>Hi all, Im upgradeing to OSX and want any opinions about Virtual PC 2000 for >use with OSX, I have a G4 350 AGPx2,Is anyone doing OK with this combination?? trouble?? thanks for the help in advance.
Here are the answers I got on the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" to a similar question . Rodd At 2:53 PM +1000 6/12/02, Les Posen wrote: >VPC-win2000 requires more memory it runs faster and with less trouble >than VPC-win98. (I heard this after buying VPC-win98). A possible source >for additional info on this topic is <http://www.macwindows.com>. > >>>>>BTW, a neat and useful feature of VPC is that the entire Windows >environment is contained in a virtual disk image file on the Mac, so it >is easy to make a backup of this one file before installing new Windows >software within VPC. If something goes wrong with an install that >trashes Windows, the backup disk image file can replace the trashed >Windows environment. > > >Actually, the fastest version is still W95! But, given the choice, the >reviews I have seen on the Connectix forum site from those who seem to know >is that on a fast Mac go with W2000. Concensus is that despite the bloat it >is more stable, and a better match for VPC than W98. There has also been >some discussion about speeding up VPC by getting rid of the help file, and >experimenting with memory allocation. Some suggest there is such a thing as >too much memory for Windows! Go read - it is quite interesting. > >Les Posen At 12:51 PM -0400 6/13/02, Ed Dyer wrote: >First, what OS-9 or X? Win 98SE takes about 146MB max in Mac OS 9 >and is pretty peppy on my Titanium G4 500, so should speed quite a >bit on the dual 450. In Mac OS X, Win98SE CRAWLS when left alone, >compared to tolerable performance by Win2K Professional. > >In Mac OS 9, Win2K will take as much memory as you can throw at it >(in my case 512MB of 768) and still seem slow. In Mac OS X, >performance is slightly less tolerable, but ok. > >Make sure to turn off some effects, MMX, and run in full screen mode >and it will be peppier. >VPC 5.0.2 test system. >Ed Dyer At 8:23 AM -0700 6/13/02, David Crandon wrote: >Well, if speed is of no importance, then 2000 would be good as it's a >little more stable, etc. than W98. If speed is an issue at all, then buy >him W98 and have him run in in OS9, which will be much faster than OSX. > >Also need to find out if the Windose programs need 2000 or not. > >David Crandon At 9:51 AM -0500 6/13/02, Michael Winter wrote: >Joe has a good point. It reminded me of a book that came out a few >years ago titled something like "The Mac User in a Windows World" >that was supposedly a great reference for people who used Macs, but >needed to deal Windows files, networking and IT people. Seems like >an updated version of a book like this would also be a great gift, >but I haven't been able to find anything like it. Just curious if >anyone on the list knows of an up-to-date equivalent. > >-Mike At 8:08 AM -0400 6/13/02, Joe Ellis wrote: >Before you invest the money in VPC for the Mac, you may want to consider >what kind of Windows applications he is going to use in his job. If they are >the standard for most business offices it will probably be M$ Office, Word, >Excel, and Powerpoint. If that is the case you may be much better off >getting him a copy of the Mac M$ Office suite. The files in the Office set >of apps are completely interchangable between Windows and Macs regardless of >OS versions. I usually don't have much use for Microsoft products, but their >Office suite is excellent, the people they had working on it did an >outstanding job. Besides Mac drives are capable of reading Windows formated >disks and CDs so he doesn't even have to worry about interchangeability of >media. > >Also from my experience with VPC 5.0.3 (the last version I worked with) >there are some USB issues that have still not been resolved. I've run both >Win 98 and Win 2000 on my G4 Quicksilver and have not been really happy with >either one although the speed on Win 2000 is approaching that of 98. At 10:41 PM -0500 6/11/02, Nick Scalise wrote: >Based strictly on speed I would recommend getting the Win98 version. >It is faster in VPC than Win200. > >-- >Nick Scalise >[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
