Compiling/running on a Macintosh (as recommended by CSS student Mac users)
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Way #1 (recommended by several students):
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   Apple's Developer Tools:

   Apple's Developer Tools are included with Macs (on the install disk)
   or can be downloaded from their website:  

      http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html

   You will need to register first, if you don't already have an
   apple ID ... but it's free.

   The Developer Tools include the Xcode IDE and g++.  XCode is essentially
   Apple's answer to Visual Studio.  It's a matter of preference: (1) the IDE
   can compile and run programs for you, or (2) programs can be compiled on the
   command line using g++ (the same way it's done on the linux machines). 

   (1) Use XCode by itself. It's a very nice IDE with lots of features, but can
   be a tad confusing to get the hang of if moving from visual studio. Start a
   C++ command line project by creating a new project from the file menu, and
   then when asked for a template, select "Command Line Utility" from the list,
   then "C++ Tool" from the choices available on the right. You'll be presented
   with a window with your files visible in the top/middle area - it starts
   with just a main.cpp file. You can drag external files here, or create new
   ones. The "Build & Go" button will attempt to compile then run the program.
   Any failures will be brought up in a debug window. There's a lot more that
   can be done after you get the hang of the basics. 

   (2) Use a text editor and compile in the command line. Mac OS has a unix
   terminal which supports all of the g++ compiler commands once they're
   installed. It's located in the Utilities folder, in the Applications folder
   on the hard drive.  It supports the exact same things that are used on linux
   (typescripts, g++ *.cpp, etc...)

Way #2:
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   Install Windows 7x64 on a Mac (student installed it on a Macbook) using
   bootcamp and code in visual studio 2008.  This link can help anyone else
   looking to do the same thing (works on other Macbooks, not just Macbook Pro).

      http://ourcoffeestops.com/2009/01/guide-windows-7-x64-build-7000-on-a-macbook-pro/   

   Something that isn't in that link is that you have to actually go into
   Windows, insert the OSX install cd, go into the bootcamp/driver folder and
   install bootcamp 64. The auto run typically gave the student errors and
   wouldn't let me install all of the drivers.