Yes, Xen will let you run XP in a virtual machine running on Linux. See http://www.xensource.com/products/xen_enterprise/
for details. A free version is available via http://www.xensource.com/download/xenexpress.html Virtualization is a broad topic; a good introduction can be found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization For hams, multiple virtual machines would let you simultaneously run both Windows and Linux applications on the same PC. Multiple virtual machines would also enable those developing applications to test those applications on multiple OS configurations all running on the same PC. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In [email protected], KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave, > > I am still not understanding what these virtual OS things can do. Can I > take a basic PC and install Zen on it running under say Novell Linux and > then install Windows XP and run XP as a sort of task under Zen? > > What it really sounds like is that if I have a server system, I can run > different OS's and make them think they are on their own server, rather > than sharing one server. > > But does that have any applications for ham use? > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > Dave Bernstein wrote: > > >Used PCs are indeed cheap, but the time required to keep them in > >operational form (backups, software updates, etc.) is not. If you're > >logging QSOs from applications running on different PCs, there's also > >the issue of maintaining a consistent log. > > > >If the objective is to facilitate testing on different operating > >systems, virtual PCs (e.g. VMWare, Zen) are an attractive alternative. > > > > 73, > > > > Dave, AA6YQ > > > > > > >
