Mark Allums wrote:
Virtualbox 3 got off to a rugged start, but six updates later, it is
not too bad. I use it.
As of 3.0.6 my WinXP and Linux guests (on a WinXP host) gets this
odd bug
3.0.6 is the third update. (Goes by even numbers.) The sixth update is
3.0.12.
3.1.0 was just
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On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Ken Heard k...@heard.name wrote:
So it would appear from the posts that I should use VirtualBox for now.
I could also install DOS on it and see if DOS apps work better on VBox
than on dosemu.
Have you tried dosbox? Might debian package does not
On Friday 27 November 2009 13:23:05 Ken Heard wrote:
Mark Allums wrote:
VBox will still provide your full virtualized CPU; so if trying DOS,
disable as much as you can, like hardware support for virtualization. Be
sure you run in a 32-bit mode. DOS is not compatible with the most
recent
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Greg Madden wrote:
have you tried opening your WP files with Openoffice writer? My WP files
were
created with WP8, OO works with them. I know WP's file format has been the
same
for years, though I think there was change after 5.2 ?
He
Mark Allums wrote:
Windows users should stick with MS Virtual Server. Everyone else should
use VMWare or Xen or KVM or Virtualbox.
Oh hell no. VirtualPC hasn't been seriously updated in years, has been
plagued with performance problems from its inception and on machines which
support
Hi,
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 04:51:32PM -0500, Ken Heard wrote:
I should have explained in my original post what I wanted to do. In the
short run I want to run a Windows version of WordPerfect and so have
access to WordPerfect 5.1 (a DOS app) files that I have been creating
since the 80s, the
Steve Lamb wrote:
Mark Allums wrote:
Windows users should stick with MS Virtual Server. Everyone else should
use VMWare or Xen or KVM or Virtualbox.
Oh hell no. VirtualPC hasn't been seriously updated in years,
Virtual PC is dead in the water. With Windows 7, MS has gone the
Mark Allums wrote:
Virtual PC is dead in the water. With Windows 7, MS has gone the
hypervisor route. Virtual Server 2008 and later is a new(er) product.
Not everyone is on W7. For example my work machine, where I require VMs
the most, is on WinXP. I'm sure not upgrading it to W7 on my
Steve Lamb wrote:
I think it's pretty rude to quote where I point out the numerous
problems with Microsoft's tripe and then nudge people towards it.
Nah, everyone knows it's just two people's opinions. It's kind of rude
to characterize things as tripe. (Even if they are.)
MS does not
On Sat November 28 2009, Mark Allums wrote:
3.0.6 is the third update. (Goes by even numbers.) The sixth update is
3.0.12.
I didn't say it was perfect. I said I use it.
I use VirtualBox ( now 3.0.12 ) on my Lenny desktop, for testing other
distros.. very rarely do I ever have a problem
STFW briefly just now, I don't see VirtualBox OSE Windows binaries.
I recall having the same result the last time I looked.
Luckily we have a good solution for that: use Debian.
Stefan Can you please move that Windows-talk crap elsewhere?
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On Saturday 28 November 2009 01:32:16 Nick Douma wrote:
Greg Madden wrote:
have you tried opening your WP files with Openoffice writer? My WP files
were created with WP8, OO works with them. I know WP's file format has
been the same for years, though I think there was change after 5.2 ?
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 04:51:32PM -0500, Ken Heard wrote:
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I should have explained in my original post what I wanted to do. In the
short run I want to run a Windows version of WordPerfect and so have
access to WordPerfect 5.1 (a DOS app) files
Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 04:51:32PM -0500, Ken Heard wrote:
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I should have explained in my original post what I wanted to do. In the
short run I want to run a Windows version of WordPerfect and so have
access to WordPerfect 5.1
Steve Reilly wrote:
why cant you just use openoffice? it will read wordperfect files, and
save as whatever you want to.
He did mention the formatting would be lost.
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I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of
these two apps.
Regards, Ken Heard
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Ken Heard wrote:
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of
these two apps.
Regards, Ken Heard
In my opinion this depends greatly on what you are trying to achieve
with the VM. I find VirtualBox a great tool for
HI,
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of
these two apps
don't forget that with the new VMWare Player release (3.x) - that is free,
it's possible to create your own vm.
Before that release, it was not possible to do.
VMWare is more server/service oriented in
Ken Heard wrote:
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of these
two apps.
I've been using VMware products for years, primarily to host development
environments on Windows desktops. It's easy to use, robust, and efficient
enough for my needs. VMware is up
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David Christensen wrote:
Ken Heard wrote:
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages
of these two apps.
I've been using VMware products for years, primarily to host
development environments on Windows desktops.
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David Christensen dpchr...@holgerdanske.com wrote:
Ken Heard wrote:
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of
these two apps.
I've been using VMware products for years, primarily to host development
environments on
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages
of these two apps.
VMWare is expensive.
For a desktop full virtualization deal, Virtualbox is dead easy to use.
VMWare is more mature.
VMWare is more suited to servers and large infrastructure.
Windows users should stick
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Ken Heard schrieb:
I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of
these two apps.
Regards, Ken Heard
Personaly I use both software.
I think VMware has a big plus if you run it on a Server and want manage
multiple
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I should have explained in my original post what I wanted to do. In the
short run I want to run a Windows version of WordPerfect and so have
access to WordPerfect 5.1 (a DOS app) files that I have been creating
since the 80s, the contents of which I
Ken Heard wrote:
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I should have explained in my original post what I wanted to do. In the
short run I want to run a Windows version of WordPerfect and so have
access to WordPerfect 5.1 (a DOS app) files that I have been creating
since the 80s, the
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Mark Allums wrote:
Ken Heard wrote:
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I should have explained in my original post what I wanted to do. In the
short run I want to run a Windows version of WordPerfect and so have
access to WordPerfect 5.1 (a DOS app) files that I have
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Mark Allums wrote:
VBox will still provide your full virtualized CPU; so if trying DOS,
disable as much as you can, like hardware support for virtualization. Be
sure you run in a 32-bit mode. DOS is not compatible with the most
recent CPUs from
Nick Douma wrote:
No, but there are binaries for most distributions in their respective
repositories, including debian.
Thank you:
2009-11-27 16:04:15 dpchr...@p3600 ~
$ apt-cache search virtualbox
virtualbox-ose - x86 virtualization solution - binaries
...
STFW briefly just
Hi all:
I have VMWare Fusion 2 installed on a MacBook executing a clone of my
former Windows XP laptop as a virtual machine (the laptop had developed
overheating problems and unexpected blue-screen shutdowns due to a CPU
fan issue). The results are very satisfactory and I can run WordPerfect
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