Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:58:03 -0800 (PST) From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] virtualization - was: speed gain using flash card
--- Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:42:52 +0100 > From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] virtualization - was: speed gain > using flash card > > John wrote: > > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 10:44:05 -0700 (PDT) > > From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [LIB] virtualization - was: speed > gain using flash card > > > > > > --- Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:50:56 +0100 > >> From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: [LIB] speed gain using flash card > <snip> > >> I use this for real work (number crunching etc & > >> virtualisation), a Lib > <snip> > >> > > > > What is virtualisation? I notice linux 2.6 has a > > section called that in the kernel. Is it the same? > > Things like VirtualPC, VMWare, VirtualBox, SVista, > QEmu, Bochs, ..... > where you can run -say- Windows 2000 inside another > operating system. Like dosemu or wine. I've got it. > Sometimes I got three of four of those running > simultaneously. > As these virtual guest operatings systems take their > share of RAM from > the host's RAM, a lot of RAM is needed. That is alto of ram. dosemu uses 20MB usually on mine when I run dos p-rograms. I don't have wine up and running yet. > I use it for shielding my employers remote call-in > stuff from my own PC > (because otherwise the remote stuff takes over the > entire desktop), for > trying out network stuff, testing of new Linux > distros, you name it. I checked out your page about the JVC. Nice explanation about upgrading the hard drive. > > As far as the 2.6 kernels are concerned: I suppose > you refer to Xen, > indeed some kind of virtualisation. See > http://www.xen.org/ thanks for the info. > > Philip > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
