	O
complete	O
“	O
Parallels	B-Language
tools'”	O
driver	O
suite	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
integration	O
between	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
Linux	B-Application
guest-OS	O
'	O
s	O
was	O
greatly	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
numerous	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
tools	O
and	O
added	O
functionality	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
iteration	O
of	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
3.0	O
was	O
missing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
Parallels	B-Language
had	O
planned	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Parallels	B-Language
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
representative	O
stated	O
at	O
MacWorld	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
that	O
version	O
3.0	O
would	O
bring	O
accelerated	O
graphics	O
,	O
“	O
multi-core	O
virtual	O
machines/virtual	O
SMP	O
,	O
some	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
support	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
Mac-like	O
feel	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
coherence	B-Language
mode	O
,	O
dubbed	O
Coherence	B-Language
2.0	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
accelerated	O
graphics	O
have	O
materialised	O
,	O
Coherence	B-Language
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
has	O
only	O
changed	O
slightly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
support	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
focused	O
on	O
updates	O
to	O
Coherence	B-Language
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Exposé	O
,	O
window	O
shadows	O
,	O
transparent	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
overlap	O
several	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
 '	O
Image	O
Tool	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
allow	O
one	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
virtual	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
format	O
between	O
plain	O
and	O
expanding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Explorer	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
one	O
to	O
automatically	O
mount	O
an	O
offline	O
VM	B-Architecture
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
the	O
Mac	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
new	O
features	O
added	O
are	O
iPhone	B-Device
support	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
in	O
Windows	B-Application
to	O
sync	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Mac	O
drives	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
mapped	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
sound	O
devices	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
changed	O
‘	O
on	O
the	O
fly’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
can	O
be	O
allocated	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
Build	O
5608	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
guest	O
Parallels	B-Language
Tools	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
the	O
latest	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
(	O
including	O
Ubuntu	O
8	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
running	O
3D	O
graphics	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
on	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Leopard	I-Application
10.5.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Parallels	B-Language
 '	O
Licensing	O
page	O
,	O
Desktop	O
for	O
Mac	O
version	O
3.0	O
contains	O
Direct3D	B-Application
code	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Wine	B-Application
open-source	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wine	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Lesser	I-Application
General	I-Application
Public	I-Application
License	I-Application
,	O
which	O
required	O
Parallels	B-Language
to	O
release	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
released	O
the	O
modified	O
source	O
code	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
about	O
2	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
promised	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Parallels	B-Language
spokesman	O
explained	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
in	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
company	O
blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4.0	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
that	O
supports	O
both	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
4.0	O
for	O
Mac	O
's	O
3D	O
support	O
includes	O
DirectX	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
Pixel	O
Shader	O
2.0	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
2.0	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
256	O
MB	O
video	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
8	O
GB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
and	O
8-way	O
SMP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
4.0	O
introduces	O
an	O
adaptive	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
focus	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
's	O
resources	O
towards	O
either	O
host	O
or	O
the	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
4.0	O
for	O
Mac	O
adds	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
screenshot	O
utility	O
called	O
Clips	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
take	O
and	O
share	O
screenshots	O
between	O
the	O
host	O
and	O
the	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Start	O
Menu	O
integration	O
and	O
Automatic	O
Windows	B-Application
Notifications	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
Menu	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
select	O
voice	O
commands	O
to	O
remotely	O
control	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
start	O
and	O
stop	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
via	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Requires	O
installing	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
application	O
from	O
Apple	O
's	O
AppStore	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
Version	O
4.0	O
release	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
has	O
a	O
new	O
logo	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
an	O
aluminum	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
with	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
on	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
2	O
parallel	O
red	O
lines	O
overlaid	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Build	O
3810	O
,	O
released	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
includes	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
DirectX	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
Shaders	O
Model	O
2	O
and	O
Vertex	O
Shader	O
support	O
for	O
additional	O
3D	O
support	O
Intel	O
Streaming	O
SIMD	O
Extensions	O
(	O
SSE4	O
)	O
for	O
better	O
media	O
applications	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Build	O
3810	O
also	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
7	O
in	O
a	O
VM	B-Architecture
and	O
for	O
running	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
Snow	I-Device
Leopard	I-Device
Server	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
host	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
are	O
usability	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
Windows	B-Application
files	O
by	O
dragging	O
them	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
Mac	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	O
Dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
can	O
now	O
also	O
automatically	O
start	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
opens	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
application	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
5	O
adds	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
mainly	O
to	O
improve	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
host	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
formatted	O
text	O
and	O
images	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	O
applications	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
for	O
a	O
system	O
administrator	O
to	O
lock	O
down	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
so	O
that	O
users	O
ca	O
n't	O
change	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
,	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
OpenGL	B-Application
2.1	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
guest	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
9c	I-Application
with	O
Shader	O
Model	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
performance	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
mass	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
resume	O
from	O
suspend	O
in	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
with	O
multiple	O
monitors	O
assigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
performance	O
for	O
video	O
playback	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Aero	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
by	O
default	O
for	O
machines	O
with	O
Intel	O
GMA	O
X3100	O
and	O
GMA	O
950	O
graphic	B-Device
adapters	I-Device
(	O
some	O
MacBook	O
and	O
Mac	O
Mini	O
models	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
MacBooks	O
with	O
NVIDIA	O
9400M	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
configure	O
these	O
settings	O
using	O
the	O
corresponding	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
video	O
configuration	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
3D	O
performance	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
pass	O
kernel	O
options	O
to	O
the	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
guest	O
OS	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
enable	O
the	O
"	O
Select	O
boot	O
device	O
on	O
startup	O
"	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
configuration	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
enable	O
you	O
to	O
specify	O
the	O
necessary	O
kernel	O
options	O
in	O
the	O
5-second	O
timeout	O
before	O
booting	O
the	O
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
claims	O
that	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
6	O
for	O
Mac	O
"[has]	O
over	O
80	O
new	O
and	O
improved	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
speed	O
40%	O
above	O
the	O
previous	O
version.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
7	O
adds	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integration	O
with	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.7.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
"	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
released	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
8	O
adds	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
the	O
standard	O
OS	O
X	O
system	O
preferences	O
to	O
set	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
application	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
9	O
for	O
Mac	O
includes	O
these	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
enhancements	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
an	O
expiration	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Run	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
in	O
headless	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Start	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
on	O
Mac	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
9	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Snow	B-Device
Leopard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
10	O
for	O
Mac	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
10.10	I-Device
"	I-Device
Yosemite	I-Device
"	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ends	O
support	O
for	O
Snow	B-Device
Leopard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
spokesperson	O
John	O
Uppendahl	O
confirmed	O
version	O
10	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coherence	B-Language
mode	O
,	O
which	O
integrates	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
user	O
interface	O
with	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
updated	O
and	O
users	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
purchase	O
and	O
upgrade	O
to	O
version	O
11	O
to	O
continue	O
using	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
11	O
for	O
Mac	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
ready	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.11	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
El	I-Operating_System
Capitan	I-Operating_System
"	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
11	O
for	O
Mac	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
one-time	O
purchase	O
of	O
$79.99	O
for	O
the	O
Desktop	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
annual	O
subscription	O
of	O
$99.99	O
for	O
Pro	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
11	O
has	O
multiple	O
issues	O
with	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
10.13	I-Operating_System
,	O
High	B-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
currently	O
offers	O
a	O
full	O
price	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Version	O
13	O
as	O
a	O
correction	O
,	O
effectively	O
making	O
this	O
version	O
obsolete	O
with	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
13	O
for	O
Mac	O
provides	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
High	I-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
readiness	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
upcoming	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Parallels	B-Language
,	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
makes	O
it	O
simple	O
for	O
MacBook	O
Pro	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
within	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
solution	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
People	O
Bar	O
feature	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	O
,	O
including	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Mac	O
Dock	O
and	O
Spotlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
brings	O
in	O
a	O
slightly	O
refreshed	O
UI	O
to	O
better	O
match	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
visual	O
improvements	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
users	O
on	O
Retina	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
14	O
supports	O
macOS	B-Device
10.14	I-Device
"	I-Device
Mojave	I-Device
"	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2020.	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
16	O
for	O
Mac	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
highlights	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
Pro	O
Edition	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
updated	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
version	O
16.5	O
,	O
notably	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
Apple	O
silicon-based	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
such	O
Macs	O
,	O
only	O
ARM-compatible	O
OSes	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
VMs	O
;	O
Parallels	B-Language
does	O
not	O
emulate	O
the	O
x86	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
guest	O
OSes	O
include	O
Windows	B-Application
Insider	I-Application
builds	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
(	O
as	O
no	O
retail	O
ARM	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
nor	O
installation	O
disk	O
images	O
for	O
such	O
versions	O
are	O
publicly	O
available	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ARM	O
builds	O
of	O
various	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
17	O
for	O
Mac	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
highlights	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Optimized	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.1	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
multi-monitor	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
drag-and-drop	O
support	O
for	O
text	O
or	O
graphics	O
between	O
Mac	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
17.1	O
,	O
released	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
macOS	B-Device
Monterey	I-Device
and	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
as	O
a	O
guest	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
18	O
for	O
Mac	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
highlights	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Easier	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhanced	O
Windows	B-Application
game-play	O
experience	O
on	O
a	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
18.1	O
,	O
released	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
is	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
and	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
assigning	O
up	O
to	O
128GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
VMs	O
on	O
Macs	O
with	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
Business	O
,	O
Home	O
and	O
Pro	O
Editions	O
requires	O
these	O
versions	O
of	O
MacOS	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
11	O
and	O
12	O
only	O
partially	O
support	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
High	I-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Coherence	B-Language
Mode	O
windows	B-Application
may	O
appear	O
under	O
MacOS	B-Application
windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
graphics	O
artifacts	O
may	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
B	O
Neither	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
11	O
nor	O
12	O
fully	O
support	O
Apple	B-Application
File	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
APFS	B-Application
)	O
disks	O
,	O
including	O
virtual	O
disks	O
and	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
partitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
a	O
High	B-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
guest	O
machine	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
'	O
manually	O
 '	O
by	O
passing	O
the	O
"	O
--converttoapfs	O
NO	O
"	O
command	O
line	O
switch	O
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
use	O
the	O
automated	O
Parallels	B-Language
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
creation	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
C	O
Versions	O
are	O
partially	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
corresponding	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
and	O
may	O
not	O
work	O
correctly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
16	O
for	O
Mac	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
10	O
for	O
Mac	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
guest	B-General_Concept
operating	I-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
x86	B-Operating_System
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Server	O
for	O
Mac	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
virtualization	O
product	O
built	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
by	O
Parallels	B-Language
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
After	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
an	O
alpha	O
version	O
was	O
demoed	O
at	O
MacWorld	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
beta	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Server	O
for	O
Mac	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
running	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
;	O
however	O
,	O
Apple	O
relaxed	O
its	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
before	O
Parallels	B-Language
Server	O
for	O
Mac	O
's	O
public	O
release	O
to	O
allow	O
running	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Leopard	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
as	O
long	O
as	O
that	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
is	O
running	O
on	O
Apple	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallels	B-Language
Server	O
was	O
an	O
enterprise	O
product	O
designed	O
to	O
handle	O
server	O
workloads	O
such	O
as	O
databases	O
and	O
enterprise	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
its	O
featured	O
was	O
the	O
Parallels	B-Language
Management	O
Console	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
server	O
administrators	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
both	O
locally	O
and	O
remotely	O
.	O
</s>
