Dear Bug Hunter!
I don't talk about vmware itself, but the VMWare X Server (available on
www.vmware.com).
So vmware X server _IS_ an x server!
And my question still isn't answered yet...
Best Regards!
NoOne
>
> Vmware is not an x server.
>
> vmware is a program that provides a virtual cpu under an operating
> system. This lets you run another operating system inside that program.
>
> With vmware on Windows NT, for example, you can run linux, windows 2000,
> windows 95 and windows 98 simultaneously, if you so desire.
>
> If you run vmware under windows NT and run linux in the virtual cpu it
> gives you, then linux's X server can be used to provide a _very_ good x
> server for NT. As a bonus, you also get the use of a real operating system
> :). [An I used to be a micro$oft bigot! Their arrogance changed my
> mind!]
>
> Windows NT under vmware under Linux also works, but not as well. NT
> doesn't handle the virtual cpu as well as linux does. Or maybe vmware
> handles linux better than it does NT. I can't tell. I just know some
> programs don't work well under NT under vmware, but I've had _very_ few
> problems running vmware under NT running linux.
>
> I've not had any problems running on any system, in terms of video card
> destruction.
>
> bug
>
> On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, NoOne wrote:
> >
> > > Is it safe to install VMWare X Server? I've got S3Trio64V+. It's said
that
> > > it is accelerated and works better than the original, but I'd like to
have
> > > not only manufacturer's oppinion...
> > >
> > > Thanx
> > > NoOne
>
>
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