VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is a software hypervisor developed by for Mac computers. VMware Fusion allows Intel-based Macs to run virtual machines with guest operating systems—such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, , , or macOS—within the host macOS operating system.
==Overview==
VMware Fusion, which uses a combination of and made possible by Apple's transition to Intel processors in 2006, marked VMware's first entry into Macintosh-based x86 virtualization. VMware Fusion uses present in the platform. Much of the underlying technology in VMware Fusion is inherited from other VMware products, such as , allowing VMware Fusion to offer features such as 64-bit and support.
VMware Fusion can run any of hundreds of operating systems provided by the user, including many older versions of macOS, which gives users a way to run older Mac application software that can no longer be run under the current version of macOS, such as 32-bit apps and Rosetta (PowerPC) apps.
===History===
VMware Fusion 1.0 was released on August 6, 2007, exactly one year after being announced.
===System requirements===
* Most Intel-based Macs launched in 2012 or later for VMware Fusion 12, most Macs launched in 2011 or later for VMware Fusion 11, any x86-64 capable Intel Mac for VMware Fusion 8.
* 4 GB of RAM (minimum).
* 750 MB free disk space.
* 5 GB free disk space for each virtual machine (10 GB or more recommended).
* macOS Catalina (10.15) or later for VMware Fusion 12, OS X El Capitan (10.11) or later for VMware Fusion 11, OS X Mavericks (10.9) or later for VMware Fusion 8.
* Operating system installation media for virtual machines.
* Optional: , or better graphics for support.
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==External links==
*VMware Fusion official website
* at Wikipedia
Category:Hypervisors
Category:Virtualization software
Category:macOS software
Category:2007 introductions