Brian, Depending on what software you father is running, the Linux with vmware is just fine. I have used it and it is great.
If he wants to use games, then vmware not going to cut it, but if its stuff like IE, quicken and other windows based apps, then linux/vmware is a great solution. Chip On 8/29/06, Brian Henning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hiya Gang, My dad is asking me for advice on upgrading his P-III 750MHz Win98 desktop which is gradually grinding to a halt. It seems that the marketplace is really trying to shove 64-bit desktop computing down our throats (anyone seen an Athlon XP for sale lately? Or a quality mobo to put it on?). I don't have any direct experience with 64-bit chips, but it seems like I've heard a lot of horror stories about unsupported hardware, as well as further DRM encumberances in the Windows platform. Unfortunately in this case, Windows is a requirement. I'm sure Dad would be interested in switching to Linux, but he uses a handful of Windows-only apps. Which brings me to my question of which is better: 1 - Jumping headlong into 64-bit computing and the 64-bit edition of Windows XP; 2 - 64-bit platform running 32-bit XP (which I have heard runs like garbage, but only from one person) 3 - 64-bit platform running 64-bit Linux with 32-bit Windows XP under VMWare. 4 - Trying desperately to find quality 32-bit hardware for 32-bit Windows. (See, I mentioned Linux, so it's not completely inappropriate for the list! :-) ) All tips and advice are, as always, greatly appreciated. Thanks! ~Brian -- ---------------- Brian A. Henning strutmasters.com 336.597.2397x238 ---------------- -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
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