Re: [PLUG] Virtual Box or VMware?

2017-11-03 Thread Rich Shepard 
On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:

> Thanks. The weekend is coming.

   And we'll be in the rinse cycle so you have an excuse to ignore yard work
and focus on the computers instead.

Rich
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Re: [PLUG] Virtual Box or VMware?

2017-11-03 Thread Dick Steffens 
On 11/03/2017 11:52 AM, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
> I would also second KVM/qemu with aqemu GUI if you like vBox.
>
> It performs better than vBox on a modern kernel, it is free as in freedom
> and beer AND it is future proof.
>
> It is worth the try.

Thanks. The weekend is coming.

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Re: [PLUG] Virtual Box or VMware?

2017-11-03 Thread Tomas Kuchta 
I would also second KVM/qemu with aqemu GUI if you like vBox.

It performs better than vBox on a modern kernel, it is free as in freedom
and beer AND it is future proof.

It is worth the try.

Tomas

On Nov 3, 2017 9:22 AM, "Dick Steffens"  wrote:

On 11/03/2017 09:10 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> What are folks preferences for Virtual Box over VMware?
> Dick,
>
> Have you also considered qemu ? I've no idea
of the
> relative capabilities/merits of the different virtualziers but was advised
> to switch from virtualbox to quemu when I upgraded my Dell laptop from
> Slackware-14.1 to Slackware-14.2. I use the virtual win7 only to upgrade
GPS
> maps so I cannot commnent on how it might be for your gear puller ... er,
> player application.

I hadn't remembered qemu. I'll have to give it a try.

Thanks.

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Re: [PLUG] Virtual Box or VMware?

2017-11-03 Thread Dick Steffens 
On 11/03/2017 09:10 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:
>
>> What are folks preferences for Virtual Box over VMware?
> Dick,
>
> Have you also considered qemu ? I've no idea of the
> relative capabilities/merits of the different virtualziers but was advised
> to switch from virtualbox to quemu when I upgraded my Dell laptop from
> Slackware-14.1 to Slackware-14.2. I use the virtual win7 only to upgrade GPS
> maps so I cannot commnent on how it might be for your gear puller ... er,
> player application.

I hadn't remembered qemu. I'll have to give it a try.

Thanks.

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Dick Steffens

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Re: [PLUG] Virtual Box or VMware?

2017-11-03 Thread Rich Shepard 
On Fri, 3 Nov 2017, Dick Steffens wrote:

> What are folks preferences for Virtual Box over VMware?

Dick,

   Have you also considered qemu ? I've no idea of the
relative capabilities/merits of the different virtualziers but was advised
to switch from virtualbox to quemu when I upgraded my Dell laptop from
Slackware-14.1 to Slackware-14.2. I use the virtual win7 only to upgrade GPS
maps so I cannot commnent on how it might be for your gear puller ... er,
player application.

Rich
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[PLUG] Virtual Box or VMware?

2017-11-03 Thread Dick Steffens 
What are folks preferences for Virtual Box over VMware?

I run Virtual Box on my Ubuntu MATE 16.04 machine. I'm having problems 
with the one program for which I need winders, Gear Player 4. On my 
older Ubuntu 14.04 machine (using whatever they called that iteration of 
Gnome fall back) I never had problems with variable audio playback. On 
this machine, I can listen to a phrase once, go back and listen to it 
again, and sometimes a whole word is missed. Also, as time goes along 
(about 20 minutes), the sound quality gets worse. The reason I use Gear 
Player is that it's audio quality is superior to other tools. Perhaps 
it's because they use Dolby somewhere in their code. But, until I 
started using this newer machine, it's not as good as before.

Anyway, one recommendation I had was to switch to VMware. Hence my 
question to the group, which virtual machine tool do you prefer for 
running Win7?

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Re: [PLUG] ThinkPads for sale

2017-11-03 Thread Michael Dexter 

Hello all,

Here is my updated list of ThinkPads before I go to Craigslist hell.

Don't make me go to Craigslist hell. :)

Michael


Like New ThinkPad T510 i7-620
8GB RAM, Seagate ST95005620AS 500GB, DVD Drive
Webcam, Light, Low-profile battery
OEM Power Adapter
$150

Like new X220 i5-2540M 2.6gHz short of a soft screen corner
4GB RAM, Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 300GB/7200RPM
Webcam, Light, Extended battery
OEM Power Adapter
$150

Light wear X220i Celeron 857 1.2gHz
4GB RAM, Toshiba 120GB SSD
Webcam, Light, Low-profile battery
OEM Power Adapter
$100

Well loved X220 i5-2520M 2.5gHz
2GB RAM, 30GB Intel SSD
Webcam, Light, Extended battery
OEM Power Adapter
$100

Lenovo ThinkCentre M91P Desktop PC Quad Core i5 2.5GHz
8GB RAM, i5-2400S 2.5GHz, 1 Internal 3.5" bay (empty)
External power supply, DVD Drive

Another Intel 30GB SSD
HP N36L NAS box 8GB RAM, non-ECC
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